Women’s Swimming Concludes Competitive Phil Hansel Invite in Third Place, Two New School Records

HOUSTON – Falcon women's swimming and diving concluded the competitive Phil Hansel Invitational with a third-place finish in a field of eight teams, scoring 1,022 team points to finish behind Houston (1,941) and Rice (1,155). The Falcons set two new school records, clocked 38 lifetime bests, and had 11 finishes in the top eight.

The highlight of the event for Air Force came by way of sophomore Naomi Furman and relay team Ryan Mills, Abby Turner, Kirsten Lee, and Lily Larson.

Furman set the Academy record in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.05) to finish fifth in the event. Furman, who holds the Academy record in the 200 breaststroke as well, took the top spot from 2017 grad Kira Schlosberg (1:02.21) set in 2014. Teammate Maeve Linscott finished just behind Furman in sixth place (1:02.55). Furman also had a strong showing in the 200 breaststroke with a ninth place finish (2:17.52).

The 400 free relay team claimed third place in the event while breaking the previous record that was set just last year by Mills, Alex Clark, Ella Martin, and Turner (3:21.69). The Falcons also had success in the 800 free relay with a third-place finish (7:22.86) on the efforts of Lee, Lily Larson, Brynn Bond and Lauren Arnold. The 400 medley team comprised of Kai-Min Tsuei, Furman, Amber Martin, and Turner raced to a sixth place finish (3:42.73), while the 200 medley relay of Tsuei, Furman, A. Martin and Turner also finished sixth (1:42.02).

Furman notched a personal best in her Academy record race. Alex Clark clocked 55:42 in the 100 butterfly to set a personal best and finish seventh. Teammate Amber Martin finished close behind in 10^th place. Clark also finished 11^th in the 200 IM (2:03.02).

Mandy Fleetwood set a personal best in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.98) to finish 11^th in the race. Lily Larson raced to a personal best in the 200 freestyle (1:44.79) to finish sixth while teammate Kirsten Lee finished 11^th in the same event (1:50.22)— Lee went on to set a personal best in the 100 free (50.93). Jordan Evans set a PB in the 400 IM finishing fifth with a 4:20.45, while co-team captain Ella Martin set a personal best in the same race (4:20.32), finishing 10^th.

Other Falcons with strong showings were Maeve Linscott and Jena Nowoswiat who both finished sixth in the 200 breast (2:15.45) and 200 fly (2:01.60), respectively— Both setting personal best times at the meet. Ryan Mills finished seventh in the 100 freestyle (50.51), and Katie Andrist claimed 10^th in the 1,650 freestyle (16:55.59).

"Our team worked very hard the first half of this season," head coach Colleen Murphy said. "They saw the results of all their dedication and commitment at this meet. We had a multitude of lifetime best swims and every swimmer went season bests, the two school records were the icing on the cake.

We are excited for the second half of our season, it's back to work as we prepare for the Mountain West Championships."

Next up, the Falcons will take a small break in action before heading out to the CSCAA Open Water National Championships, December 15, in Miami, Florida.

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