Toledo Takes Fifth in 800 Freestyle Relay at Day One of MAC Championships

Wednesday, February 26

Buffalo, N.Y.

6:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

MAC Championships Day 1

Championship Central Day One Results

Janne Slegers, Rosie Richards, Molly Pressler and Nejla Karic placed fifth overall in the 800 freestyle relay on Wednesday.

2/26/2025 9:05:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Day One Results (PDF)

Rocket relay teams take fifth and eighth in first events of conference championships

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Toledo women's swimming and diving team kicked off the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championship meet with a fifth-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay and an eighth-place finish in the 200 medley relay on Wednesday in Buffalo, N.Y.

In the first event of the conference championship, Leah Evans, Mackenzie Bushey, Sydney Conrad and Audrey Zimmerman tallied a final time of 1:42.29 in the 200 medley relay, the best time for the Rockets this season, finishing in eighth place.

Rosie Richards, Janne Slegers, Molly Pressler and Nejla Karic followed with a final time of 7:22.38 in the 800 freestyle to take fifth place. The final mark was over four seconds faster than last year's final time at MACs (7:27.12).

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Toledo will continue competition at the 2025 MAC Championships on Thursday. Preliminaries will begin at 10:00 a.m. with finals set to start at 6:00 p.m.

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2025 MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Buffalo, N.Y. | Alumni Arena Natatorium & Dorsi Raynolds Pool
Wednesday, Feb. 26 – Saturday, March 1 | 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Championship Central

Toledo's Wednesday Results
200 Medley Relay
8. Toledo – Leah Evans, Mackenzie Bushey, Sydney Conrad, Audrey Zimmerman – 1:42.29

800 Freestyle Relay
5. Toledo – Rosie Richards, Janne Slegers, Molly Pressler, Nejla Karic – 7:22.38