ST. GEORGE, UTAH – The Loyola Marymount University Lions Women's Swimming team completed the 2021-22 season Saturday at the PCSC Championships held February 16-19 at the Dixie State University campus in St. George, Utah. During the four-day competition the Lions competed against 13 other women's teams. LMU was led by sophomores, Abby Shaw and Heidi Ly who both made it back into the evening finals in all three of their individual events over the four days of competition while, also contributing to Top-8 finishes on four relays.  
 
Day One Highlights: In the only individual event contested on Wednesday, four Lions scored in the 1000 freestyle led by Lily Gallagher In 13^th and followed by Anna Doherty in 20^th, Ryann Dorris in 21^st and Holly Prince in 23^rd. Doherty achieved a season best time dropping 12.65 seconds from her previous best and Dorris also swam her fastest time with a 2.37 drop. The 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays were also contested with the foursome of Ly (backstroke), Kelli Andrade (breaststroke), Shaw (butterfly) and Ashley Leaman (freestyle) placing sixth in the 200 Medley relay while Natalie Hogenboom, Gallagher, Doherty and Prince combined for an eighth place finish in the 800 Freestyle relay.
 
Day Two Highlights: On the second day of competition, Shaw was the sole Lion making it back into a Championship Final (Top 8) placing 7^th in the 50 Freestyle with a personal best time of 24.13. Gallagher swam in the C-Final in the 500 Freestyle placing 23^rd, while Ly and Leaman added points in the 200 individual medley placing 19^th and 24^th. Shaw, Ly, Leaman were then joined by junior, Sarah Lu, to place seventh in the 200 freestyle relay to conclude Thursday's finals.
 
Day Three Highlights:  On Day Three, nine Lions made it back for a second swim in the evening finals in one of the five individual events being contested. In the 100 butterfly, Shaw placed 12^th in the B-Final with a season-best time of 58.22, while Leaman won the C-Final placing 17^th with personal best time of 58.83. In the 400 individual medley, two Lions made it back into the C-Final with Dorris placing 22^nd followed by Sabine Caplin in 24^th after slashing over eight seconds from her season-best. Gallagher was the sole qualifier in the 200 Freestyle finals placing 24^th. Andrade took the blocks next placing 11^th in B-Final of the 100 breaststroke. A trio of Lions qualified for the finals in the 100 backstroke, led by Ly who placed eighth in the Championship Final, followed by Lu in 19^th and Bebe Choroser in 23^rd. The final event of the evening saw Ly, Andrade, Leaman and Shaw re-teaming for the 400 medley Relay finishing in seventh place after dropping 2.11 seconds off their season-best.
 
Day Four Highlights:  The final day of competition began with a celebration of the PCSC Seniors where the Lions celebrated their three seniors: Sabine Caplin, Colby Mallet and Lydia Zicker. Following the Senior ceremony, Ly and Choroser started off the swimming events in the 200 backstroke finals taking 18^thand 24^th, followed by Shaw in the 100 freestyle final in 19^th. In the 200 butterfly, Hogenboon captured 11^thplace while Caplin, swimming in the final event of her collegiate career, won the C-final for 17^th place while also lowering her season-best time by 2 seconds. Shaw, Ly, and Leaman and Gallagher, took to the blocks once last time to place eighth in the 400 freestyle relay. Shaw's leadoff time of 53.36 was another season best time for the sophomore, who also led all LMU swimmers with 44 points over the four days.  The Lions battled with Alaska Fairbanks in the final relay to determine team placing and ended in the competition in eighth place with 402.5 points. 
 
Personal Best* / Season Best Times over the Weekend
Individual Events
1000 Freestyle – Anna Doherty (11:15.69), *Ryann Dorris (11:16.59)
500 Free - Ryann Dorris (5:25.46)
50 Freestyle – *Abby Shaw (24.13), Bebe Choroser (25.90)
100 Butterfly – Abby Shaw, Ashley Leaman, Natalie Hogenboom (1:00.48)
400 Individual Medley – Sabine Caplin (4:55.39)
100 Breaststroke – Lydia Zicker (1:14.52)
100 Backstroke – Heidi Ly (58.80), Sarah Lu (1:00.19), Alyssa Stovall (1:05.43)
100 Freestyle – Abby Shaw (53.36 relay lead-off), Ashley Leaman (54.41), Caitlin Basulto (55.41)
200 Butterfly – Natalie Hogenboom (2:11.76),  Sabine Caplin (2:16.58)
 
Relay Splits
Abby Shaw – 100 free (53.36)
Ashley Leaman – 100 fly (*57.86), 100 free (*53.42), 50 free (*24.21)
Heidi Ly – 50 back (27.62), 50 free (24.51), 100 free (54.42)
Sarah Lu – 50 free (25.05)
Bebe Choroser – 50 back (28.52)
Lydia Zicker – 50 breast (34.41)