Swimming & Diving Defeats All Opponents in 2026 Debut at WPI

WORCESTER, Mass. – Wellesley College swimming & diving began the 2026 portion of the schedule by defeating its 4 opponents at WPI on Tuesday. The Blue topped the Engineers (138-136), in addition to Division II opponents Bentley University (166-120), Felician University (174-93) and Adelphi University (198-86). With the win, Wellesley now holds a 9-1 twin meet file for the 2025-26 season.

Wellesley opened the meet by profitable the 200 Medley Relay. 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.) mixed for a 1:48.32 time. 

Kung was the primary to hit the wall within the 100 Back race, putting first with a 59.50 efficiency. Choe (1:01.73) and Liu (1:01.83) got here in fourth and fifth within the occasion respectively.

Kung went on to win the 200 Back with a 2:10.77 mark. Sophomore Lily Fender (Burnsville, N.C.) snagged third with a time of two:14.00. Kung took silver within the 50 Free, lower than .2 off of a season-best with a 25.41 time.

Sekhon added one other win within the 100 Breaststroke, recording a 1:06.60 time to guide all opponents. First-year Lana Richard (Oakland, Calif.) swam a 1:08.63 and completed third. 

Sekhon and Richard went 1-2 within the 200 Breaststroke. Sekhon received at 2:27.59 whereas Richard was simply behind at 2:28.53. Richard was additionally second within the 200 IM, touching at 2:12.43.

Sophomore Samara Burstein (New York, N.Y.) was the 1-Meter Diving champ with a profitable rating of 189.95. First-year Vicki Huang (San Diego, Calif.) recorded a personal-best rating of 140.45.

Also taking second was first-year Jolyn Zheng (Irvine, Calif.), who swam a 55.94 within the 100 Free. Zheng’s time of two:03.11 within the 200 Free occasion was good for third.

Choe turned in a second place exhibiting within the 100 Fly race, nearing taking the highest spot at 59.50.

First-year Hannah Machleidt (Middleton, Wis.) claimed bronze within the 1000 Free occasion, clocking in at 11:13.03. Machleidt repeated the consequence within the 500 Free, this time ending at 5:29.61.

This weekend the Blue return to motion at Chandler Pool after they host the Wellesley Invitational on Saturday, January 17 at 10:30 AM.