The Vanderbilt swim team is looking to make a splash in its last home meet of the season against Marshall University at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Although it is hard to believe, only two short years ago the women's swim team was reestablished at Vanderbilt after a 16-year hiatus dating back to 1990.

With their last dual meet of the season coming tomorrow afternoon in Nashville, the Commodores have the opportunity to record a sweep of their home meets this season with a win over Marshall.

Last fall, the Commodores defeated Rhodes College (176-43) and Centre College (127-106) in double-dual action at Nashville's Centennial Sportsplex, recording Vanderbilt's first meet victory since the program was reestablished in 2006.

This Saturday's meet represents the second piece of the Commodore's home meet schedule and the only roadblock standing in the way of a significant accomplishment for the swimmers.

"One of the goals that we set as a team at the beginning of the year was to win both of our home meets," said senior Rebecca Rogers, one of the two seniors on the squad, who specializes in backstroke events for the Commodores. "I think we have a great shot at accomplishing the second half of this goal against Marshall."

For the Commodores, Saturday's meet against the Marshall Thundering Herd also marks the last chance for the team to lower times and make final improvements leading into the Southeastern Conference Championships, which take place at Auburn University in two and a half weeks.

With a relatively young and new team, the Commodores feel that fast, controlled swims are the key ingredients for a necessary confidence boost, vital to finishing the latter portion of the season successfully.

With only two seniors on the squad, coach Jeremy Organ and the entire women's team have been concentrating on improving technique and cutting times since the season began in September. Looking to the future, the young Commodores find themselves in a building stage, as the swimmers consistently aim to set personal bests and records at each of the meets.

In addition, with a smaller and close-knit squad this year made up of only 20 members, the swimmers have found a strong sense of team camaraderie, and understand the importance of supporting one another through ups and downs.

"This year I believe our team has come together more and that everyone is supportive of each other in the water," said freshman butterfly swimmer Kelly Obranowicz. "It really helps you to do your best at practice when you have someone encouraging you."

With the end of the season rapidly approaching, the Commodores are eager to finish the season off on a high note and continue to improve while in the pool.

"We've all been training really hard, and we have had a lot of great swims - we have shown a lot of improvement from last year, both as a team and individually," said sophomore Jennifer Molchan, who swims freestyle for the Commodores. "Because we are a new team, we're still in the building phase, and I think we will get significantly better each season."