CLEVELAND, MISS. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's and women's swimming teams combined for three school records and four NCAA DII B-cuts at the Delta State Christmas Invite, held Saturday-Tuesday.
 
The women bettered two school marks and also got an NCAA Division II B-cut time from junior Merel Visser in the 500-yard freestyle.
 
On the men's side, junior Gabo Jimenez broke a 30-year-old mark in the 50-yard freestyle, placing third in a time of 20.32, bettering Stuart Vogt's record of 20.45 in 1988. Jimenez's time was also a DII B-cut.
 
WOMEN
School Records

• 800-yard freestyle relay (Aga Blocka, Stephanie Schoemans, Merel Visser, Seela Wang) in 7:50.24
• Junior Amber Visser in the 100-yard butterfly (57.09)

 
NCAA DII B-Cut

• Junior Merel Visser in the 500-yard freestyle (5:02.79)

 
Other Highlights

• 200-yard individual medley: UMSL had two in the top-8, including junior Amber Visser (sixth in 2:07.75) and junior Aga Blocka (eighth in 2:09.52)
• 50-yard freestyle: UMSL had two in the top-8, including freshmen Bella Kudanovych (seventh in 25.28) and Seela Wang (eighth in 25.43)
• 100-yard breaststroke: Amber Visser was fourth in 1:05.88

 
 
MEN
School Records

• Junior Gabo Jimenez in the 50-yard freestyle (20.32)

 
NCAA DII B-Cuts

• Jimenez in the 50-yard freestyle (20.32)
• Jimenez in the 100-yard butterfly (48.95), which he placed third
• Junior Patryk Golinski in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:04.79), placing seventh

 
Other Highlights

• Senior Radoslaw Chupka was second in the 100-yard backstroke (49.91)
• 400-yard medley relay (Radoslaw Chupka, Austin Stevenson, Gabo Jimenez, Aiden Clark) was fourth in 3:22.23

 
Team Results
Women: 3^rd/5 teams (842.5 points)
Men: 5^th/6 (759 points)
 
Up Next: UMSL returns to the pool Friday, Jan. 11 at WashU in St. Louis.