Everlove sets US Paralympic record as Women's Swimming & Diving tops Defiance, falls to Findlay

By: Andrew Korba

ADA — Junior Amanda Everlove set the 400 IM Paralympic American SA Class record as the Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team topped OAC foe Defiance by a 240-28 score, but fell to Findlay 194-104 on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears are now 3-4 on the season and 2-1 in the OAC.

Defiance falls to 2-10 on the year.

Everlove posted a time of 5:47.97 in the 400 IM.

Senior Amy Elmer was victorious in the 1-meter, posting a score of 248.35.

The 4x400 Medley team of freshman Lindsey Inkrott, junior Jennifer Hartsel, junior Jamie Garbash and sophomore Ashley Zoeller finished second in 4:16.27.

Inkrott also scored a second place finish in the 100 backstroke, touching in 1:03.45.

Sophomore Taylor McCabe posted a time of 2:27.45 in the 200 butterfly, which was good for second place.

The Polar Bears finished second, third and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle, with senior Mackenzie Hoffman finishing in 26.59, senior Sarah Fiffick touching in 26.99 and junior Rachael Aufdenkampe posting a time of 27.77 respectively.

Zoeller finished second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 58.66, Hartsel finished in second in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:40.10 and Inkrott was second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:35.79.

Junior Lindsey Rayhill notched a second place finish the 100 butterfly, touching in 1:01.30.

Ohio take some time off and travel to Arizona for their annual winter training on January 2. They will return to the pool on January 11 when they face Oberlin at 2 pm.