Lincoln, IL- Principia made their way to Lincoln, IL to take on the Lynx in their third meet of the season on Saturday. The Panthers swam fast, and fought to every wall, but ultimately the Lynx, much larger in size, captured the win 118-42.
Senior captain,
Jenny Bailey, captured the only win of the meet with a season best in the 50 free in a time of 25.92. Freshman
Jenna Mehlenbacher took second in both the 500 (5:59.45) and the 100 free in 57.83. The women took second in both relays, and overall swam hard in each race, dropping a number of seconds combined. Freshman Mak Thompson swam to season best 200 freestyle, dropping 5 seconds off her previous time, also capturing a 4th place finish for the women. T
he Panthers encountered some tough competition; it was a meet full of hard, but valuable swims bringing the up the level of competition and giving the Panthers a chance to fight for faster times. The Panthers head into sports camp for the next three weeks and then on up to Augustana College December 4th and 5th.
