Chicago, Ill., Feb. 22, 2020 – The Washington University in St. Louis men's and women's swimming team won a combined nine events on the final day of the 2020 Midwest Invitational Saturday in Chicago.

The No. 6-ranked men's team took first out of five teams with 571 points, while the No. 9 women's team recorded 606 points and was edged by No. 7 Chicago.  

WOMEN (2)
First-Place Finishes
100 Backstroke – Tallulah Letscher – 58.56
1650 Freestyle – Eva Holsen – 17:48.36

MEN (7)
First-Place Finishes
200 Relay – Walker Ferry, Ellis Ritchie, Alex Bird, Ben Johnston – 1:34.99
400 IM – Nolan Shields – 4:02.96
200 Freestyle – Zach Halawa – 1:42.22
100 Breaststroke – Vincent Huang – 57.05
100 Backstroke – Jerry Chen – 49.48
100 Freestyle – Ben Johnston – 46.72
400 Freestyle Relay – Alexander Zuga, Sammy Risma, Johnston, Halawa – 3:13.84 

NOTES: Chen lowered his 100 back NCAA B-Cut time.

UP NEXT: NCAA Championship selections will be announced on Feb. 26, followed by the NCAA Championships on March 18-21 in Greensboro, N.C.