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Women's swimming and diving prepare for Big Ten championships

MSU women’s swim & dive will travel to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the Women's Big Ten Championships from Wednesday, February 18, to Saturday, February 21.

“Big Ten is the culmination of our season,” said head coach Matt Gianiodis, “We feel good, we’re confident going in. It’s been a long season, and we’re looking to do good in the final.”

MSU women’s swim & dive finished with a 5-9 record in dual meets this season, the most since the 2010 season when they finished 5-5.

Senior Shelby Lacy broke her own school record multiple times this season, her best being 1:02.07 in the 100 breaststroke. Lacy previously set the school record against Northwestern in November, clocking in at 1:02.14.

"This Big Ten Championship is going to be like no other," said Lacy. "There's no `maybe next year'; this is it. [...] No matter what the outcome is, my swimming career will have come to an end. However, I can say I'm very anxious to get to Columbus and race against the best in the Big Ten one last time."

Lacy holds the 69th-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke in the nation.

Junior Marina Borri holds the 92nd spot in the nation with a time of 2:15.39. Borri took second place in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:21.65 against University of Michigan in early February. She placed second again against Marshall and Bowling Green in January, where she finished with a time of 2:21.33.

Borri broke the school record in the 200 breaststroke, and simultaneously placed 10th at the 2014 Big Ten Championships.

Freshman Chanel Bonin broke the record in the 100 backstroke at 54.92 on November 7th, against Toledo. That same meet, she finished first at the 200 backstroke, and broke her previous record time, when she clocked in at 2:05.10.

Last year the women’s team finished in 11th place at the 2014 Big Ten Championships with 87 points, the most points scored by MSU since 2010, where they tallied 89 points.

MSU will return to Columbus in March to compete in the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.

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