Bacon goes B1G in day two
February 24, 2021 | Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swim team in fifth place after the completion of six events
MINNEAPOLIS - The Wisconsin women's swim team competed in four more events today and placed in the top 10 in three of those events.
Phoebe Bacon got herself some bling as she placed second in the 200IM with a time of 1:55.55. This marked Bacon's fastest time of the season in the event.
Another notable performance came from freshman, Emily Ecker who placed sixth in the 500 Free, finishing with a time of 4:43.66.
THURSDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (prelims begin 11 a.m. CT, finals at 6:30 p.m CT)
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200 Freestyle
3-Meter Diving (11:20 a.m.)
STRAIGHT FROM THE POOL:
Head Coach Yuri Suguiyama
"That was a fun night of racing! Jenna Silvestri kicked us off with an awesome 200 IM to start the session and it was fun to get our first podium with Phoebe's 2nd place finish. Elle Braun and Emily Ecker had great 500s and then we swam a strong 400 Medley Relay to finish the session. On to Day 3!"
Phoebe Bacon got herself some bling as she placed second in the 200IM with a time of 1:55.55. This marked Bacon's fastest time of the season in the event.
The 400 Medley which consisted of Phoebe Bacon, Jenna Silvestri, Lillie Hosack and Alana Palmer took fourth place with a time of 3:33.96.Bacon with her bling 🤩🥈
— Wisconsin Swimming & Diving (@BadgerSwimDive) February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Phoebe Bacon for placing 2nd in the 200 IM pic.twitter.com/eW5pDAwWqz
Another notable performance came from freshman, Emily Ecker who placed sixth in the 500 Free, finishing with a time of 4:43.66.
The Badgers are currently in fifth place with a team score of 185.
The competition will continue tomorrow for women's swimming and the diving competition will commence as well. You can follow along and watch on btnplus.comAfter the final event on day ✌️, the women's swim team sits in 5th place among all Big Ten teams.
— Wisconsin Swimming & Diving (@BadgerSwimDive) February 25, 2021
1. Ohio - 526
2. Michigan - 358.5
3. Indiana - 310.5
4. Northwestern - 258
5. Wisconsin - 237#Badgers | #OnWisconsin
THURSDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (prelims begin 11 a.m. CT, finals at 6:30 p.m CT)
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200 Freestyle
3-Meter Diving (11:20 a.m.)
STRAIGHT FROM THE POOL:
Head Coach Yuri Suguiyama
"That was a fun night of racing! Jenna Silvestri kicked us off with an awesome 200 IM to start the session and it was fun to get our first podium with Phoebe's 2nd place finish. Elle Braun and Emily Ecker had great 500s and then we swam a strong 400 Medley Relay to finish the session. On to Day 3!"
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/ Women's Swimming & DivingConnected || Phoebe Bacon
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