CHICAGO - The No. 11 Swarthmore College women's swimming team finished fifth overall against seven nationally-ranked programs at the University of Chicago D3 Shootout on Saturday. The Garnet finished with 532 points, despite being at the disadvantage of not having a diving team.

Swarthmore's women ended the weekend with five NCAA B cuts and seven all-time, top-10 swims. Elle Anthony headlined the meet with two individual B cut swims, and one as a member of the 400 medley relay. The junior put herself in the spotlight on the final day of the meet with a first-place finish and NCAA B cut in the 100 freestyle. She also finished below last season's NCAA invited time. 
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Anthony earned the team's third first-place finish of the meet. The junior raced to the top spot in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.00. Her time clocked below the NCAA B cut and bested last season's NCAA invited time. 

- Swarthmore opened the afternoon with a fifth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. The team of Maya Ambardekar, Sophie Rotival, Annaliese Chen and Anthony finished below the NCAA B cut with a time of 3:49.77. The swim also ranked fourth all-time in program history.

- Ambardekar and Lauren Rodhe both put together top-10, all-time swims in the 200 backstroke. Ambardekar finished fourth overall at 2:05.78 to move into fourth on the team's leaderboard. Rodhe followed with a time of 2:08.86 to earn the 10th fastest mark in team history. Both swims marked life-time bests of the two individuals. Rohde also placed 12th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:06.45, which ranked as the fifth-fastest mark overall. 

- Genine Collins enjoyed a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a 56.82 mark. Annaliese Chen also finished a tenth of a second faster in the event with a 56.72 effort in the B Final. 

- Quinn Weygandt added to a stellar weekend with a couple strong performances in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle. The junior placed third overall in the 200 IM with a 2:07.68 finish, while claiming sixth in the 500 freestyle at 5:08.06. Weygandt opened the meet on Friday with a first-place finish and NCAA B cut in the 400 IM and a top-10, all-time swim in the 100 backstroke. 

- Rotival took sixth in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:25.66 finish, while Cara Dominici touched the wall a second faster at 2:24.67 in the B Final. 

- The Garnet maintained their relay success with a top-10, all-time performance to close the meet. The 200 freestyle relay of Collins, Rotival, Dominici and Anthony placed third overall with a time of 1:35.14. The swim marked the fourth-fastest entry in program history.

- The men's and women's teams had an impressive showing in the mixed 400 freestyle to claim second overall. Cami Wilson, Benton Greenberg, Collins and Weygandt raced to a 3:16.36 finish to beat the previous meet record.  

UP NEXT
The Garnet resume their conference schedule on Friday with the home opener versus Washington College.