The Butler swim team finished its season last weekend, placing eighth at the Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships in Brown Deer, Wisc. The Bulldogs finished at the bottom of the pack, 13 points behind the seventh-place Valparaiso Crusaders. Butler scored 124 points in the meet, held from Wednesday to Saturday. Wisconsin-Milwaukee won the event…
Swimming: League meet begins today
The Butler swim team is in Wisconsin this week for the Horizon League Championships. Despite a few mid-season mishaps, the Bulldogs have been strong recently, winning their penultimate meet and coming in second place at their most recent contest, which was a triangular held at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. With such a young squad—there are…
Bulldogs record many season-bests
The Butler swim team made waves at the House of Champions Invitational with several season-best times. The team finished sixth out of nine teams in attendance. The meet, hosted by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, marked the halfway point of a season that has been full of fast swims. Sophomore Lauren Lambrecht paced the team with…
Swimming: Dawgs stop EIU
The Butler swim team continued its hot start with a win over Eastern Illinois last Friday. The Bulldogs took care of the Panthers by a score of 110-96, recording their second win in as many meets this season. Led by sophomore Lauren Lambrecht, who took home victories in the 200 individual medley and the 100…
Ring leads swim team at HL meet
At her first Horizon League championship meet, freshman Kaitie Ring wasted no time making her presence known to the rest of the league. Ring, who swam the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke, along with the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay, had a meet full of…