Word: stapleton
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...meet hung in the balance, freshman Michelle Bright and sophomore Emily Stapleton sliced through the water, distancing themselves from their opponents in the 200-yd. backstroke final but unable to shake one another...
...Michelle and I have been training together all season and usually she’s out a little ahead of me,” Stapleton said. “I knew I had a little bit on her at the 150, but at the last five yards, she gained on me with such speed. I didn’t really know what was going to happen...
...It’s really exciting for us, and it’s a testament to our attitude during the season,” Stapleton said. “That was really important for us—to work as a team by feeding off of each other...
Bright and Stapleton had reason to be confident. Only hours before, Bright had set the team record for the 200-yd. backstroke—2:00.17—with Stapleton right behind...
...addition to her strong showing in the backstroke events, Stapleton supplemented her already-hefty point total with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley...