Hoosiers Win Two More Medals at Pan American Games

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 LIMA, Peru – Indiana University postgraduate swimmers continued to collect medals on Thursday at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

For the second time this week, IU postgrad Annie Lazor won gold for Team USA, touching the wall in the women’s 200m breaststroke A Final with a Pan American Games record time of 2:21.40. Earlier this week, Lazor won gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

Also in the A Final of the 200m breaststroke, Hoosier postgrad Laura Morley, swimming for the Bahamas, placed eighth overall with a mark of 2:30.21.

Indiana postgrad Vini Lanza earned a gold medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay with Team Brazil after swimming the butterfly leg in the prelims. Brazil won the final on Thursday night after Team USA was disqualified. On Wednesday, Lanza won bronze in the men’s 100m butterfly.

The 2019 Pan American Games will continue through Saturday, Aug. 10 in Lima, Peru. Prelims start each morning at 12:00 p.m. ET, with finals each night at 9:30 p.m. ET.