A busy first day of action took place as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams opened up the House of Champions in Indianapolis.
The men performed well in the 200 free relay, coming in third place. Everett Plocek, Ethan O’Rourke, Matt Duke and Matt Childress combined to swim a 1:24.56. Plocek registered a solid finish in the 50 free. His final of 21.58 put him in 12th place overall.
In the 400 medley relay, O’Rourke and Plocek joined Dan O’Brien and Troy Burger to record an 8th place with their time of 3:27.71.
Evansville’s women also did well in the 200 free relay. Mackenzie Harris, Maja Magnusson, Kristen Myers and Michaela Kent teamed up to take 4th place out of 19 teams with their effort of 1:36.78. On her own, Kent came home in 9th in the 50 free, swimming a 24.00.
UE’s women did well in the 400 medley relay as Kent, Amy Smith, Charlotte Lechner and Harris took 8th with a 3:58.56.
Maja Magnusson came in sixth place in the 500 free. Her time checked in at a 5:08.45 out of the 24 participants in the final. Jessi Hildebrand took 15th in the event, swimming a 5:18.52.
