ELKHART, Ind. (March 11, 2023) – Washington State University Swimming closed the National Invitational as champions! Just as importantly the Cougars broke a WSU school record and added another top-10 time. 
 
The tetrad of Noelle Harvey, Kirsten de Goede, Selena Duran, and Angela di Palo won gold and set a new WSU record in the 400 free relays with a 3.17:39. The record the crew broke was previously set two weeks prior at the Pac-12 Championships. 
 
During the finals, Kiana Swain improved her 200 back time to remain fifth in WSU's all-time top-10 time at 1:57.54. 
 
During the morning preliminaries four Cougs made finalist times to return for evening sessions. Angela Di Palo had a standout swim and qualified second at 49.73 in the 100 free. Selena Duran Oritz maintained her momentum from yesterday and qualified eighth in the 100 free at 50.01. Noelle Harvey took the twelfth spot in the 200 back with a finalist time of 1:59.21. 
 
Next up the freshman dynamic duo of Dori Hathazi and Emily Lundgren will head to the NCAA Women's Swimming Championships March 15-19 in Knoxville, Tennessee.