LC swimming has another great day at nationals

[March 04, 2011]  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In just the second day of competition and the first day of individual races, the Lincoln College swimming and diving teams had two national champions Thursday.

Tyler Clingerman (Plainfield, Ind.) became the first-ever three-peat national champion for LC after wining the men's 3-meter diving competition. Tyler, who has signed with the University of Louisville, will begin competing on the 1-meter to go for his fourth consecutive national title.

Maggie Rea (Parsons, Kan.) took home gold in the women's 500 freestyle, just edging out her competition by less than one-tenth of a second. Maggie is the first female national champion for LC coach Jake Sexton. Maggie also set a new school record in the 500 free, eclipsing the previous record that has stood for 12 years.

The Lynx also had three more school-record swims. Sandra Stopczynska (Warsaw, Poland) set a new team record in the women's 50 free. Also, the women's 200 freestyle relay (Sandra Stopczynska, Warsaw, Poland; Ashlyn Schleder, Lincoln; Sarah Ochoa, Tinley Park; Samantha Schneider, Pinckneyville) set a new record, crushing the previous mark by over 5 seconds. The men's 200 free relay (Milton Alberto-Requejo, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bryce Bohman, Moline; Richard Russell, Douglasville, Ga.; Gabe Cury, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil) also set a new team record in the event and took home second place in the race.

The Lynx also had numerous NJCAA all-Americans:

• Kristina Welke (500 free)

• Brittany Colby (500 free)

• Gabe Cury (500 free)

• Sean Trinka (500 free)

• Paula Carvajal (200 IM)

• Chris Canene (200 IM)

• Shelby Miller (200 IM)

• Kyle Kummer (200 IM)

• Chase Carlson-Walker (200 IM)

• Sandra Stopczynska (50 free)

• Ashlyn Schleder (50 free)

• Samantha Schneider (50 free)

• Sarah Ochoa (50 free)

• Richard Russell (50 free)

• Bryce Bohman (50 free)

• Milton Alberto-Requejo (50 free)

Coach Sexton said: "The team is swimming with a ton of energy, pride and heart. Truly, this has been some of the most fun that I have ever had at a meet that I can remember in a long time. I'm extremely anxious that the next couple days of competition will bring."

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[Text from file received from Kirk Whiteman, Lincoln College]