The Hope College women's swimming and diving team unlocked a bit of 1990s history on Thursday evening at the NCAA Division III Championships, achieving two milestones that took place before anyone on the current roster was even born.

The Flying Dutch recorded their highest finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 32 years with a school record, while senior Katie Hermann (Canton, Michigan / Mercy) became the first Hope swimmer since 1994 to earn All-America honors in the 400 individual medley.

Hope sits in ninth place at the meet's halfway point with 75 points. The Flying Dutch are seeking their second straight Top-10 showing at the NCAA Championships. 

The 200 freestyle relay team of senior Greta Gidley (Franklin, Michigan / Mercy), freshman Claudia Busse (Grand Haven, Michigan / Grand Haven), senior Laurel Wasiniak (Northville, Michigan / Northville) and senior Bella Turner (Chelsea, Michigan / Chelsea) earned First Team All-American honors and finished second in the event with a school record time of 1:31.44, lowering the mark by .31 seconds. 

The previous school record of 1:31.75 was held by Gidley, Lauren Ryle, Turner and Wasiniak from a season ago.

The second-place showing in the relay tied the highest finish in program history, which was achieved in 1994 by the quartet of Susan Looman, Sara Looman, Denice Masselink and Sarah DeWitt.

NYU won the event with an NCAA Division III record time of 1:29.38, marking the first time a team has gone under the 1:30.00 mark.

Gidley began the relay with an opening 50 of 23.04, lowering the school record by one-hundredth of a second. Busse, Wasiniak and Turner added to the effort with splits under 23 seconds. 

Wasiniak was the previous record holder in the 50 free, posting a 23.05 during the MIAA Championships last month.

Hermann earned second-team All-America honors in the 400 individual medley, finishing sixth in the consolation final with a time of 4:28.88. She joined Kristen Hoving as Hope's only All-Americans in the 400 IM. Hoving placed third at the NCAA meet in 1994. 

Sophomore Emme D'Errico (Farmington Hills, Michigan / Farmington) also competed in the 400 IM consolation final but was disqualified during the race. D'Errico posted the 12th-fastest time in the morning prelims at 4:26.71. 

In diving, junior Laura Zupancic (Fort Collins, Colorado / Liberty Common) placed 18th in the one-meter prelims with a score of 389.50 and was only four points shy of qualifying for the evening finals. Freshman Grace Dawson (Jackson, Michigan / Western) also represented Hope in the event, tallying 368.45 points over her 11-dive routine to rank 26th. 

Day 3 of the four-day meet at the IU Natatorium with be held on Friday, March 20, with 10 a.m. prelims and 6 p.m. finals. 

The Flying Dutch will compete in all five events on tomorrow's schedule, including the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. 

Emme D'Errico will compete in the 200 butterfly, while Claudia Busse and freshman Makenzie Baldwin (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) will race in the 100 backstroke. The trio of Bella Turner, senior Madi Remenschneider (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) and Greta Gidley are entered into the 100 breaststroke event.