Weekly Notebook (PDF)

Swimmer of the Week
Katie Taylor, Jr., UNI (Muskego, WI)
Against Illinois State, Katie Taylor would lead all competitors in the 100 backstroke, timing in at fifty-five seconds, and eighty-five hundredths (55.85).  Taylor timed in at 2:01.17 in the 200 backstroke, leading all competitors. In the 200 IM, Taylor lead the competition, swimming a 2:04.85 for first-place. All of Taylor’s times broke Glen F. Henry pool records.  Taylor, Moriah Ross, Crystal Florman, and Abby Meyer would time in at 1:45.17 in the 200 medley relay, resetting the pool record at UNI.

Diver of the Week
Beibei Ji, Jr., Southern Illinois (Taiyuan, China)
Ji won three diving events during the weekend. Against Indiana State (1/18), she won the one- and three-meter dives with scores of 303.90 and 323.55. Ji’s three-meter score of 323.55 was a career best, beating out her previous high of 316.05. Against Little Rock (1/19), she won the one-meter dive (302.02). Ji also holds the top diving scores in the MVC.