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FOUR IN A ROW! Women’s Swimming Wins Fourth-Straight Centennial Conference Title

LANCASTER, Pa. - The No. 9 Swarthmore College women's swimming team wrapped up a historic championship meet with its fourth-straight Centennial Conference Championship on Sunday night at Franklin & Marshall College. The Garnet currently hold the third longest championship streak in conference history. 

The Garnet totaled a championship record of 1,017 points to outscore the runner-up Gettysburg College by 148 points. Swarthmore has set a new points record at every championship meet during their four-peat. The team broke their previous conference record of 991 points and are the first team to eclipse 1,000 points.  

Quinn Weygandt was awarded the Most Outstanding Performer for the second-straight season. Weygandt won five gold medals with individual first-place finishes in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 butterfly. The junior is the second swimmer in program history to repeat as the top individual honoree. Supriya Davis was the last Swarthmore swimmer to accomplish the feat in 2012 and 2013.  
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- During the morning session, Kate Hallmark broke the program record in the 200 backstroke time trials. The junior improved her previous mark by two seconds with a time of 2:03.46. Hallmark fell just short of the NCAA B cut. 

- Hallmark opened the night session with a silver medal and another program record. The junior swam a 17:17.49 in the 1650 freestyle to improve her top mark by a few tenths of a second. Hallmark swam under the NCAA B cut in the event. 

- The Garnet earned three finalists in the 200 backstroke. Erin Szuromi (2:05.73) led the trio with a fourth-place finish, while Maya Ambardekar (2:05.80) and Mackenzie Tucker (2:07.05) placed in fifth and sixth, respectively. Tucker remained seventh all-time with a new collegiate best.

- Genine Collins and Elle Anthony finished with gold and silver in the 100 freestyle. Collins touched first at 50.97, while Anthony followed with a mark of 51.10. Georgi Mathews also qualified for the finals with an eighth-place effort at 52.90. Collins and Anthony both raced under the NCAA B cut in the event.

- Cara Dominici earned silver in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:20.59. Sophie Rotival followed in fourth at 2:23.84, while Norah Rutowski (2:25.33) and Annabelle Hoover (2:26.15) placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

- Weygandt captured her third individual gold with a top finish in the 200 butterfly. The junior touched at 2:04.57, while Annaliese Chen raced neck-and-neck at 2:04.62 for silver. Lauren Rohde (2:05.90) completed the medal sweep with a bronze finish, while Mirabel Fernald (2:09.01) raced to a seventh-place effort. Weygandt and Chen both finished under the NCAA B cut. 

- The Garnet wrapped up the meet with a gold medal in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Anthony, Ava Craig, Weygandt and Collins swam under the NCAA B cut with a time of 3:26.29. Swarthmore also finished first overall in the consolation final.   

UP NEXT
The Garnet await the announcement of Wednesday's NCAA Championship selections. The championships will be held March 19-22 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Players Mentioned

Elle  Anthony

Elle Anthony

Free
Junior
Annaliese Chen

Annaliese Chen

Fly, IM
Senior
Genine Collins

Genine Collins

Free. Fly
Sophomore
Ava Craig

Ava Craig

Free
Sophomore
Cara Dominici

Cara Dominici

IM, Free
Sophomore
Mirabel Fernald

Mirabel Fernald

Fly, Free
Sophomore
Kate Hallmark

Kate Hallmark

Free, Fly
Junior
Georgi Mathews

Georgi Mathews

Free
Senior
Lauren Rohde

Lauren Rohde

Free, IM, Fly
Senior
Sophie Rotival

Sophie Rotival

Breast, IM
Senior

Players Mentioned

Elle  Anthony

Elle Anthony

Junior
Free
Annaliese Chen

Annaliese Chen

Senior
Fly, IM
Genine Collins

Genine Collins

Sophomore
Free. Fly
Ava Craig

Ava Craig

Sophomore
Free
Cara Dominici

Cara Dominici

Sophomore
IM, Free
Mirabel Fernald

Mirabel Fernald

Sophomore
Fly, Free
Kate Hallmark

Kate Hallmark

Junior
Free, Fly
Georgi Mathews

Georgi Mathews

Senior
Free
Lauren Rohde

Lauren Rohde

Senior
Free, IM, Fly
Sophie Rotival

Sophie Rotival

Senior
Breast, IM