Greensboro College - Swimming Wins Two at Salem

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Swimming Wins Two at Salem

Phillips: 4 event winner

Pride Sports Info.

2/2/2010 10:39:16 AM

Winston-Salem, NC -- Led by four event winner Emma Phillips (Hurdle Mills, NC/Cresset Christian Academy), the Greensboro College swimming team closed its dual meet season with two wins at Salem College on Tuesday night. GC bested Guiilford, 155-75,
and host Salem, 165-64. The Pride closed its dual meet season 7-3, matching the best winning percentage in program history. Full results

Phillips won the 50 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Breast and 200 IM.

"We swam a different format tonight so Emma got a rare chance to win four events," said GC Head Coach Scot Budde.

Teammate Dani Horne (Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon) prevailed in three events (50 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Free). Taylor White (Blacklick, OH/St. Francis De Sales) (50 Fly) and Kristin Wood (Orlando, Fla./Boone) (500 Free) were single event winners for GC.

Greensboro College, which swept both relays, is off until the Atlantic States Championships. The season-ending meet is Feb. 12-14 in Radford, Va.

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