After a two-week layoff, the BG swim team will head to Ypsilanti, Mich. to compete in the Eastern Michigan Invitational.
The invitational will be held today at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
The teams participating will be Wayne State, IUPUI, Ball State, Michigan, Michigan State, Findlay, Toledo, Waterloo University and host, Eastern Michigan.
The Falcons are coming off an impressive outing at Youngstown State University two weeks ago, winning 174-119.
The Falcons (2-1, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) are looking to come away with a good learning experience, much like where the team is at in the early part of the season.
The events in the invitational include the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and the 400 freestyle race on Friday and the 200 medley relay, 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 800 freestyle relay on Saturday.
Rounding out the day will be the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and the 400 medley relay event.
First year head coach Petra Martin said she is excited and ready for this weekend’s events.
“These two weeks we had off we have been through some intense workouts, but we have had a little break off to hopefully see some faster swimming from them, and we are excited and ready to go,” Martin said. “We have focused on being mentally tough and being mentally ready to go in their heads and just go out there and race.”
