CLEVELAND, Miss. (January 29, 2022) - The Rhodes Swimming and Diving team had their first event in almost two months this past weekend at Division-II Delta State. While the Statesmen took the matchup by a score of 912-755, this was more of a tuneup as Rhodes prepares for the SAA championships which begin on February 15. 

Complete Results 

- Lauren Cordes finished second in the 1000 Yard Freestyle, posting a final time of 11:05.22. She was one of three Lynx to make the Top 5 in the event, including Aidan Donahue and Alex Fox. Cordes also took second place in the 500 yard freestyle prelims and third in the finals. 
- Adeline Carroll was fantastic in the 200 Yard Freestyle. She led all swimmers in the prelims, carding a 1:56.06. She then bested that time in the finals, finishing in 1:53.48. Unfortunately, Delta State's Celeste Turner beat Carroll by half a second with a time of 1:52.97. Carroll had a similar result in the 200 Yard Breaststroke. She took the prelim heat with a time of 2:30.60, and then improved by more than six seconds in the finals (2:24.14). Again, she was bested in the final, this time by Delta State's Maddy Lavoie who finished with a 2:23.46.
- Emily Ulmer took second place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke, finishing with a time of 1:08.85.
- Emily Robinson showed well in the 200 Yard Butterfly. She finished fourth in the prelims with a time of 2:21.25, but then improved all the way to 2:10.40 in the finals to take second-place.
- Eliza Hulverson had the best prelim time for the 100 Yard Freestyle at 54.65, but was beaten by a half second in the finals. Hulverson posted a time of 53.09, but it Turner again for Delta State who took the title with a time of 52.66.

Rhodes will take a couple of weeks to prep for the SAA championship, which will be hosted by Sewanee February 16-19. Fans will be able to watch the action LIVE.