Competing in the first NCAA varsity dual meet competition ever held on the Island of Maui, Jessie Gibson and her Simon Fraser University women’s swimming team came up short against the University of Hawaii.
Gibson continued her amazing freshman season with a 200 metre freestyle win over Tahna Lindquist, setting a dual-meet record with a time of 1:53:00.
The Chilliwack Spartan grad swam the first leg for SFU in the medley relay, breaking an 11 year old record with a time of 57.06 seconds in the 100m backstroke. The previous mark of 57.97s was set by Tina Hoang in 2005.
Despite Gibson’s effort, the Clan lost to the Rainbow Wahine 121-78 at the Kihei Aquatic Center.
The competition came at the end of a 10-day winter training camp for the Clan. They return to action for the BC Senior Circuit competition tomorrow (Saturday), and race against Seattle University in a dual meet the following weekend in Seattle, WA.