Scores:
Greensboro 109, Salem 80 | October 24, 2023 | Greensboro, N.C. | Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Pool
Guilford 107, Salem 76 | October 24, 2023 | Greensboro, N.C. | Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Pool

Next Meet:
vs. William Peace Invitational | November 16, 2023 | Raleigh, N.C. | Pullen Aquatic Center (N.C. State)

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Salem junior swimmer Omega Pinnix toppled two more program records on Tuesday evening when the Spirits made the short trip to Greensboro by placing herself first in both the 50 freestyle (27.30) and 100 freestyle (1:00.30) as Salem competed in a double dual with Greensboro and Guilford at the Royce Reynolds Family Student Life Center Pool on the campus of Greensboro College.

Pinnix, who now owns four program records in her first season at Salem, topped Paige Martin's previous best in the 50 freestyle by 0.46 seconds, while taking first place in the event on Tuesday. Martin established the record at Greensboro Dual on January 22, 2010.

Pinnix also claimed first in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall in 1:00.30, which was 0.50 seconds quicker than that of Martin's previous mark in the event, which came on February 12, 2010 at the ODAC / Atlantic States Championships.

Pinnix was also responsible for a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle for the Spirits, capping off the event with a time of 2:20.01. Competing in her hometown for the first time since her days at Grimsley High School, Pinnix joined the relay team of Daja Jones, Sara Vargas and Rama Alskhita in the 400 medley relay event, posting a time of 4:48.26, marking the first time that Salem ever competed in the event.

Vargas was one of four Salem competitors to finish in the Top-3, grabbing a trio of third-place finishes in the 100 butterfly (2:11.81), 500 freestyle (9:08.91) and the 1650 freestyle (31:38.94). Vargas becomes the first Spirit in program history to race in the 1650 freestyle event.

Jones also posted a Top-3 finish for Salem in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 3:49.03, which placed her second.

Teammates Julie McGhee and Rama Alskhita were part of their first-ever collegiate swim meet in Greensboro. McGhee, who joined the program after competing for the cross country program for three years, twice tapped the wall in third, which came in both the 200 backstroke (3:59.98) and the 100 breaststroke (1:58.36). She was also fifth in the 100 freestyle with a mark of 1:40.47.

Alskhita reached the podium in the 100 backstroke, which gave Salem a total of 11 Top-3 finishes, by virtue of a 2:06.34. She also grabbed sixth in both the 50 freestyle (50.62) and the 100 freestyle (1:54.10) to cap off her collegiate debut.

Greensboro earned a 107-76 victory over the Spirits, while Guilford came away with a 109-80 victory in the double dual.

Salem Finishes / Times (vs. Greensboro / Guilford)