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vs. Greensboro / Guilford | October 24, 2023 | Greensboro, N.C. | Greensboro College | Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Pool

SPIRITS MAKE SECOND ROAD TRIP OF 2023 SEASON
The Salem swim team heads down I-40 to Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, October 24th for a double dual that will feature clashes with both Guilford and Greensboro. It is the second road meet of the season for the Spirits, who opened the 2023 campaign with a trek to Pembroke, N.C., to take on NCAA Division II opponent UNC Pembroke.

RECORDS ARE FALLING FOR SALEM SWIMMING IN 2023
The Spirits have already broken two records and established another through the first two meets of the 2023-24 season.

Junior Omega Pinnix has broken the program records in both the 100 backstroke (1:05.91) and 200 backstroke (2:24.71), while teammate Daja Jones became the first-ever Spirit to take part in the 200 butterfly, posting a time of 4:59.44.

Pinnix's time in the 100 backstroke topped the previous mark, held by Rachel Fichthorn, which was 1:08.68. Pinnix also topped Fichthorn's record in the 200 backstroke, which had stood since February 13, 2009, where she finished the event in a time of 2:29.25.

FOURTEEN YEAR MARK FALLS IN SALEM'S CLASH WITH WILLIAM PEACE
October 7, 2023 (vs. William Peace): For the second time in as many meets, Salem junior swimmer Omega Pinnix rewrote the program's record book, this time topping a 14-year-old mark in the 200 backstroke, while teammate Daja Jones etched her name in annals of history with a record in the 200 butterfly.

Pinnix, who set the mark in the 100 backstroke in the meet at UNC Pembroke, established a new mark in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:24.71. That broke the previous record of 2:29.25, which was set by Rachel Fichthorn on February 13, 2009 at the ODAC / Atlantic States Championships.

Jones' mark in the 200 butterfly, which she finished in a time of 4:59.44, came as she was the first Salem competitor to take part in the event.

Salem competed against William Peace in the meet, after Warren Wilson was forced to withdraw due to positive COVID-19 tests, suffered a 135-53 setback in the team competition.

However, Pinnix brought home two of Salem's three first-place finishes, which came in the aforementioned 200 backstroke, along with the 1000 freestyle (12:54.06). Jones notched the other first-place performance in the 200 butterfly.

Jones also grabbed a pair of third-place outings in the 100 breaststroke (1:36.58) and the 500 freestyle (10:25.18).

Madison Fullerton wrapped up a solid outing for the Spirits by placing second in the 200 breaststroke (4:22.14) and third in the 50 freestyle (41.87).

Sara Vargas, like Jones, took part in three events for the Salem, coming away with a second and two third-place outings along the way. Her second-place finish came in the 200 individual medley, posting a time of 4:08.63, while her third-place finishes came in the 100 freestyle (1:23.98) and the 100 butterfly (1:59.64).

Salem vs. William Peace (Timing Recap)

GREENSBORO SWIMMING IN 2023-24
The Pride have taken part in two duals in October, facing Gallaudet University and Randolph College on October 7th before heading to Asheville, N.C., to take on both Warren Wilson and Piedmont.

Greensboro finished second in the clash with Gallaudet and Randolph, and split their meet with both Warren Wilson (W, 102.5-58.5) and Piedmont (L, 47-169).

GUILFORD SWIMMING IN 2023-24
Tuesday's meet at Greensboro College will mark the first dual of the 2023 slate for the Quakers, who opened the season at the ODAC Relays in Lexington, Va.

The trio of Corbin Jacocks, Kiersten Walker and Hannah Lambeth competed in four events. The first was the 3 x 50 butterfly as Guilford finished with a time of 2:07.91.

From there the Quakers took part in the 3 x 50 backstroke with a time of 2:11.83. The next event for the group was the 3 x 50 breaststroke, where they touched the wall in 2:29.84. The final event of the day was the 3 x 100 individual medley, where the Quakers finished with a time of 4:53.02.