CHICAGO - The No. 10 Swarthmore College women's swimming team backed up its national ranking with a fourth-place finish at this weekend's D3 Shootout. The Garnet scored a program-record 558 points, marking their highest point total and best finish in meet history.

Lorelai Bremer had a breakout performance, recording four program top-10 times, highlighted by a program record in the 200 freestyle. The 200 medley relay also set a program record, while Maya Ambardekar matched her own program record in the 50 backstroke during the relay's leadoff leg.

Genine Collins continued her strong start to her senior season, surpassing three NCAA B-cut times and moving into second place on the program's all-time list in the 200 freestyle. She currently ranks second nationally in both the 50 and 100 freestyles.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FRIDAY SESSION
- Swarthmore opened the meet strong with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of Ambardekar, Bremer, Jerica Yuan and Collins swam a school record and NCAA B cut in the event with a time of 1:42.19. Ambardekar also matched her program record in the 50 backstroke with a 26.32 split. 

- Ava Craig raced to a time of 4:37.02 in the 400 IM. The senior posted a lifetime best in the event with the tenth-fastest mark in team history. 

- Bremer had an outstanding performance in the 200 freestyle, grabbing second overall with a time of 1:50.96. The rookie broke the school record in the event, while also performing under the NCAA B cut. Nora Rutkowski also swam a lifetime best in the race, posting a time of 1:55.16. 

- Collins outperformed the NCAA B cut with a time of 23.03 in the 50 freestyle. The senior recorded the fastest time in the field and currently ranks second in the country. Riley Bacinski also won her heat with a time of 23.74. 

- Yuan swam to a lifetime best in the 200 butterfly, recording the tenth-fastest mark in program history with a 2:09.52 effort. Bacinski also posted a lifetime best in the event at 2:11.61. 

- Ambardekar paced third overall in the top finals of the 100 backstroke, finishing at 56.71. Xiomara Del Rosario also had a strong swim in the event, posting the eighth-fastest time in program history at 58.25.

- Bremer continued to impress with a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke. The rookie posted a time of 1:03.76, outperforming the NCAA B cut and moving to fifth all-time in program history. 

- The 800 freestyle relay of Collins, Del Rosario, Bacinski and Craig raced to a time of 7:43.44 to place fifth in the top final. Collins led off the race with a lifetime best, outperformed the NCAA B cut and recorded the second-fastest time in program history at 1:51.55 - falling just short of Bremer's record from earlier in the meet. 

SATURDAY SESSION
- The 400 medley relay of Ambardekar, Bremer, Rutkowski and Collins opened Saturday's session with a second-place finish at 3:46.32. The team outperformed the NCAA B cut, while posting the fifth-fastest time in program history.

- Bremer continued to make edits to the record book, posting the program's fifth-fastest mark in the 500 freestyle. She was third in the top final with a time of 5:02.74. 

- Yuan finished second overall in the top final of the 100 butterfly at 55.82. She swam a lifetime best with the fourth-fastest mark in program history. Riley Bacinski was second in her heat with a 56.87 effort. 

- Rutkowski was third in the top final of the 200 breaststroke, finishing with a time of 2:23.81. Ambardekar also grabbed third in the 200 backstroke with a 2:05.37 effort. 

- Bremer led off the mixed 400 freestyle with a split of 51.94 to post the program's fourth fastest mark in the 100 free. 

- Collins won the 100 freestyle with a time of 50.30. She outperformed the NCAA B cut and currently ranks second in the nation in the event. 

- Rutkowski had the top time in the second heat of the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.01, while Del Rosario was sixth in the top final at 2:12.02. 

- The 200 freestyle relay of Collins, Bacinski, Craig and Del Rosario finished the meet strong with third place at 1:34.76. The team outperformed the NCAA B cut and were the fifth-fastest in team history. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet return to action at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational on November 20.