LITTLE ROCK - The Little Rock swimming and diving team is headed to the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, looking to end the 2019-20 season on a high note. The four-day championship meet is hosted by Missouri State and held at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri.
Fans can watch all prelims and finals competition live through the Missouri Valley YouTube channel, look up results in real time by downloading the MeetMobile app, and get behind-the-scenes action by following the Trojans on social media.
Information:Â MVC Swimming and Diving Championship Central
The Trojans will compete in a four-day championship meet against seven other Missouri Valley Conference foes: Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso. This year, Little Rock has been picked to finish sixth at the conference meet, in front of both Evansville and Valparaiso, which reflects the same results as last season, when the Trojans bested Evansville by just four and a half points.
Five Trojans have posted top-16 seeds in various events going into this weekend, led by freshman Fer Moussier's two top-eight times: third in the 200 fly and seventh in the 100 fly. She is joined by junior captain Palmer Ristroph, who has top-16 times in both breaststroke events, as well as junior diver Sierra Thain who ranks within the top-16 on both the 1 meter and 3 meter board. Sophomore Carolyn Godwin and freshman Asmalia Redzuan round out the top Trojans with one ranking each, in the 100 free and 200 free, respectively.
With nearly half of the Trojan roster being newcomers, this championship meet will be a strong indicator of where Little Rock's future will lie, especially as several will experience their first full taper of their collegiate careers.Â
"I am not sure I have had a team more ready to turn heads this week," said head coach Amy Burgess. "These young ladies have put their heart and soul into this season and they are about to introduce the new era of Little Rock Swimming. With the upper classmen's experience and the young team members' excitement to experience their first MVC Championship, we have a strong, determined group of student athletes ready to perform."
Â
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, Feb. 19 | 6 p.m. Finals
200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday, Feb. 20 | 11 a.m. Prelims, 6 p.m. Finals
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
1 Meter Diving
200 freestyle relay (Finals Only)
Friday, Feb. 21 | 11 a.m. Prelims, 6 p.m. Finals
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3 Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay (Finals Only)
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 11 am. Prelims, 5 p.m. Finals
1650 Freestyle*
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
3 Meter Diving (Finals Only)
400 Freestyle Relay (Finals Only)
 *The 1650 freestyle is a timed final event. The fastest heat will be swum to start off the Saturday Finals session. The remaining heats will be contested at the end of the Saturday Prelims sessions, running from fastest to slowest.
For the latest information on Little Rock Swimming and Diving, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockSwim on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
#LittleRocksTeam
