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Women's Swimming & Diving Sweeps Valley Weekly Awards

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The University of Evansville women's swimming and diving team has swept the Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer and Diver of the Week awards this week after an impressive showing against conference rival Valparaiso.

Junior Sarah Jahns (Lilburn, Ga./Parkview) garnered MVC Swimmer of the Week honors this week after a record performance in the women's 200-yard backstroke. Jahns lowered her own pool record at Roy and Mary Wyttenbach Pool with a mark of 2:02.54 in the 200 back to win the event by over 13 seconds. Jahns also took home first place honors in the women's 200 free with a time of 1:56.