SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's swimming & diving team opened the three-day Augustana Invite on Thursday inside the Midco Aquatic Center.
 
SMSU's 800-yard freestyle relay team of Natalie Bohnert, Juliana Villa, MacKenzie Kallevig and Maija Geier finished 11^th with a school-record time of 7:57.50. The time beat the previous record of 8:03.74 set at last season's Augie Invite.
 
SMSU had four teams compete in the 200-yard medley relay with Bohnert, Olivia Sholl, Heather Arlen and Geier placing 21^st with a time of 1:49.91. Juliana Villa, Ella Swanson, Kallevig and Addi Schroeder finished 29^th at 1:53.35.
 
Kallevig advanced to the 'C' finals and placed 25^th in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:19.55.
 
Day two of the invite continues Thursday at 9:30 a.m. with the diving finals at 2 p.m. and the swimming finals at 5 p.m.
 
Friday events
200 Free Relay (Finals Only)
400 IM
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
Diving
400 Medley Relay (Finals Only)