The UNI women’s swim team faced Iowa State at the Glenn F. Henry Swimming & Diving Pool in a swim meet last Saturday, Oct. 9. UNI came in after a 159-133 win over Iowa in their first meet, while this was Iowa State’s first meet of the year. Iowa State won the swim meet 183.5-113.5, but UNI had several strong performances, including five event wins.

Freshman Abby Hutchins won the one-meter diving event with a score of 241.80. She also led UNI in the three-meter diving event with a score of 241.88. Her victory in the one-meter diving event was her first collegiate win.

Faith Larsen tied Carley Caughron of Iowa State for first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.07 seconds and Lily Ernst won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08.96. Amber Finke won the 200-yard backstroke in a tightly contested race with a time of 2:04.49, winning by a narrow 0.11 of a second.

UNI finished the swim meet strong with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the final event. The team was composed of Clare Christensen, Taylor Short, Natalia Verastegui and Larsen. They won with a time of 1:38.13, with Larsen having a strong finish as the anchor to get the Panthers the win.

The Panthers also had several second-place performances. Finke finished second in the 100-yard Backstroke with a time of 57.76 seconds, falling by just 0.39 of a second. She also finished second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:12.17. Larsen finished in second in the 100-yard Freestyle event, with a time of 53.53 seconds.

UNI’s next swim meet is in Terre Haute, Ind., against the Indiana State Sycamores on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. The Panthers are 1-1 on the year, and Indiana State is 0-2 on the year so far.