Indianapolis, Ind. – On the third day of the NCAA DII Championships, Saginaw Valley State University swimming and diving competitor Alejandro Robles Ruiz placed eighth in the 200-yard freestyle. He finished with a time of one minute 36.56 seconds in the preliminary round and 1:36.87 in the finals. That time makes Robles Ruiz a first team All-American. He is the first swimmer in SVSU history to earn those honors. After that performance, SVSU sits in sixteenth overall at the championships.

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Two more days remain in the DII Championships at IU Natatorium in Indiana. Robles Ruiz will compete in the 100-yard backstroke and Flora Mia Szklenar will compete in the 200-yard butterfly on Friday.