Chicago, Ill., Feb. 21, 2020 – The Washington University in St. Louis men's and women's swimming team captured five event titles Friday on the opening day one of the 2020 Midwest Invitational held at the University of Chicago.

The ninth-ranked women lead the four-team field with 164 points, while the sixth-ranked men are first in the four-team field with 202 points.

WOMEN (1)
First-Place Finishes
Lucy Meehan – 200 IM 0 2:10.73 

MEN (4)
First-Place Finishes
200 Freestyle Relay – Walker Ferry, Ellis Ritchie, Sammy Risma, Ben Johnston – 1:26:58
200 IM – Nolan Shields – 1:52.69
50 Freestyle – Michael Jia – 21.51
400 Medley Relay – Jerry Chen, Shields, Johnston, Zach Halawa – 3:25.29 

UP NEXT: Day two of the Midwest Invite begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.