Swarthmore women (4-3, 2-1 CC) dominated the pool Saturday afternoon, taking all but four of the fourteen events from Washington and Lee University 156-106. Franny Zhang ’08 blew her competition out of the water, taking all three individual events she swam, and also contributed to a relay victory. Jennie Lewis ’08 delivered another exceptional performance, [...]
The Garnet women (3-3, 2-1 CC) fell to Rowan University 113-88 Wednesday night at Ware Pool. Jennie Lewis ’08 and Michele Hom ’07 each brought in an individual win and Whitney Nekoba ’08 took a close second. Initially during the 200 yard freestyle, Nekoba led the pack with a time of 28.88 after the first [...]
At the Franklin and Marshall Invite on Dec. 2-4, the Garnet women (3-2, 2-1 CC) posted a commendable 8 th place out of the 14 teams competing. Sophomore Jennie Lewis had a standout performance, placing fourth in the 200 yard butterfly (2:18.18), fifth in the 100 yard butterfly(1:01.71), and helped Swarthmore take fifth place in [...]
NYU won all 11 events in defeating the Garnet 153-52 in a non-conference meet in New York. Jennie Lewis ’08 finished in second place in the 50 freestyle in 25.94 and swam legs on the second place 400 medley relay team with Katie Schmidt ’07, Michele Hom ’07 and Franny Zhang ’08 and the second [...]
Franny Zhang ’08 won two individual events and picked up a third victory in the 400 yard freestyle relay, as the Garnet fell to New York University 135-70 on Saturday afteroon at Ware Pool. Zhang took first in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:15.9, and followed up two events later with a [...]
Swarthmore won the first five events en route to an easy 88-75 Centennial Conference victory over visiting McDaniel. The Garnet started things off with a victory in the 400 medley relay as the team of Erin Dwyer-Frazier ’05, Janice Yeo ’07, Franny Zhang ’08, and Sarah Cotcamp ’07 touched the wall first in 4:21.43. Whitney [...]
Martyna Popieszalska ’06, Franny Zhang ’08, Whitney Nekoba ’08, and Jennie Lewis ’08 won individual events to lead Swarthmore (2-0, 1-0 CC) to a 53-44 win over McDaniel on Saturday afternoon in the Centennial Conference opener for both squads. The Garnet opened up the meet with a convincing win in the 400 yard medley relay. [...]
Whitney Nekoba ’08 brought in two individual wins during Wednesday’s meet where the Swarthmore resoundingly beat out Widener, 133-67, in the opening meet for both teams. The first event, the 200 yard medley relay, was taken by the Garnet with a time of 1:58.22. Martyna Pospieszalaska ’06, Janice Yeo ’07, Jennie Lewis ’08, and Patricia [...]
The Swarthmore College’s women’s swimming team looks to repeat past success in the upcoming 2005-2006 season. The Garnet return 18 swimmers, including three conference-medalists and 11 team members who made the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. The addition of five freshmen, mixed with the strong cast of veterans, can fuel a strong run at the [...]
The Garnet finished in third place at the Centennial Conference Championships with at three-day total of 567.5 points. Host Franklin & Marshall defended its championship with 732 points and Gettysburg placed second with 687.5. Katherine Reid ’05 provided the highlight of the day when she broke two school records in one event. Reid earned a [...]