Coast Guard Slips By Blue Swimming & Diving in Aggressive 170-121 Meet

WELLESLEY, Mass. – No. 9 regionally ranked Coast Guard Academy received a aggressive 170-121 meet with Wellesley College swimming & diving in a conflict of undefeated squads on Friday evening at Chandler Pool. The Bears enhance to 7-0 on the 12 months whereas Wellesley now sits at 4-1.

Seniors Tracey Liu (Princeton, N.J.), Kavita Sekhon (Los Angeles, Calif.) and first-years Lucy Choe (Ellicott City, Md.) and Alexis Kung (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) opened the meet with a 1:47.59 time within the 200 Medley Relay to take gold within the occasion. Sophomore Lily Fender (Burnsville, N.C.), first-years Lana Richard (Oakland, Calif.), Margaret Lockman (Princeton Junction, N.J.) and Adilene Dela Cruz (El Dorado Hills, Calif.) got here in third within the race at 1:53.71.

In the 1000 Free, senior Julia Reich (Bronxville, N.Y.) and Leah Butler (Eugene, Ore.) completed 4-5. Reich clock in at 12:07.38 whereas Butler hit the wall at 12:20.91.

Richard went stroke for stroke with Coast Guard within the 200 Free. The Wellesley first-year out-touched the Bears by .02 with a successful time of 1:58.95.

The Blue additionally topped the 100 Back race, with reigning NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week Kung main the sector at 57.97. Liu took fourth within the occasion at 1:01.37. Kung later swam a 25.27 to complete within the third spot of the 50 Free. In the again half of the meet, Kung added a primary place end within the 200 Back to the day, registering a 2:06.54.

Wellesley’s successful methods continued within the 100 Breaststroke, with Sekhon cruising to a victory at 1:05.64. First-year Jessica Zhao (Beijing, China) got here in fourth, with a ultimate time of 1:13.21.

Sekhon and Richard have been high two performers within the 200 Breast. Sekhon blazed the path at 2:27.09 whereas Richard was simply behind at 2:28.06. Richard tacked on a second place displaying within the 200 IM, placing collectively a 2:12.46 that was inside .3 of the chief.

Senior Elsa Marsden (Vienna, Va.) championed the 1-Meter Diving occasion, main the sector with a six dive rating of 230.18. Junior Grace Qiu (Concord, N.H.) (96.90) and first-year Vicki Huang (San Diego, Calif.) (84.08) additionally competed in diving.

Coast Guard took first and second within the 200 Fly. First-year Jolyn Zheng (Irvine, Calif.) earned bronze within the race, coming in at 2:19.60. Zheng discovered gold within the 200 Back, pacing the aggressive area with a 55.28 time.

In the 100 Fly, Choe and Zheng each reached the rostrum, capturing second and third. Choe was the runner-up at 1:00.85. Zheng positioned third at 1:02.65.

Zhao, Fender, Dela Cruz and Zheng concluded the night in second place within the 200 Free Relay, clocking in at 3:46.19.

Both groups compete away from house on Saturday, November 22. Wellesley competes at Mount Holyoke College whereas Coast Guard takes on Brandeis University.