No. 15 Women’s Swimming Earns Massive Head-to-Head Victory at No. 19 Johns Hopkins

BALTIMORE - The No. 15 Swarthmore College women's swimming team edged out No. 19 Johns Hopkins University, 134-128, in a Centennial heavyweight showdown on Friday afternoon. The Garnet took down the Blue Jays for the second-straight season, while capturing their 46th-straight head-to-head win and 43rd-consecutive victory over a conference opponent.

Genine Collins and Quinn Weygandt both captured a pair of pool records, while combining for four individual victories. The duo solidified their standing among the top swimmers in the conference and the nation.

Relay success played a huge factor in a tight dual meet victory. The Garnet captured first place in both relays, while winning both races by just a few tenths of a second. Collins and Elle Anthony, who also had a remarkable day with a victory in the 100 breaststroke, were members of both relay wins.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swarthmore's 200 medley relay earned crucial points with a slim victory over its rivals. The team of Maya Ambardekar, Anthony, Norah Rutkowski and Collins touched the wall at 1:44.50 to beat out the Blue Jays by two-tenths of a second.

- Kate Hallmark had a strong showing in the 1000 freestyle, grabbing first place with a time of 10:27.27. The senior finished just one second off the program record, while beating her nearest challenger by 14 seconds.

- Anthony was triumphant in the 100 breaststroke, finishing at 1:06.21. The senior beat out her Hopkins challenger by two-hundredths of a second to claim critical points for her squad.

- Weygandt placed first overall in the 200 butterfly with a 2:05.41 finish. She also took second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:53.56.

- Collins set a pool record in the 50 freestyle with a 23.03 mark. Riley Bacinski followed in second with a 24.08 effort to claim the top-two finishes for Swarthmore. Collins then went on to win the 100 freestyle, posting a top time of 51.62.

- Rutkowski was victorious in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:21.36. She beat her closest opponent by nearly three seconds, while finishing a few tenths of a second off her second fastest mark in program history.

- Weygandt dominated the 400 IM with a pool record of 4:24.45, beating her closest challenger by nine seconds. The win marked her second individual victory of the afternoon.

- Continuing its relay excellence, Swarthmore closed out the meet with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Bacinski, Collins, Craig and Anthony finished at 3:28.61 to out-touch the Blue Jays by three-tenths of a second, sealing a meet victory for the Garnet.

UP NEXT
The Garnet race against Kean University on Friday, January 23. The meet will be held at The College of New Jersey.

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Players Mentioned

Maya Ambardekar: Back, Fly; Sophomore

Elle Anthony: Free, Breast, IM; Senior

Genine Collins: Free. Fly; Junior

Kate Hallmark: Free, Fly, Back; Senior

Norah Rutkowski: Fly, Breast, IM; Sophomore

Quinn Weygandt: IM, Free, Fly; Senior

Riley Bacinski: Free, Fly; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maya Ambardekar
: Sophomore
: Back, Fly

Elle Anthony
: Senior
: Free, Breast, IM

Genine Collins
: Junior
: Free. Fly

Kate Hallmark
: Senior
: Free, Fly, Back

Norah Rutkowski
: Sophomore
: Fly, Breast, IM

Quinn Weygandt
: Senior
: IM, Free, Fly

Riley Bacinski
: Freshman
: Free, Fly

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No. 15 Women’s Swimming Earns Massive Head-to-Head Victory at No. 19 Johns Hopkins

Players Mentioned

Maya Ambardekar

Elle Anthony

Genine Collins

Kate Hallmark

Norah Rutkowski

Quinn Weygandt

Riley Bacinski

Players Mentioned

Maya Ambardekar

Elle Anthony

Genine Collins

Kate Hallmark

Norah Rutkowski

Quinn Weygandt

Riley Bacinski