Greensboro, N.C. --   The Notre Dame of Maryland University swim team competed in the final day of Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships where the Gators posted either season or personal bests in every event.

To open the day, freshman Summer Stevens (Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista) posted a personal best in the 200-yard backstroke by nine seconds in a time of 3:15.16.
In the 100-yard freestyle, freshman Molly Wolanski (Athens, Pa.) recorded a personal best by six seconds in 1:21.28, finishing in 24^th.

Senior Emily Jordan (Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright) and sophomore Lindsey Webb (Hollywood, Md. / Leonardtown) competed in the 200-yard breaststroke where Webb posted a personal best by nine seconds in 3:16.09, finishing 22^nd.  Jordan saw a season best in 2:38.44, placing her 9^th and qualifying her for the finals later in the meet.

In the 200-yard butterfly, junior Julianna Randazzo (Glen Burnie, Md.) finished in 3:21.92, recording a season best and qualifying her for the finals.

The team of junior Margaret Pedersen (Brick, N.J.), Randazzo, Webb, and Jordan finished in 8^th place in the 400-yard freestyle relay, qualifying for finals.  The Gators saw a season best by 31 seconds in a time of 4:35.53 with several season bests split times.

In the final event of the preliminaries, Pedersen swam the 1650-yard freestyle in a time of 22:51.68, placing 10^th overall.

In the finals, Jordan placed 10^th overall in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing with a season best in a time of 2:37.01.  Randazzo finished 15^th in the finals of the 200-yard butterfly, with a season best time of 3:20.15.  To complete the day of competition, the team of Pedersen, Randazzo, Webb, and Jordan competed in the finals for the 400-yard freestyle relay.  The team finished in 4:35.98, claiming 8^th place.
 

Notre Dame finished the weekend with 114 overall points, finishing in 8^th place overall out of 10 teams. 

During the ODAC Championships, the ODAC recognized both lone senior Emily Jordan and the Notre Dame swim program.  With the conclusion of Sunday's meet, Notre Dame's historic swim program comes to an end.  Hall of Famer, Head Coach Curt Jordan, leaves behind a legacy spanning 27 years and completes his career as one of the winningest coaches in Notre Dame of Maryland's history.
 

The Notre Dame of Maryland University Athletic Department would like to thank both past and present swim team members, parents, fans, and coaches for their dedication to the swim program since its creation in 1939.  Thank you for helping us, the current swim team members, and Curt Jordan celebrate our proud history this season.