Record-breaking performance nets Cardinal MWC Swimmer of the Week honor

Hayley Cardinal
Hayley Cardinal

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University swimming star Hayley Cardinal has been named the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week in the wake of a record-setting performance.

Cardinal (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East), a junior, broke three Lawrence records and posted NCAA “B” cuts in two events to lead the Vikings to a 129-105 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Dec. 12.

Cardinal won the 100-yard breaststroke and broke her own school record with a time of 1:04.44. Cardinal also grabbed first in the 200 breaststroke and broke her own school record with a time of 2:21.82.

Cardinal posted NCAA “B” cuts in both events. She now owns the ninth-fastest time in the nation in the 100 breaststroke and has Division III’s 12th-fastest time in the 200 breaststroke.

Cardinal also took first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:12.50 to break her own school record. She also swam on Lawrence’s winning 200 medley relay team, which took first in 1:56.63.

The Vikings return to action on Jan. 9 when they compete at the University of Chicago Invitational.