Girls’s Swimming & Diving Begins Weekend at Boston Winter Open Friday Night time

BOSTON, MA (February 6, 2026) – Junior Selin Tuncay swam a prime 10 time in NESCAC for the five hundred freestyle because the Tufts University ladies’s swimming & diving crew started its weekend on the Boston Winter Open (BWO) hosted by Boston University.

Tuncay completed in a 5:07.12 time for the five hundred free that’s presently ninth within the convention as of Friday evening. She was sixth within the race which was made up of primarily Division I contestants.

Jumbos swam 4 PR’s as properly on Friday evening, together with two within the 50 freestyle. First-years Iris Paek (24.33) and Kate Urdaneta (24.44) have been fifth and sixth out of 40 entries within the 50 free tonight, respectively, with their career-best marks. First-year Abby Davis was additionally a stable 14th within the race together with her 24.82 contact.

Tufts had two swim time trials tonight and each recorded PR’s. Sophomore Alya Hocaoglu timed 59.55 seconds within the 100 backstroke and junior Alexia Palko-Lacerda recorded a 50 butterfly mark of 26.93 seconds.

Also tonight, sophomore Anna Gjervold led two Tufts entries within the 200 particular person medley with a 2:12.17 mark for eighth place ut of 21 swimmers. The Jumbos additionally swam a 400 freestyle relay, with Davis, Paek, first-year Aila Howson and Urdaneta recording a 3:36.83 mark.

One-meter diving was additionally contested tonight. Out of 12 divers, Tufts junior Arya Gupta positioned third with a 253.10 rating for six dives.

The Jumbos will return to BU for day two of the BWO on Saturday, with classes at 12 Noon and 6:00 PM. More time trials are scheduled as properly.

 

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