The No. 23 LSU women’s swimming and diving team capped off its regular season with victories against Houston, Rice and Tulane in a quad meet hosted at the LSU Natatorium.
The 13 wins on the season for the Lady Tigers (13-4) marked the most wins in program history.
The LSU women won five of 10 events Friday, including a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100-yard butterfly for freshmen Emily Weaner, Rainey White and Andi Staub, respectively.
“It’s good to see what they are capable of doing,” co-head coach David Geyer said. “It’s going to bode well for future years for those girls.”
While the freshmen girls were showing promise for the future of the Lady Tigers, senior Jane Trepp was continuing her dominance in her last home meet.
Trepp recorded four victories as a part of four relay teams, as well as another win in the 50-yard freestyle — a race she hasn’t lost this season.
“It’s not a farewell by any means for her,” Geyer said. “We’re looking forward to February, and we’ve still got bigger things to go after and look forward to.”
Sophomore Jana Ruimerman swept the backstroke races, placing first in both the 100- and 200-yard events. Ruimerman also notched a win as part of a 400-yard medley relay.
Fellow sophomore Sara Haley earned first place in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing with a season-best time of 1:59.66.
The Lady Tigers only brought one diver to the meet: sophomore Elle Schmidt. Schmidt finished third in both the 1- and 3-meter springboard competitions.
“Elle performed well,” said co-head coach Doug Shaffer. “She is set up really well to have a successful [Southeastern Conference] championships.”
The swimming and diving teams will now focus their attention toward February’s SEC Championships, which will take place at Florida’s O’Connell Center Natatorium in Gainesville, Fla.
“We’re in a position to do well,” Shaffer said of the diving team’s preparedness for SEC championships. “We’ll make every practice and every training opportunity valuable looking into that.”
On the swimming side, Geyer is also optimistic about the team’s chances for success in Gainesville.
“I’ve been talking with the staff all week about the good anxiety that comes with this meet,” Geyer said. “I’m ready for these kids to go there and get what they’ve earned and deserved throughout the year through their training and hard work.”
Geyer said the road to success at the SEC championships will be one that requires routine and rest.
“We just need to be smart and not do anything out of the ordinary, whether it’s in the weight room or just personally,” he said. “We need to rest and let our bodies recover so in three weeks we’re ready to go.”
 
 
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