Junior freestyle swimmer Mardi Buchanan, a junior from Overland Park, Kan., practices the backstroke Tuesday during practice in the Edward J Shea Natatorium. The Salukis will host the Missouri Valley Conference championships Friday and Saturday. The SIU women’s swim team last won the tournament in 2007.REMY ABROUGHT • DAILY EGYPTIAN
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