March 18, 2006

Athens, Georgia - Laura McDonald (Riverside, Calif) of the Pacific women's swimming team competed in day two of the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, being held at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Georgia on March 16-18.

McDonald finished 18th in the 1650 Free, swmming a time of 16:31.46 in the timed final event. McDonald holds the school record in the event, swimming her qualifying time of 16:24.87 earlier in the season.

McDonald finishes her career as a title holding the school record in both the 1,000 Free and 1650 Free, and having the third best mark in school history in the 500 Free.