Mouton adds to her incredible run

Mouton adds to her incredible run

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Not only will Magali Mouton forever be the first female swimmer for Iowa Central to win a national championship.

She will be the first to ever win two in a single event.

After claiming the 50 breaststroke here on Wednesday at the NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the sophomore from France raced to a win in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 1:03.91 for another school record. She broke the 50 breaststroke record at nationals as well.

"This one felt different because I wasn't expecting to go that fast," Mouton said. "I'm so happy about it. I still haven't realized that I won so I can't really tell how it feels, but I'm so happy and grateful."

Mouton was also the second leg of the runner-up 200 medley relay with Lily Wright, Shannon Murphy and Emily Small. The quartet went 1:51.25 to set a new school record.

Wright added a third in the 100 individual medley, first breaking the school record in the prelims before re-setting the mark in the finals at 58.94.

"Day three was another great day for us," Iowa Central head coach Joe Plane said. "Everyone stepped up and swam great. Magali's 100 breaststroke from high school was equivalent to 1:03. Last year, she went 1:07 and reset her goals this year to get to the 1:03. She worked so hard and followed our team's motto of 'Trust The Process.'

"Her 1:03.9 was a result of that work and trust. Being a two-time national champion is so amazing."

Plane noted that Wright was brought in as a breaststroke swimmer but "she's prove she can swim all the strokes." She also broke the school record in the 50 backstroke during the medley relay at 28.26, breaking the mark of current assistant coach Zoe Beals.

On the men's side, Johnathon Turner claimed silver in the 100 individual medley, finishing in a time of 51.68.

Kyle McKenzie was third in the 100 breaststroke, going 56.53.

Drew Giles in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 medley relay each added a fourth, with Tjeerd Van Stein placing fifth in the 100 backstroke.

Gerald Ijspeert was sixth, Andrew Iverson seventh and Brady Ferguson eighth in the 500 freestyle for the Tritons, as Spencer Ehrenhard finished eighth in the 100 individual medley and Javier Santiago eighth in the 200 butterfly.

Murphy was fifth in the 100 breaststroke, Saige Knight fifth in the 200 butterfly, Small eighth in the 100 backstroke and Anna Ridnour eighth in the 100 breaststroke.

Swimming concludes here on Saturday with the final events.

"I'm so proud of everyone," Plane said. "We're excited to finish off the meet on a high note."

-By Dana Becker