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Swimming & Diving Earns Pair of Wins over EIU

EVANSVILLE, Ind., -- The University of Evansville men's and women's swimming and diving teams picked up a pair of team wins at home, Saturday afternoon against Eastern Illinois.

The women's team took the win 162-70, while the men won 121-79. The two winning scores mark the first two home wins for first year head coach Stu Wilson.

Highlighting the meet was a pool record by Sarah Jahns in the 200-yard backstroke. Jahns first place finish, 2:04.53 was almost two seconds faster than the previous record set back in 2013. Jahns also added a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a 2:00.