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PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State swimming team completed the first half of the 2018-19 season at the Phill Hansel Invitational hosted by the University of Houston. The Cougars rewrote the top-10 performance list at their mid-season invite, including a school record in the 100 free.
Nationally, the Cougars are ranked 22nd based on improvement from this time last year, according to an article released by SwimSwam. Washington State improved 82%. The team is first in the Pac-12 for improvement, sitting just ahead of Utah who is ranked 27th in the nation with a 62% improvement rate.