Fort Pierce, Fla. - St. Thomas Women's Swimming & Diving lost to Indian River Friday, 88-174. Despite the loss, the day saw a program record broken, and multiple freshmen finishing with personal bests. 

The highlight of the day was Ingeborg Marie Smehaug breaking the St. Thomas record in the 200-yard fly. She ended up finishing second in the event with a time of 2:07.63. The freshman from Norway broke the record that has been held by Rylee Woelk since November 2023. This is the first record broken this season by either the Men's or Women's Bobcat Swimming & Diving teams. 

St. Thomas started the day finishing third in the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:49.02. Ella Lee-Tjersland, Bianca Mitchell, Milena Fix, and Katie Gorno raced in this relay. 

In the 1650-yard freestyle, Taylor Wagner finished second in the event with a time of 17:51.29, which is a personal best for the freshman from Sarasota. Next, in the 200-yard free, two Bobcats were on the podium, with Mitchell coming in second place and Gorno finishing in third place. 

An additional two Bobcats got on the podium in the 100-yard backstroke. Lee-Tjersland finished second place, and Brynn Bruner finished in third. Bruner, a freshman from Ohio, had a personal best in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 59.15. 

In the 50-yard freestyle, Mitchell finished second, and Marissa Ryan finished in third place. Ryan once again found the podium, finishing third in the 100-yard freestyle, while Gorno finished second in the same event. 

Bruner set another personal best, as she finished third in the 200-yard backstroke, with a time of 2:11.28. Smehaug was also on the podium in the 200-yard back, as she finished in second place. Wagner performed well again in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second with a time of 5:13.00. Celina Myers also finished third in the 100-yard fly. 

Two personal bests were seen in the 200-yard IM, as Smehaug and Bruner continued their career day. Smehaug finished second in the event with a time of 2:09.13, and Bruner came in third place with a time of 2:11.44, which were both personal bests. 

The Bobcats ended the day with a first-place relay finish in the 200-yard freestyle. The relay was raced by Wagner, Mitchell, Ryan, and Gorno. 

St. Thomas finished the day with one first-place finish, and they had nine second-place finishes and eight third-place finishes. 10 personal bests were set, which was 18% of the entries. 

The Bobcats will be back in action Friday, October 30, for the FIT Classic. The meet is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm in Melbourne, Florida, on the campus of Florida Tech.