Women’s Swimming Earns Sweep Behind Record-Breaking Performances, Weygandt Shatters Several Records

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The No. 14 Swarthmore College women's swim team remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of dual meet victories over Salisbury University, 207-125, and Ursinus College, 263-65, on Saturday. The program secured its 29th consecutive conference victory and its 25th straight dual meet victory - dating back to the 2018-19 season.

The women impressed in their home opener with a plethora of records as they dominated two talented programs. Quinn Weygandt put her talents on full display as she stole the show in all of her events. The sophomore tallied three individual wins, three NCAA B Cuts, two Centennial records, two program records and one Ware Pool record over all three sessions. She was also a member of two first place relays, which combined for one NCAA B Cut and a pool record.

In total, the women tallied seven NCAA B Cuts, seven Ware Pool records, three program records and two conference records on the weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED - SESSION TWO
- Swarthmore achieved an NCAA B cut mark in the 200 medley relay to open the morning session. The team of Erin Szuromi, Sophie Rotival, Ashley Wong and Ainsley Jane Tambling touched the wall at 1:44.88 to take first place in the event. The finish ranked as the seventh fastest in program history. The Garnet B relay also grabbed second place in the event with a time of 1:47.35.

- Weygandt continued her dominance in the 400 IM as she won the event by over half a pool length with a 4:25.38 mark. The sophomore set a conference record, program record, pool record, beat the NCAA B Cut mark and finished under last year's NCAA Championship invited time. She ranks fifth in the nation in the event. Weygandt also set a conference and program record in the 200 IM during last night's first session.

- Genine Collins took down another Ware Pool record with a 56.48 finish in the 100 butterfly. The time currently places Collins inside the top-20 nationally and fourth all-time in program history. The first-year previously set a pool record in the 50 freestyle at last night's opening session. Wong and Annaliese Chen also finished under the pool record with times of 57.12 and 57.25, respectively.

- Elle Anthony and Georgi Mathews took second and third, respectively, in the 200 freestyle. Anthony touched the wall at 1:56.28, while Mathews followed with a time of 1:56.64. Mathews placed first overall in her heat.

- Rotival finished first overall in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.47. She narrowly missed out on the NCAA B Cut mark by a few fractions of a second. Paige Poteet also grabbed a top-three finish as she took third overall at 1:07.19.

- Swarthmore swept the top-three spots in the 100 backstroke with Szuromi grabbing first with a 58.57 effort. Anna Liu followed in second with a 59.57 mark, while Wong claimed third at 1:00.03.

- The 800 freestyle relay of Kate Hallmark, Collins, Weygandt and Tambling capped off the second session by taking down a 32-year-old Ware Pool record. Swarthmore's top relay touched the wall at 7:41.46 to overtake the previous record by 13 seconds and move into fifth all-time. The Garnet also took second in the event with a time of 7:50.67, which took down the previous pool record as well.

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HOW IT HAPPENED - SESSION THREE
- Hallmark topped a nearly 30-year-old pool record in the 1650 freestyle to open the final session. The first-year narrowly overtook Salisbury on the final lap with a finish of 17:40.08.

- Swarthmore claimed second and third in the 200 backstroke. Lexi Duffy placed second with a time of 2:08.27, while Liu followed at 2:09.01. Liu moved up to seventh all-time in program history.

- Anthony and Tambling finished in the top two spots in the 100 freestyle. Anthony led the pack with a 51.48 mark, while Tambling finished at 52.81. Anthony missed out on a pool record and NCAA B Cut by a fraction of a second.

- Rotival finished as the runner-up in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:24.94. The senior finished just one second off the leader from Salisbury.

- Weygandt continued to showcase her elite ability with another NCAA B Cut as she finished under last year's NCAA Championship invited time. The sophomore touched the wall at 2:04.41 in the 200 butterfly to post a top-10 time in the nation. Lauren Rohde followed with a 2:05.45 mark, while Chen finished third at 2:06.13. Rohde improved to fourth all-time in the event.

- The 400 freestyle relay of Collins, Anthony, Tambling and Weygandt bested the NCAA B Cut mark with a time of 3:28.60 to wrap up a remarkable weekend. The Garnet also finished under last year's NCAA Championship invited time as they posted its second-best mark in program history. Collins led off the relay with a time of 51.54 to post the second-fastest 100 freestyle time in program history.

UP NEXT
The Garnet return from their break with Dickinson College on January, 20.

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