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Olsen breaks school record at Appalachian championships
Feb. 26, 2008
Sophomore Amanda Olsen broke her own school record in the 200-yard backstroke at the Appalachian Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
Olsen finished third in the event with  a time of 2:25.51. She also had two 10th place finishes. Olsen had a season best time of 1:09.68 in the 100-yard backstroke.
Olsen was named to the Appalachian Swimming and Diving Conference 2008 All-Scholastic team.

Panthers take on Mars Hill and Warren Wilson in home meet
Jan. 11, 2008
Sophomore Amanda Olsen paced LaGrange College in a tri-meet at the Hudson Natatorium on Friday.
Olsen had a second place and two third place finishes. She got second in the 100-yard freestyle. Olsen was third in both the 500 freestyle and the 50 yard backstroke.


Olsen paces Panthers in two weekend meets
Dec. 2, 2007
The Panther women's swim team traveled to North Carolina for two meets last weekend. The Panthers took on Mars Hill and St. Andrews, two NCAA Division II schools, on Friday. On Saturday, the Panthers faced St. Andrews once again along with Warren Wilson.Sophomore Amanda Olsen took first place Saturday in the 200-yard backstroke. Olsen won the event in a time of 2:25.94, an improvement of three seconds over her best time last season. She also had a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle event. Senior Jenna Lanza had a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle and a fifth-place finish in the 50 freestyle. On Sunday, Olsen took first place in the 200 freestyle and second in the 100 backstroke. She set a season personal best in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:09.85. Lanza had two close races, finishing third in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events.The Panthers will take a break until after the holidays. They will face Darton, Mars Hill and Agnes Scott in Albany, Ga. on Jan. 12