Case becomes first Panther to earn All-SCIAC honors in the pool

ORANGE, Calif. – Chapman University junior distance swimmer Julie Case has earned All-SCIAC honors after taking first place in the women's 1,650-yard freestyle on Tuesday at the conference championships at Splash! La Mirada. The SCIAC champion becomes the first Chapman swimmer ever to earn All-Conference honors.

Case, also the Panthers' first individual event SCIAC champion in school history, touched the wall first with a time of 17:32.22 in the 1,650 yards (1 mile) to land on top of the medal stand, and earning a 'B' cut qualification for the NCAA Division III national championships.

The junior, who also set a new Chapman record in the 200-yard freestyle at the championships (1:54.57), currently holds school records in the 200-, 500-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle events. Along with two relay records she shares, Case is tied for the most individual (four) and total (six) school records in Chapman history.

by Doug Aiken
Sports Information Director

All-SCIAC Women's Swim & Dive: http://www.thesciac.org/sports/wswimdive/2012-13/releases/all_sciac

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