Laurel Gingrich from Gilford, N.H., set a new school record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.22 seconds during the 2025 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships at the Graham Aquatic Center. This record broke the previous mark of 23.36 seconds set in 2013.
During the championships, Gingrich competed in the 50-yard freestyle four times, including twice individually and once as part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team. On the third day, she participated in a time trial to achieve this new record.
The 200-yard medley relay team, consisting of Hannah Hudson, Lauren Croll, Elyse Arnold, and Gingrich, finished fifth with a time of 1:47.49.
In individual events, several athletes posted personal bests. Olivia Carver swam a lifetime best of 5:08.48 in the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries, placing seventh all-time at Shippensburg University and finished eighth in the finals. Michelle Kubiak improved her personal best to 5:12.75 in the finals, and Carol Fabian set a collegiate best of 5:24.42 in the prelims.
Hannah Hudson placed 18th in the 100-yard backstroke finals with a season-best time of 59.79 seconds. Lauren Croll achieved a collegiate best of 1:06.70 in the 100-yard breaststroke preliminaries, making the school’s top ten all-time list.
Jenna Ober set a lifetime best of 2:18.04 in the 200-yard butterfly finals.
Overall, the third day of competition saw seven lifetime bests, five collegiate bests, and one season best. By the end of the day, Shippensburg University was ninth in the overall team standings with 364 points. The championships continued with prelims and finals scheduled for the following day.
