BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Marizel van Jaarsveld squeezed Kaitlyn McCoy in her arms. Joy filled both of their faces. Not only a gold and a silver, but van Jaarsveld had just made history. She just had become the first ever female national champion for the Greyhound swimming & diving squad, taking the school record with a 1:57.84 in the 200 IM and earning the her spot on top of the podium at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala., with McCoy also earning a silver and standing next to her. 
 
The Hounds didn't stop there. Day two of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships included a second national title for the UIndy women, as Johanna Buys, Leticia Vaselli, Krystal Caylor, and Isabela Revstedt combined for the 200 free relay title with a school-record time of 1:30.92.

Through nine events, the UIndy women have racked up 206 points and trail only Queens (314.5 pts) and GLVC-rival Drury (232) in the team standings. The Greyhonds men sit in in fifth with 161 points.

A number of other school records fell Thursday, Buys set a record in the 50 free after setting a lifetime best, 22.84, while also earning her a silver, and later rebreaking that mark in the opening leg of the aforementioned 200 free relay (22.82).

McCoy earned second and broke her own school record in the 400 IM with a 4:14.39, that was previously set by her at the GLVC conference meet. Van Jaarsveld found herself a spot on the podium in coming in the seventh with a 4:14:39. 
 
McCoy, Buys, Leticia Vaselli, and Anahi Schreuders earned fourth in setting a new Greyhound record of the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:41.19.

While on the men's side, the 200 medley relay team compiled of Jeron Thompson, Jan Zuchowicz, Kael Yorke, and Diego Mas earned a spot on the podium, placing second while breaking the school record with a 1:25.30.

Later the men's 200 free relay earned themselves third with a 1:17.90. Thompson, Mas, Zuchowicz, and Victor Antonon were a part of the bronze squad. Thompson, meanwhile, snapped the program's 50 free mark in the process (19.78).
 
Freshman Landon Driggers broke his school record in the 400 IM in earning second for the Hounds, posting a 3:47.75, while Christian Hedeen earned sixth in the 1000 free.

On the boards, the Hounds racked up three more All-Americans, including a pair of first teamers. Benjamin Rader (521.00) took runner-up on the men's 3-meter, followed by teammate Jason Lenzo (481.35) in sixth. Mikaela Starr earned 12th place on the women's 1-meter (392.45).

WEDNESDAY
The NCAA Division II swimming and diving National Championship came to a halt due to weather on the first day of competition. Weather warnings in the Birmingham area led city officials to close the CrossPlex Wednesday before noon, cutting the morning preliminary session short. The championship is expected to resume Thursday at noon ET.
 
Marizel van Jaarsveld set a new school record in the 200 IM with a 1:59.31. The senior came in second in the preliminary race and was followed by Kaitlyn McCoy, who ended in fourth with 2:00.73. Both advance to the event finals.
 
Junior Johanna Buys achieved a lifetime best in the 50 free, with her time of 23.02 good for second. Sophomore Leticia Vaselli finishd tied for eighth in the 50 and will compete in a swim-off between Lindenwood's Lexie Winnett as a tiebreaker to decide who will compete in the finals.

On the men's side, Diego Mas tied for ninth in the 50 free prelims, while both Landon Driggers (200 IM) and Jeron Thompson (50 free) earned sopts as alternates.