WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Led by defending champion Kate Beavon, Purdue women's swimming will be well represented at the CSCAA Open Water Championship as the 5,000-meter showcase moves to South Florida's Biscayne Bay this year.
After posting top-20 finishes at the national meet a season ago, juniors Abby Jahns and Evie Sierra are also making a return trip to the Open Water Nationals. The USA Swimming approved qualifier had a change in date and location after the meet was held at Lone Star Lake near Lawrence, Kansas, in mid-September last year.
Madeline Greaves and Reagan Mattice are also slated to compete this year, giving the Boilermakers five swimmers in the field. The women's 5K race is set for Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
Beavon won with a time of 1:03:09.6, besting second place Illaria Muzilli of Nebraska (1:04:07.6) by 58 seconds. The 5,000-meter test of endurance and pacing is equivalent to swimming 3.1 miles. Traditionally, the longest indoor distances contested are 1,500 meters (long course) and 1,650 yards (short course).
Purdue finished third in the team rankings last year behind Nebraska and Rice. A team's top three finishers counted in the team scoring, with a scoring format similar to a cross country race.
PURDUE IN 5,000 METERS AT 2021 CSCAA OPEN WATER NATIONALS
Field of 70 Swimmers at Lone Star Lake – Lawrence, Kansas
• Kate Beavon, 1:03:09.6 – Event Winner
• Evie Sierra, 1:06:48.1 – Finished 18th
• Abby Jahns, 1:07:33.4 – Finished 20th
After posting top-20 finishes at the national meet a season ago, juniors Abby Jahns and Evie Sierra are also making a return trip to the Open Water Nationals. The USA Swimming approved qualifier had a change in date and location after the meet was held at Lone Star Lake near Lawrence, Kansas, in mid-September last year.
Madeline Greaves and Reagan Mattice are also slated to compete this year, giving the Boilermakers five swimmers in the field. The women's 5K race is set for Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
Beavon won with a time of 1:03:09.6, besting second place Illaria Muzilli of Nebraska (1:04:07.6) by 58 seconds. The 5,000-meter test of endurance and pacing is equivalent to swimming 3.1 miles. Traditionally, the longest indoor distances contested are 1,500 meters (long course) and 1,650 yards (short course).
Purdue finished third in the team rankings last year behind Nebraska and Rice. A team's top three finishers counted in the team scoring, with a scoring format similar to a cross country race.
PURDUE IN 5,000 METERS AT 2021 CSCAA OPEN WATER NATIONALS
Field of 70 Swimmers at Lone Star Lake – Lawrence, Kansas
• Kate Beavon, 1:03:09.6 – Event Winner
• Evie Sierra, 1:06:48.1 – Finished 18th
• Abby Jahns, 1:07:33.4 – Finished 20th