Nanook swimmers lose to Loyola Marymount, show potential and growth
by Kortnie Westfall
Sun Star Reporter
The Nanook women’s swim team hosted the Loyola-Marymount Lions for two meets this weekend. Despite a strong showing, the Nanooks lost 127-78 and 117-87.
On Saturday the Nanooks took first place in five of the 11 events. On Sunday, the Blue and Gold won six of the 11 events, and pulled the gap closer, to 117-87.
On Saturday, Freshman Mariya Pavlovskaya won both the 200 IM and the 200-yard backstroke. Sophomore Kelly Becker won teh 200 buterfly. The two also played key roles in the Nanooks’ 400 medley relay victory.
Sunday’s meet showed improvements for the Nanooks. Alaska found victory in the 200-yard medley relay of Jacqueline vanDriessche, Mariya Pavlovskaya, Kelly Becker and Karin Wagner. Pavlovskaya then broke the team record in the 400 IM and won the 100-yard breaststroke.
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Nanook junior Joann Kump breaks through the water. Kump’s events for the weekend were the 1650 yard freestyle, 200 yard butterfly, 200 yard breaststroke, 1000 yard freestyle and 500 yard freestyle.
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Sophomore Kelly Becker pushes forward. Becker won the 100 yard butterfly, was a part of the winning 200 and 400 yard relay teams, and competed in the 200 yard freestyle.
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