The Bearcat swim teams concluded their time at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship with one final day of extraordinary swims.
However, before the last finals session commenced, the Bearcat seniors
Andrew Rectenwald,
Jarod Palmer,
Claire Kenna,
Carly Grove, and
Nicolette Smith were honored amongst the other seniors across the PAC teams.
In the men's 200 Back,
Kris Smith finished fifth overall at 2:00.97, and Rectenwald hit the wall at 2:03.94 for seventh place.
Zach Baum won the 100 Free with a 45.90, and
Danny Whirlow would finish fifth with a time of 48.11.
John Martin finished sixth in the 200 Breaststroke at 2:13.69.
In the 200 Fly, Rectenwald took sixth place at 2:05.57, and
Noah Schollaert clocked in at 2:09.21 for eighth place.
The relay of Smith,
Kevin Martin, Whirlow, and Baum would finish second overall with a time of 3:09.70.
The women's 200 Back was won by
Lauren Connors, who clocked in at 2:07.90.
In the 100 Free, Kenna finished second with a 54.07, with
Erica Steele hitting the wall not long after her at 54.46 for third.
Cara Luallen took eighth at 56.53.
Sara Basala finished fifth in the 200 Breast with a 2:32.51, and Grove finished eighth at 2:40.31.
In the 200 Fly,
Katie Kozy hit the wall at 2:17.08 for fifth place.
For the 1650 Free,
Kevin Martin finished second (17:13.68) and
Benon Brewer finished fourth (17:32.85) for the men. On the women's side,
Marion D'Aurora took first (18:08.96), and
Lauren Krecota finished eighth (19:08.43).
The quartet of Steele, D'Aurora, Connors, and Kenna would win the 400 Free Relay in dominating fashion with a time of 3:34.92.
Overall, both teams came in third, with the men finishing with 685 points and the women with 719. Special honors went to Baum, who received the 2019-2020 PAC Men's Swimmer of the Year award. Whirlow and D'Aurora were both named to their respective PAC Sportsmanship Teams.