Women’s Swimming Remains Perfect in Dual Meets, Weygandt & Rotival Combine for Six Wins

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College women's swimming team defended its perfect dual meet record as they cruised past Dickinson College, 222-38, on Saturday afternoon. The program captured its 30th consecutive conference victory and its 26th straight dual meet win - dating back to the 2018-19 season.

Quinn Weygandt and Sophie Rotival headlined a dominant performance with three individual victories, respectively. Weygandt continued to show off her elite stamina and versatility as she ran the gauntlet with wins in the 1000, 500 and 200 freestyles. Rotival was equally as incredible with wins in all four of her events, including the opening 200 medley relay.

Ashley Wong and Genine Collins also captured multiple wins for Swarthmore with a pair of victories, respectively. The Garnet had six different individual winners as they swept the top-three spots in all 14 events.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet set the tone at the start of the meet with a top-four sweep in the 200 medley relay. The team of Kaja Arusha, Sophie Rotival, Ashley Wong and Genine Collins grabbed the top spot with a 1:48.53 effort.

- Weygandt narrowly beat out fellow All-American Kate Hallmark in a highly-competitive 1000 freestyle between two of the conference's top swimmers. Weygandt touched the wall at 10:46.28, while Hallmark followed closely at 10:49.25. Swarthmore also claimed the top-four positions with Ava Craig and Madeline Fox placing third and fourth, respectively.

- After taking first overall in a distance event, Weygandt earned her second top finish in the 200 freestyle just one event later. The sophomore phenom recorded a 1:57.75 effort as she was the only competitor to finish under two minutes. Mackenzie Tucker and Craig also placed inside the top-three to sweep the event.

- Ashley Wong headlined a top-three sweep in the 50 backstroke. The senior touched the wall at 27.62 to narrowly beat out Lexi Duffy, who finished at 27.90. Arusha also grabbed the third position for Swarthmore at 28.91.

- Rotival claimed her first individual victory of the afternoon with the top spot in the 50 breaststroke. The junior posted a time of 31.05 to beat out her teammates Cara Dominici and Cindy Wang, who contributed to another Garnet top-three sweep. Sophia Caceres also claimed the fourth position as the team showed off its unmatched depth once again.

- Annaliese Chen enjoyed a top finish in the 100 butterfly with a 58.81 mark. Lauren Rohde and Anna Liu also recorded sub-one-minute efforts with times of 59.29 and 59.94, respectively. Sophia Ulvestad also beat out Dickinson's top finisher to claim fourth in the event.

- Collins captured an individual win with a 24.48 mark in the 50 freestyle. The first-year was followed by Erin Szuromi and Sophie Rodner, who claimed the second and third finishes.

- Following a brief intermission, Collins won back-to-back events with the top finish in the 100 freestyle. The rookie standout finished with a time of 54.06, while Georgi Mathews and Tucker rounded out another top-three sweep. Ursula Horn also beat out the Red Devils' top finisher with a fourth-place finish.

- Duffy added to Swarthmore's success with an individual victory in the 100 backstroke with the only sub-one-minute mark at 59.48. Szuromi and Rohde rounded out the top-three spots, while Sarah Conley touched the wall with a fourth-place effort.

- Rotival enjoyed her second victory with a top effort in the 100 breaststroke. The senior finished at 1:06.85, while Anthony and Dominici followed in second and third, respectively. Ceceres also grabbed fourth overall to beat out Dickinson's lone competitor.

- Weygandt continued her domination with a third victory in the 500 freestyle. The sophomore touched at 5:16.82 to beat out the talented Hallmark, who finished at 5:18.72. Craig, who also had an excellent day for Swarthmore, claimed her third top-three effort of the night as she finished third overall.

- Wong earned herself another win with a top mark in the 50 butterfly. The senior touched the wall at 26.42 to beat out Chen and Arusha for the top spot. Fernald also claimed fourth for Swarthmore in the event.

- Rotival won for the third time to close out the individual events on the women's side. The junior recorded a 2:10.88 mark in the 200 IM, while Rohde and Dominici placed second and third, respectively. Both Rohde and Dominici also had excellent afternoons with a trio of top-three finishes.

- Swarthmore claimed the top-five finishes in the 200 freestyle relay. Ulvestad, Horn, Collins and Chen touched the wall first for the Garnet at 1:42.60.

UP NEXT
The Garnet (8-0, 6-0) return home next weekend with Rowan University and Kean University on Saturday.

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