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| Christopher Brown Photo courtesy of McMurry Athletics Media Relations Department |
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SHERMAN, TEXAS (January 23, 2021) The McMurry University swimming and diving team travelled to Sherman, Texas on Saturday to take on the Austin College Kangaroos and Centenary College in a double-dual meet at Hannah Natatorium.
The McMurry men claimed two more wins to remain unbeaten this season, taking down Austin College 178-40 and snagging a close matchup with Centenary 117-111. The McMurry women competed at a high level but came up short in both battles, falling 149-74 to Austin College and 139.50-76.50 against Centenary.
Christopher Brown (First Baptist Christian Academy, Pasadena, Texas) competed in the events; 200-yard freestyle , 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke. In the 200-yard freestyle (2:19.71) and thE 500-yard freestyle (6:34.44) , he posted two third-place finishes, while tallying seventh-place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:25.78).
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| Melanie Jimenez Photo courtesy of McMurry Athletics Media Relations Department |
Prior to college, both Brown and Jimenez competed for the South Belt Area "All Stars" swimming team in club swimming.
McMurry head coach, Casey Pacheco stated in a prepared press release, after the meet:
"Today's meet was a lot of fun especially going up against tough competition. We knew this was going to be a meet of picking up extra spots and swimming some events out of our comfort zones. The team responded well and competed from the first event to the last."
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