Berry's women's swim and dive team had a solid pre-conference championship meet at the Birmingham Crossplex Saturday afternoon as the Vikings had a dual meet against Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps. The Vikings out-pointed Millsaps 215-37, with BSC edging Berry on the other end of the equation, 143-127.
"It was fantastic to get into the conference pool for a little racing before Feb. 16, and we can't wait to get back there in three weeks," said Berry head coach
Paul Flinchbaugh.
Highlights for the Vikings included:
- The 400-Yard Medley Relay squad of Isabella Decker, Paris Thornburg, Sarabeth Brown, and Hannah Smith winning by over six seconds with a time of 4:05.70.
- Thornburg and Grace Pleasant going 1-2 in the 100-Yard Breaststroke (1:08.06 and 1:11.16, respectively)
- Thornburg and Viola Hasko taking the top two spots in the 200-Yard Breaststroke
- Brown, Katie Groves, and Smith sweeping the podium in the 100-Yard Fly, with Brown and Groves tying with a time of 1:00.92 (a personal-best for Groves)
- Pleasant taking the 200-yard Individual Medley by four seconds in 2:19.27.
The Vikings will be back in action at the Southern Athletic Association Championships Feb. 16-20.
