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400medley relay celebrates gold
David Sinclair

Women's Swimming

No. 15 Women’s Swimming Builds on Success at CC Championships Day Two

LANCASTER, Pa. - The No. 15 Swarthmore College women's swimming team had another successful day at the Centennial Championships on Friday night. The team totaled three gold medals with two silvers. 

Quinn Weygandt made history, becoming the second swimmer in conference history to claim gold in the 200 IM for the fourth-straight year. The senior also set one of the team's three Centennial Conference records of the evening. 

Genine Collins toppled a Centennial Conference record, winning her third-straight gold in the 50 freestyle. The junior is the first swimmer to achieve three golds in the event in over a decade. Elle Anthony placed second in the event for the third-straight season, medaling in the event all four years of her career. 

The 400 medley relay was responsible for the team's third conference record, wrapping up the night with a gold medal finish. Collins and Anthony were members of the relay, capturing their second medals of the night. 

The Garnet strengthened their grip on first place in the points standings with 291. Gettysburg follows in second with 229, while Johns Hopkins has 225.5 points. 


HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kate Hallmark claimed her fourth-straight silver medal in the 500 freestyle. The senior nearly caught the first-place finisher on the final lap, but ran out of runway with a 5:00.41 finish. Hallmark swam a season-best in the event, but narrowly missed the NCAA B cut. Ava Craig won the 500 freestyle consolation final, touching the wall with a season-best 5:07.42. 

- Weygandt put together a historic swim in the 200 IM, capturing her fourth-straight gold medal in the event. The senior raced to a 2:02.43 finish to lock down a program, conference and championship record. Weygandt outperformed last season's NCAA invite time, and currently sits inside the top-five nationally. 

- Cara Dominici (2:07.71) and Sam Packard (2:08.20) also qualified for the 50 free finals, finishing sixth and seventh respectively. Cindy Wang capped off an incredibly successful event for the Garnet, winning the consolation final with a 2:07.59 effort - marking the eighth-fastest swim in program history. 

- Collins won her third-straight gold medal in the 50 freestyle, becoming the first swimmer to accomplish the feat since Kate Wiseman in 2015. The junior raced to a program, conference and meet record with a time of 22.69. The mark is currently the second fastest in the nation. She also broke the meet record in the morning prelims with a 22.85 mark. 

- Anthony won her third-straight silver medal in the 50 freestyle, while medaling in the event for all four championships. Anthony touched the wall at 23.36 to outperform last season's NCAA invite time. Riley Bacinski also claimed fourth in the finals with a 23.55 finish. The rookie bested the NCAA B cut in the morning prelims with a 23.49 mark, recording the third-fastest time in program history. Mirabel Fernald (24.24) and Marin Norlander (24.27) also joined the program's top-10 at ninth and tenth, respectively. 

- The 400 medley relay of Maya Ambardekar, Anthony, Norah Rutkowski and Collins capped off the evening with a gold medal. The team blew away the competition with a time of 3:44.80. The swim marked a conference, championship, and meet record, while outperforming the NCAA invite time. The Garnet currently sit inside the top-10 nationally. 

- Swarthmore picked up more points with a victory in the 400 medley B Final. The team of Norlander, Dominici, Bacinski and Weygandt touched at 3:47.52 to move into sixth all-time. The swim also outperformed the NCAA B cut and was the second-fastest mark in the entire field. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet return to the pool tomorrow afternoon. The opening session begins at 10 a.m. with the finals slated for 6 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Maya Ambardekar

Maya Ambardekar

Back, Fly
Sophomore
Elle Anthony

Elle Anthony

Free, Breast, IM
Senior
Genine Collins

Genine Collins

Free. Fly
Junior
Ava Craig

Ava Craig

Free
Junior
Cara Dominici

Cara Dominici

IM, Free, Breast
Junior
Mirabel Fernald

Mirabel Fernald

Fly, Free
Junior
Kate Hallmark

Kate Hallmark

Free, Fly, Back
Senior
Marin Norlander

Marin Norlander

Back, Fly
Sophomore
Norah Rutkowski

Norah Rutkowski

Fly, Breast, IM
Sophomore
Cindy Wang

Cindy Wang

Breast, IM
Junior

Players Mentioned

Maya Ambardekar

Maya Ambardekar

Sophomore
Back, Fly
Elle Anthony

Elle Anthony

Senior
Free, Breast, IM
Genine Collins

Genine Collins

Junior
Free. Fly
Ava Craig

Ava Craig

Junior
Free
Cara Dominici

Cara Dominici

Junior
IM, Free, Breast
Mirabel Fernald

Mirabel Fernald

Junior
Fly, Free
Kate Hallmark

Kate Hallmark

Senior
Free, Fly, Back
Marin Norlander

Marin Norlander

Sophomore
Back, Fly
Norah Rutkowski

Norah Rutkowski

Sophomore
Fly, Breast, IM
Cindy Wang

Cindy Wang

Junior
Breast, IM