Calvin Girls’s Swimming Claims Rivalry Twin Meet Win Over Flying Dutch

RESULTS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 13 Calvin girls’s swimming and diving group closed out its twin meet marketing campaign with a 184-111 twin meet victory over No. 11 Hope Friday inside Calvin’s Venema Aquatic Center.

Calvin finishes its twin meet marketing campaign with 5-3 document with its final two wins coming towards nationally-ranked Division III opponents Carnegie Mellon and Hope.

Calvin took first place in each relay occasions and did so with season-best and NCAA III B’ minimize qualifying instances.

Its 200 medley relay of senior Madi McNearney (Riverside, Mo./, Park Hill South), junior Elise Bajwa (Bethesda, Md./Brookewood School), senior Elyse Radawski (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS) and junior Emma Merkel (Grandville, Mich./Grandville HS) took first place with a season-best and NCAA B’ minimize qualifying time of 1:43.57.  Its 200 freestyle relay group of sophomore Ella Andrews (Carmel, Ind./Heritage Christian School), senior Meghan Bengelink (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), Bajwa and Merkel additionally took first place in a season-best and NCAA B’ minimize qualifying time of 1:34.11.

Bajwa had an enormous night time within the 100 breaststroke, profitable the race in a season-best and NCAA B’ minimize qualifying time of 1:02.89. The time locations her within the high 10 of the NCAA III efficiency listing within the occasion. She was a part of a 1-2-3 Calvin end within the race with sophomore Gracie Ganger (Tipp City, Ohio/Tippercanoe) taking second (1:06.59) and Radawski third (1:08.51).

Calvin went 1-2-3 within the 200 freestyle with sophomore Zoe Poe (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette Twp.) profitable the race in 1:55.52 with sophomore Maria Heeres (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) second with a season-best 1:56.84 and freshman Holly VanderWeele third with a season-best time of 1:57.07. Poe received the 200 IM in 2:11.58 with McNearney third in a season-best time of two:14.23. McNearney additionally positioned third within the 100 backstroke (1:00.03).

The Knights went 1-2-3 within the 200 butterfly. Sophomore Grace Schutter (Shelby Township, Mich./Dwight D. Eisenhower) took first in a season-best time of two:14.08 with sophomore Vivian Rizer (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./Grosse Pointe Farms) second in a season-best time of two:16.73. Senior Elizabeth Dylewski (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Bloomfield Hills HS) was third (2:16.99).

Calvin went 1-2-3 within the 100 freestyle. Andrews took first in a season-best time of 52.53. Bengelink was second in 52.93 with VanderWeele third in a season-best time of 53.13. Andrew added a second place swim within the 50 freestyle (23.89).

Merkel received the 200 backstroke (2:01.60) with junior Katie Phippen (Macomb, Ill./Calvary Baptist) third (2:22.12). Schutter received the 100 butterfly in a season-best time of 58.65 with Ganger third in a season-best time of 59.73.

Freshman Avery Russell (Battle Creek, Mich./Battle Creek Lakeview HS) ton the five hundred freestyle (5:22.53) and the 1,000 freestyle  (11:06.81). Sophomore Ella McNeely (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa HS) was second (11:26.31) with senior Kailee Turner (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) third (11:37.22).

Sophomore Eloise Harrison (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) was second (2:30.43) with Radawski third in a season-best time of two:30.83.

On the diving boards, junior Veronica Skipper (Chicago, Il./Northside College Prep) took second on the one-meter board (240.45) and third on the three-meter board (241.12). Junior Leah Schouten (St. Davids, Ontario/Eden HS) was fourth on the three-meter board (228.37).

COACHES COMMENT: “Had a lot of great swims as we started landing the plane with our training,” mentioned Calvin head swim coach Dan Gelderloos. “We lowered some of our qualifying times, and had some personal bests in several events. Next week will feel good to take a break from racing for the first time in a while and get some much needed rest.”

NEXT UP: Calvin will now put together for the MIAA Championships scheduled for February 17-20 on the Holland Aquatics Center.