ELKHART, Ind. - Lindsey Wilson women's swimming held on to finish seventh at the NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships on Saturday. It's the program's eighth top-10 effort all-time and fourth in the last five years.
The longest event of the meet saw
Nathalie Medina become a two-time All-American in the 1,650 freestyle. She got back to the wall at 17:59.22 to earn eighth place and her second individual All-American accolade of the week.
Later on,
Sara Motyl made waves in the 200 butterfly as she initially qualified for the "A" final for the first time in her career behind a personal-best time of 2:07.70, then swam to an eighth-place finish at 2:10.46 for just her second career individual All-American honor. The senior previously garnered a top-eight finish in the 100 breaststroke in 2024.
Natalia Gorska added a personal-best mark of 2:05.72 in the 200 backstroke, which was enough to win the "B" final heat,
Hannah Woyscheszik clocked a personal-best time at 2:09.76 in the preliminary heats of the 200 backstroke, and Medina ended up 15th in the 200 butterfly to wrap her individual events for the week.
The Blue Raiders concluded the championship with their fifth All-American relay.
Ela Cippico, Woyscheszik, Medina, and Gorska made up the team that placed eighth at 3:32.13.
Lindsey Wilson accumulated 199 team points for the week, the second-most among Mid-South Conference schools.