The Dordt women's swim team posted a strong showing at the Spire Relays on October 10, finishing third in the team standings with 68 points. The Defenders were led by a first-place finish in the 3x100 yard backstroke relay, where Rylan Vande Vegte, Mallory Warmka, and Lucy Borofka touched first in 3:27.61.

Dordt also turned in a pair of runner-up finishes, taking second in the 100 yard freestyle relay with Lucy Borofka, Brooklyn Wright, Rylan Vande Vegte, and Ellie Junk in 51.94, and second in the 100 yard medley relay with Rylan Vande Vegte, Ellie Junk, Brooklyn Wright, and Lucy Borofka in 58.37.

Additional top-three finishes came in the 3x100 yard butterfly relay, 3x100 yard breaststroke relay, 800 yard freestyle relay, 400 yard medley relay, 200 yard freestyle relay, and 3x500 yard freestyle relay, giving the Defenders consistent scoring throughout the meet.

Dordt Results

Place	Event	Athletes	Time
4th	Women 3x100 Yard Butterfly Relay	Ellie Junk, Roxy Podoba, Emily Bandelin	3:33.94
1st	Women 3x100 Yard Backstroke Relay	Rylan Vande Vegte, Mallory Warmka, Lucy Borofka	3:27.61
3rd	Women 3x100 Yard Breaststroke Relay	Ellie Junk, Hope Roscoe, Ashley Torner	4:00.50
3rd	Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay	Emily Bandelin, Lucy Borofka, Brooklyn Wright, Mallory Warmka	9:06.40
2nd	Women 100 Yard Freestyle Relay	Lucy Borofka, Brooklyn Wright, Rylan Vande Vegte, Ellie Junk	51.94
4th	Women 100 Yard Freestyle Relay	Emily Bandelin, Isabelle Habashy, Ashley Torner, Mallory Warmka	53.98
5th	Women 500 Yard Crescendo Relay	Bianca Rosenthal, Hope Roscoe, Grace Baker, Rylan Vande Vegte	5:52.36
3rd	Women 400 Yard Medley Relay	Ellie Junk, Grace Baker, Roxy Podoba, Emily Bandelin	4:53.88
5th	Women 400 Yard Medley Relay	Mallory Warmka, Isabelle Habashy, Bianca Rosenthal, Rylan Vande Vegte	4:36.73
3rd	Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay	Ellie Junk, Grace Baker, Emily Bandelin, Ashley Torner	1:54.84
3rd	Women 3x500 Yard Freestyle Relay	Ashley Torner, Isabelle Habashy, Lucy Borofka	18:54.42
2nd	Women 100 Yard Medley Relay	Rylan Vande Vegte, Ellie Junk, Brooklyn Wright, Lucy Borofka	58.37
5th	Women 100 Yard Medley Relay	Mallory Warmka, Hope Roscoe, Roxy Podoba, Grace Baker	1:02.90
6th	Women 100 Yard Medley Relay	Emily Bandelin, Ashley Torner, Isabelle Habashy, Bianca Rosenthal	1:08.51

Women's Team Standings

Place	Team	Points
1	University of Saint Mary	188
2	Morningside University	90
3	Dordt University	68
4	Sterling College	52