Hamline University Athletics

She still has a year to go -- and her name is already all over the Piper women;s swimming record books. Taylor Martinek added two notches to her numbers last weekend when she set school records in the 100 and 200 Backstroke races at the MIAC Swimming/Diving meet at the U of Minnesota pool. 

The Iowan uncorked a record 57.14 second effort to win the 100 event -- the first Piper woman's swimmer to finish on top at a MIAC swim meet in 21 years. Later, she broke a 37 year old school record (that had been held by Hall of Famer Kate Lundsten) when she clocked 2:05.94 to finish a close second in the 200 Backstroke. Taylor also was fifth in the 50 Free race.

That's an impressive workload by itself but Martinek also was active on relay teams. She was part of the seventh place finishes for the 200 and 800 Free teams as well as the 200 Medley contingent. She also was on the 400 Free quartet that finished in eighth place.