Feb. 21, 2009
AUBURN, Ala. – Allie Voss became the second freshman this season to break the school’s 100-yard breaststroke record by posting a 1:04.11 at the third day of the Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Friday.
Voss’s time shattered fellow freshman Laura Dillon’s previous record of 1:05.78. Voss school record time placed 25th overall in the preliminaries. Once again almost every Commodore that swam Friday, recorded a season or career-best time.
The Columbia, S.C. native, trimmed an amazing three-and-a-half seconds off her previous season-high (1:07.67) in the 100 breaststroke.
In addition to Voss’s record setting performance, two other Commodores cracked the previous 100-breaststroke record Friday. Dillon swam a season-best 1:04.47, finishing two spots back of Voss in 27th place. The Reston, Va., native’s time was 1.31 seconds faster than her previous season best.
Fellow freshman Elizabeth Brunk also swam a personal record Friday in the 100 breaststroke, swimming a 1:05.75. Brunk’s time was nearly 2 seconds faster than her previous season-high, in which she set in November at the Hilltopper Invitational. Earlier in the day, Brunk swam a team and season-high 4:43.69 in the 400-yard Individual Medley.
Junior Jess Cohen also swam a personal best in the 100 breast with a 1:10.82, trimming two seconds off her previous career-high.
Sophomore Christina Chao led the Vanderbilt contingent in the 200-yard freestyle with a career-best 1:57.32, finishing in 39th place in the preliminaries. Chao’s time was over four seconds faster than her previous season-high. Fellow sophomore Anna Fargo joined Chao under the two-minute mark, finishing with a career-best 1:57.99. Entering the SEC meet, Fargo’s season-best time was 2:01.58. Freshman Zoe Cooper-Surma took nearly four seconds off her previous season-best performance with a 200-free time of 2:00.04.
Alexandra Jennings once again led the `Dores in the 100-yard backstroke, recording a 1:01.78, finishing in 32nd place. Jennings time is the second fastest time a Commodore has swam this season. Senior Rebecca Rogers continued her strong week at her last SEC Championships with a career-best 1:03.33 in the 100 backstroke. Rogers’ mark was three seconds faster than her previous career-high. Austin Langley followed suit in the 100-back with a career-high 1:04.17, trimming two seconds off her previous high time.
Kelly Obranowicz once again led the Vanderbilt flyers in the 100-yard butterfly, placing 33rd in the preliminaries after swimming a 57.55. Dillon finished two spots back of her Commodore teammate, swimming a personal-best 58.00. The sisters of Mary and Suzanne Wetz also posted season-high marks in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 38th and 39th, respectively.
Vanderbilt Results
400-yard IM – 27. Elizabeth Brunk, 4:43.69
100-yard butterfly – 33. Kelly Obranowicz, 57.55, 35. Laura Dillon, 58.00, 38. Mary Wetz, 1:00.16, 39. Suzanne Wetz, 1:06.12
200-yard freestyle – 39. Christina Chao, 1:57.32, 40. Anna Fargo, 1:57.99, 41. Zoe Cooper-Surma, 2:00.04, 42. Alexandra Jennings, 2:00.98
100-yard breaststroke – 25. Allie Voss, 1:04.11, 27. Laura Dillon, 1:04.47, 32. Elizabeth Brunk, 1:05.75, 33. Jess Cohen, 1:10.82, 34. Jackie Roeing, 1:11.67
100-yard backstroke – 32. Alexandra Jennings, 1:01.78, 33. Rebecca Rogers, 1:03.33, 34. Austin Langley, 1:04.17, 35. Alex Walsh, 1:07.14
Women – Team Rankings – Through Event 22
1. Florida 438
2. Georgia 374.5
3. Auburn 364
4. Tennessee 176.5
5. South Carolina 142
6. Alabama 139
7. Arkansas 138
8. Kentucky 122
9. Louisiana State 108
10. Vanderbilt 42
