Jamaican Tamara Swaby helped Oakland University capture their third consecutive Mid-Continent Conference Championships which was held December 1, 2001 at the IUPUI Natatorium Indianapolis, Indiana. Swaby won all three of her individual swims and smashed the Championship Record for the 100 M Butterfly in a time of 57.23. Swaby also help the Oakland Grizzlies win the 800 yard and 200 yard Freestyle relays and the 400 yard Medley Relays.

In the 50 yard Freestyle, Swaby swam a 25.02 in the preliminaries but turned up the pace in the finals to win with a time of 23.90, over a second ahead of Anne Warner (XXXX) who touched in 25.08. 

Swaby, who swam the Butterfly events for Jamaica at the Winnipeg Pan American Games and is training for next years Commonwealth Games, returned to win the 200 yard Butterfly in fine style, touching in 2:07.55.

Swaby was named the Mid Continent Conference Women’s Swimmer of the year for the second year in a row.

December 7, 2001