Girls swimming looks to extend their record to a dominant 4-0 at home against rival Marquette on Jan. 8 at 4:15 p.m.
The Lancers have swam all over opponents this year, trumping Mehlville 150-33 on Dec. 4 and most recently Parkway West by a score of 104-82 on Dec. 14.
The first meet of the new semester comes against against a talented Marquette squad. Under Head Coach and Lafayette Physical Education teacher Joe Schoedel, the Mustangs won their last meet against Parkway North 110-76.
The Lancers are led in the pool by senior Laura Paskoff, who looks to put her top times in her excellent final year to the test.
She currently has the fourth fastest 50-meter and 200-meter freestyle times in the St. Louis area, as well as the eighth fastet 100-meter-freestyle time.
Sophomore Claire Kirchhoeffer also looks to continue her fine form in the upcoming meet. She leads the Lancers and sits fourth in the 100 breaststroke rankings for the St. Louis area, and is also Lafayette’s best 200-meter Indiviual Medley (IM) swimmer.
After the Jan. 8 meet, the Lancers compete at Ladue on Jan. 15, and then at home against rival Eureka on Jan. 17 as they look to continue their incredible season.
