Dec. 6, 2003
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The Purdue women's swimming team wrapped up competition at the U.S. Open on Saturday, competing in several events, including the 100 and 800-meter freestyle and the 200 butterfly. The three-day long-course meter event concluded the Boilermakers first half of the 2003-04 campaign.
Purdue began its portion of the meet with a solid showing in the 100-meter freestyle, as Kim Paradeise, Susan Hentschel and Christine Leupold placed among the upper tier of competitors.
Paradeise posted the Boilermakers best time at 58.75, Hentschel touched the wall in 59.04 and Leupold came across in 59.62. This same trio also gave impressive performance during the first two days of the U.S. Open competing in the 50 and 200 free.
Autumn Sample continued to get better as the weekend went on, and saved her best performance for last, clocking a mark of 2:24.01 in the 200 butterfly. Erica Chandler, a native of nearby Snohomish, Wash., closed out the meet with a mark of 9:05.68 in the 800 free.
The women's team will take most of the rest of this month off, and will return to action Tuesday, Jan. 6, as it plays host to the University of Arkansas. The dual meet begins at 3 p.m.