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Mustang men, women close out Indy Grand Prix

The SMU swimming and diving team had a strong showing in its last meet of the season this weekend at the Indy Grand Prix.

Senior women’s swimmers Denisa Smolenova and Therese Svendsen finished out their careers as Mustangs with three top-five finishes and one top 10 finish between the two.

Svendsen, a backstroke specialist, placed fourth in the 100-meters, with a time of 1:02.31, and fifth in the 200-meter event, touching the wall at 2:14.60.

Smolenova finished strong herself, tying for fourth in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:00.01. She clocked in at 2:12.56 in the 200-meter butterfly to earn the seventh spot.

Fellow senior, Raminta Dvariskyte, finished 10th overall in the 200-meter breaststroke after placing second in the consolation finals with a time of 2:31.81. Dvariskye also took 18th in the 100-meter breaststroke, touching the wall at 1:11.98.

Sophomore star Nina Rangelova had an impressive meet herself, securing a spot in the finals in three separate events. Rangelova took second in the consolation final, all while placing 10th in the 400-meter freestyle, 11th in the 200-meter freestyle, 20th in the 50-meter event, and competing in the 200-meter individual medley relay.

Freshman Isabella Arcila finished her rookie season with a bang, grabbing two top 10 finishes in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke events.

To finish out the meet, Svendsen, Smolenova, Dvariskyte and Rangelova all teamed up to compete in the 400-meter medley relay, nabbing a first place finish, with a stellar time of 4:13.70.

Senior Mindaugas Sadauskas represented the men’s team with a seventh place finish in the 100-meter freestyle event. Sadauskas clocked in at 49.98, just 0.24 behind U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps, who placed second in the event.

Sadauskas had a top 15 showing in the 50-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 23.25.

Also competing for the Lady Mustangs were Monika Babok, Erica Donadon and Emily Vavourakis, while Julian Fletcher and David Larsson helped represent the men. 

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