EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The UIC swimming and diving programs are headed to Evansville, Ind. to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Championships this Wednesday to Saturday. The Flames will look to take home some hardware in their first postseason meet, with the meet beginning at 10:30 a.m. (CT) Wednesday.
 
The women's team was selected to finish fourth by the MVC coaches in a poll receiving 57 points.
 
 
EVENT INFORMATION - All the information for the meet can be found here.
Where: Deaconess Aquatic Center
When: Feb. 25 - Feb. 28
Where to follow: Through the meet mobile app on Android and Apple, social media or UICFlames.com.
 
 
EVENT SCHEDULE
 
WEDNESDAY - Swimming Prelims - 10:30am Watch, Finals - 5:30pm CT Watch | Diving Prelims Watch Consolation Watch
 
200 Freestyle Relay - Women
200 Freestyle Relay - Men
500 Freestyle - Women
500 Freestyle - Men
200 Individual Medley - Women
200 Individual Medley - Men
50 Freestyle - Women
50 Freestyle - Men
1-Meter Diving - Men
400 Medley Relay - Women
400 Medley Relay - Men
 
 
THURSDAY - Swimming Prelims - 10:30am Watch, Finals - 5:30pm CT Watch | Diving Prelims Watch Consolation Watch
 
100 Butterfly - Women
100 Butterfly - Men
400 Individual Medley - Women
400 Individual Medley - Men
200 Freestyle - Women
200 Freestyle - Men
1-Meter Diving - Women
200 Medley Relay - Women
200 Medley Relay - Men
 
 
FRIDAY -  Prelims - 10:30am Watch, Finals - 5:30pm CT Watch | Diving Prelims Watch Consolation Watch
 
200 Butterfly - Women
200 Butterfly - Men
100 Breaststroke - Women
100 Breaststroke - Men
100 Backstroke - Women
100 Backstroke - Men
3-Meter Diving - Men
800 Freestyle Relay - Women
800 Freestyle Relay - Men
 
 
SATURDAY - Prelims - 10:30am Watch, Distance Watch Finals - 5:30pm CT Watch | Diving Prelims Watch Consolation Watch
 
1650 Freestyle - Women
1650 Freestyle - Men
200 Backstroke - Women
200 Backstroke - Men
100 Freestyle - Women
100 Freestyle - Men
200 Breaststroke - Women
200 Breaststroke - Men
3-Meter Diving - Women
400 Freestyle Relay - Women
400 Freestyle Relay - Men
 
 
SEASON RECAP
Women

• The Flames had a record of seven wins and two losses this season.
• Senior Kerry-Leigh Morrison has put together a strong season earning two Missouri Valley Conference Women's Diver of the Week awards (Oct. 15, Nov. 4) and reached an NCAA Zone C qualifying score in both the one-meter and three-meter events.
• Sophomore Georgina Bell has been tremendous in her second collegiate season, earning MVC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 21. Bell also set an USI Aquatic Center record in the 50 freestyle posting a time of 24.31 on Jan. 10. She also qualified for the NICs in the 50 butterfly.
• Georgina Bell, Madison Helmick, Zoe Shields and Macie McCurry set a school record and qualified for the NICs in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:32.67.

Men

• The Flames had a record of two wins and seven losses this season.
• Senior Harrison Nolan has earned four Missouri Valley Conference men's Diver of the Week awards (Oct. 15, Oct. 28, Nov. 25 and Feb. 10),  reached an NCAA Zone C qualifying score in both the one-meter, three-meter and platform events and set an MVC record in the one-meter (378.60 points on Jan. 10).
• Freshman Jay Stewart has had an outstanding first season, winning three weekly awards, winning MVC Men's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 15 and MVC Men's Freshman of the Week on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4.
• Freshman Noah Pelinkovic has also been having a strong first year, earning MVC Men's Freshman of the Week award on Jan. 21. Pelinkovic set a USI Aquatic Center pool record in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:32.66 on Jan. 10.

 
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