ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia- St. Paul swimming and diving team jumps into the pool this Saturday Nov. 9 against the Dragons of MSU Moorhead at the Nemzek Pool in Moorhead, Minn. First swim will start at 3:30 p.m. 

On this weekend's meet, head coach Rachel Busch stated, "I anticipate our matchup with the Dragons to be a very close meet and we look forward to competing against them."

The Golden Bears currently sit at 1-3 in duals and 1-2 in NSIC duals and are ready to see their best swimming and diving of the season. 

LAST TIME OUT
Double-dual against MSU and UST: 
Minnesota State 233, Concordia- St. Paul 67
St. Thomas 232, Concordia- St. Paul 67

CSP was highlighted by Farida Maher's second place finish in the 1000 yard freestyle which marks her third meet in a row with a top-three finish. 

Diver Caitlyn Greenwalt shined once again finishing in the top three in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, also marking her third meet in a row finishing in the top-three. 

The 400-yard relay of Maher, Emma Granovsky, Rebecca Hildebrand and Sophie Leo finished in fourth place with a time of 3:40.84 to mark the highest relay finish for CSP in the meet. 

Sophie Leo finished with three top-five finishes in the 100-yard free, 100-yard back and the 50-yard free. 

Chloe Jones finished with two top-five finishes in both diving events including the 1-meter dive in which she tallied a season-high 192.75 points. 

HISTORY AGAINST MSUM
The two programs have met a total of two times dating back to November 12, 2022. MSUM holds a 2-0 all-time advantage over CSP in duals. Last season, the Dragons took the win over the Golden Bears 163-128 marking a 45-point increased score for Concordia than the previous year.

At the 2024 NSIC Conference Championships CSP finished in fifth place with 378 points while MSUM finished in ninth with 214 total points. 

ABOUT THE DRAGONS
MSUM was picked to finish ninth in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 13 points. They finished the 2023-24 season with a ninth place finish at the NSIC Championships. 

The Dragons currently sit at 4-0 in duals this season after taking wins over NSIC opponents UMary, Sioux Falls, Northern State and Southwest Minnesota.