Day 3 Finals of Texas Championships

(College Station, TX) - The Santa Maria Swim Club continued the fight for a Top 10 finish this evening at the Speedo Texas Championships.

In the Women's 800 Freestyle Relay, the team of Lora Lougee, Erica Brannon, Rachael Wahl and Meghan Zimmer finished 12th in 7:46.66. On the Men's side, the team of Jamie Furber, James Motley, Jason Dupere and Casey Bateman swam to an SMSC Team record of 7:11.54, eclipsing the old mark of 7:15.

The lone finalist in the evening's individual events was Rachael Wahl. Wahl managed a 5th place medal in the 100 Butterfly with a 56.83 and then, 10 minutes later, swam to an 8th place medal in the 400 IM (4:30).

SMSC was in 11th place in the 100 team meet at the end of Saturday's finals. The team will need a big day on Sunday to place in the Top 10. The meet concludes Sunday evening.