Oct. 30, 1999

The Fighting Illini swimmers continued their weekend dominance at IMPE Pool with a 171-63 victory over the Rice Owls on Saturday.

Illinois, now 3-0 on the year, finished first in 11 of the 15 events. Senior Traci Bollinger capped off her strong weekend performances with wins in the 50-yard free, in 24.32, and 100-yard free, in 52.62. The two 2000 Summer Olympic Trials qualifiers on the UI roster also recorded multiple wins. Junior Darcy Adler placed first in the 100-yard breast with a time of 1:05.35 and in the 200-yard breast with a mark of 2:24.04. With a time of 4:29.24, junior Anna Christiansen won the 400-yard IM and took first in the 500-yard free, in 5:05.01.

In 57.86, freshman Astrid Matthias claimed victory in the 100-yard fly. Holding the school record in the 1650-yard free, sophomore Jen Peters won the event with a time of 17:11.50.

The Illini stay at home next weekend, hosting the Dual Meet Extravaganza Nov. 5-7.