LANCASTER, Pa. - The No. 15 Swarthmore College women's swimming team captured its fifth-straight Centennial Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon. The Garnet claimed its seventh team championship in program history, passing Ursinus College for the second most in conference history. 

The Garnet trailed Johns Hopkins by three points heading into the final event, but overtook the leaders with a gold-medal finish in the 400 freestyle relay. Swarthmore ended with 819 points, while Johns Hopkins settled for second place at 803.5 points.

Quinn Weygandt continued to cement her legacy as one of the top swimmers in Centennial history, being chosen Most Outstanding Performer for the third-straight season. She is the third swimmer in program history to win the honor three times. Weygandt wrapped up her final championship meet with a gold medal in the 200 butterfly for the third-straight season. She became the fifth-swimmer in conference history to win the event three times, joining Swarthmore alums Supriya Davis '15 and Anne Miller '10. Weygandt is also a four-time winner of the 200 and 400 IMs. 

Genine Collins returned to the top of the podium with a gold-medal finish in the 100 freestyle. The junior defended her conference championship, earning her second-straight gold medal, while setting a new conference and program record. Swarthmore has won the event in three of the past four seasons. 

Collins and Weygandt were both members of the championship-clinching 400 freestyle relay. The star-studded duo teamed with Elle Anthony and Riley Bacinski to break the conference and program record, while claiming the program's fourth-straight victory in the event. 

Cara Dominici and Kate Hallmark also took home individual gold medals on the final day. Dominici completed her breaststroke sweep with a dominant victory in the 200, while Hallmark captured her second-career championship in the 1650 freestyle. 


HOW IT HAPPENED
- Maya Ambardekar captured bronze in the 200 backstroke, finishing at 2:03.78 with a lifetime best. The sophomore remains at second all-time in program history. Marin Norlander finished fifth overall with a 2:05.84 effort, which also marked a personal best. She remains at sixth all-time. 

- Collins defended her gold medal in the 100 freestyle, winning the event for the second-straight season. The junior broke the championship, conference and program records with a time of 50.44, outperforming the NCAA B cut with a top-10 swim in the country. Elle Anthony earned a runner-up finish for the third-straight season at 51.20, which also beat out the NCAA B cut. Bacinski posted a time of 52.18  in the top heat to place seventh overall. The rookie improved her career-best mark, but still ranks fourth all-time. Sam Packard was ninth in the event at 52.40, which ranks sixth all-time. 

- Dominici blew away the competition in the 200 breaststroke, taking down the nearest competitor by over two seconds. The junior touched at 2:20.88 to complete her weekend sweep of the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. Norah Rutkowski just missed out on a medal, placing fourth with a 2:24.20 result. Annabelle Hoover also secured a top-eight finish at 2:26.11.

- Weygandt won her third individual gold of the weekend, winning the 200 butterfly for the third-straight season. The senior became the fifth swimmer to accomplish the feat, and the third in program history. Weygandt touched at 2:03.97 to beat her nearest challenger by two seconds, while outperforming the NCAA B cut. Sophia Ulvestad also picked up a top-eight finish in the event at 2:10.99, while Mirabel Fernald followed at 2:11.38. 

- Hallmark captured her second-career gold in the 1650 freestyle, pulling away from the field with a 17:20.61 finish. The senior swam below the NCAA B cut, but fell a few seconds short of her own program record. However, she did break the program record in the 1000 freestyle. Hallmark became the first swimmer in program history to win the event twice. 

- The 400 freestyle relay of Collins, Bacinski, Weygandt and Anthony clinched the team championship for the Garnet with a gold medal in the final event. Swarthmore defeated Johns Hopkins with a time of 3:23.55 to set a new program and conference record. The Garnet outperformed the NCAA B cut and currently hold a top-10 time in the nation. Collins also broke a conference record to lead off the relay, sprinting to a 50.40 split. The Swarthmore 400 B relay of Packard, Norlander, Ava Craig and Dominici claimed first overall with a time of 3:28.97 to finish under the NCAA B cut. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet will prepare for the NCAA Championship Tournament, where they have a handful of athletes in position to qualify. Selections will be announced on Friday.