UNI swim & dive: Chambers breaks second Para American record
11/28/2022 11:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Panther sophomore breaks 400-yard individual medley record at Kansas Classic.
TOPEKA, Kan.--- Northern Iowa sophomore Olivia Chambers captured her second Para American record at the Kansas Classic. The record breaking swim came in the finals of the 400-yard individual medley, breaking the S13 record by nearly six seconds with a 4:29.27.Â
The previous record of 4:35.16, held by former Fairfield University and current U.S. Para National team member Colleen Young, stood since December 2018.Â
Chambers has battled to achieve a best time in the 400-yard individual medley for nearly four years. Her previous best time of 4:32.77 came just prior to going blind. The record breaking swim moves Chambers from seventh to third in Northern Iowa program history.Â
In July, Chambers set her first record at the USA Swimming Futures Championships in Minneapolis in the S13 400-meter individual medley.Â
Next month, Chambers travels to Charlotte, N.C. to compete in the U.S. Paralympic Swimming National Championships. Currently, she ranks second in the World Para Swimming rankings in the S13 400-meter freestyle and S13 100-meter butterfly.Â