In general, regular season training is to prepare for the biggest competition of the year, and for Hopkins swimming, this is the 2023 Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Having been seeded to be 16th or 17th teams on the women’s side and 10th on the men’s side, there were slim chances of the teams finishing even in the top five.
Kristin Cornish swam 16:29 in the 1650 free on Saturday. That is four seconds faster than the 16:33 that she swam to win the NCAA D3 title last season.