Girls’s Swimming & Diving sits in fourth by means of third day of Liberty League Championships

ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT ladies’s swimming & diving crew stay in fourth place by means of three days of competitors on the 2026 Liberty League Championships, Friday.
 
Saturday’s prelims begin at 10 a.m., adopted by the finals at 6 p.m.
 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• The RIT-A 200 Medley Relay crew took third place with a mixed time of 1:47.48.
• Junior swimmer Madisen Pavoris swam legs within the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 Free Relay that completed fifth. Pavoris additionally swam the 100 Backstroke in 58.55 to tie for sixth place.

 
THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior divers Gwen Petrie and McKenna Porter took first and third place, respectively, within the 1 Meter competitors. Petrie scored 465.00 factors within the finals as Porter recorded 435.85 factors.
• The RIT-A 200 Free Relay crew positioned third within the occasion with a mixed time of 1:37.37.
• In the 100 Fly finals, first-year Taryn Hickey positioned fourth with a time of 57.14 after ending the prelims with a time of 57.40.

 
WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• First-year swimmer Taryn Hickey received the 50 Free with a time of 23.70 after posting the fifth quickest time (24.13) within the prelims.
• Megan Metivier earned sixth within the 200 IM finals with a 2:13.62 clocking.

 
Friday, Feb. 20
200 Medley Relay Finals
3. RIT A – 1.47.48 (Madisen Pavoris, Megan Metivier, Laina Swartzwelder, Taryn Hickey)
19. RIT B – 1:52.36 (Evan Arnold, Jessica Walsh, Annika Reiger, Rose LaDue)
 
200 Fly Finals
8. Megan Metivier – 2:16.84
13. Zoe Joss – 2:20.69
 
100 Back Finals
t6. Madisen Pavoris – 58.55
15. Evan Arnold – 1:00.88
21. Annika Rieger – 1:03.10
 
100 Breast Finals
10. Jess Walsh – 1:10.21
19. Valerie Tennyson – 1:12.75
 
800 Free Relay Finals
5. RIT-B – 8:22.61 (Valerie Tennyson, Jaden Steen, Cassandra Collins, Madisen Pavoris)
 
200 Fly Prelims
6. Megan Metivier – 2:16.22 Advances to A Final
10. Zoe Joss – 2:20.00 Advances to B Final
 
100 Back Prelims
14. Evan Arnold – 1:01.04 Advances to B Final
20. Annika Rieger – 1:02.73 Advances to C Final
 
100 Breast Prelims
10. Jess Walsh – 1:10.21 Advances to B Final
18. Valerie Tennyson – 1:12.15 Advances to C Final
 
Thursday, Feb. 19
200 Free Finals
6. Laina Swartzwelder – 1:55.95
12. Sephora Schoenheit – 1:57.35

100 Fly Finals

4. Taryn Hickey – 57.14

10. Megan Metivier – 59.00

17. Annika Rieger – 1:01.19

 

400 IM Finals

11. Cassandra Collins – 4:50.18

14. Zoe Joss – 4:55.62

 

1-Meter Dive Finals

1. Gwen Petrie – 465.00

3. McKenna Porter – 435.85

 

200 Free Relay

3. RIT A – 1:37.37 (Taryn Hickey, Liana Swartzwelder, Evan Arnold, Sephora Schoenheit)

20. RIT B – 1:41.37 (Annika Rieger, Valerie Tennyson, Jaden Steen, Rose LaDue)

 

200 Free Prelims

6. Laina Swartzwelder – 1:55.11 Advances to A Final

12. Sephora Schoenheit – 1:58.63 Advances to B Finals

100 Fly Prelims

t4. Taryn Hickey – 57.40 Advances to A Finals

11. Megan Metivier – 59.58 Advances to B Finals

18. Annika Rieger – 1:01.78 Advances to C Finals

 

400 IM Prelims

13. Cassandra Collins – 4:54.26 Advances to B Finals

16. Zoe Joss – 5:01.75 Advances to B Finals

 

1-Meter Dive Prelims

1. Gwen Petrie – 463.35

3. McKenna Porter – 438.70

— Margaret Sokalzuk – 371.95

 

Wednesday, Feb. 18

500 Free Finals

9. Laina Swartzwelder – 5:12.32

17. Cassandra Collins – 5:23.21

18. Madisen Pavoris – 5:29.46

 

200 IM Finals

6. Megan Metivier – 2:13.62

11. Jessica Walsh – 2:15.07

50 Free Finals

1. Taryn Hickey – 23.70

17. Sephora Schoenheit – 24.93

24. Evan Arnold – 25.59

400 Medley Relay Finals

5. RIT A – 4:01.12 (Madisen Pavoris, Jessica Walsh, Megan Metivier, Taryn Hickey)

19. RIT B –  4:06.75 (Evan Arnold, Valerie Tennyson, Zoe Joss, Sephora Schoenheit)

 

500 Free Prelims

9. Laina Swartzwelder – 5:14.30 – Advances to B Final

17. Madisen Pavoris – 5:29.21– Advances to C Final

18. Cassandra Collins – 5:30.60 – Advances to C Final

 

200 IM Prelims

6. Megan Metivier – 2:15.03 – Advances to A Final

12. Jessica Walsh – 2:16.95 – Advances to B Final

 

50 Free Prelims

5. Taryn Hickey – 24.13 – Advances to A Final

17. Sephora Schoenheit – 24.95 – Advances to B Final

24. Evan Arnold – 25.57

25. Valerie Tennyson – 25.60

26. Annika Rieger – 25.66

t30. Rose LaDue – 26.15

33. Jaden Steen – 26.38

 

Saturday, Feb. 21

1,650 Free Prelims

Laina Swartzwelder

Cassandra Collins

Megan Metivier

 

100 Free Prelims

Taryn Hickey

Evan Arnold

Valerie Tennyson

Sephora Schoenheit

Annika Rieger

Jaden Steen

Rose LaDue

 

200 Back Prelims

Madisen Pavoris

Zoe Joss

Annika Rieger

 

200 Breast Prelims

Jess Walsh

Megan Metivier

Valerie Tennyson

 

3-Meter Dive Prelims

Gwen Petrie

McKenna Porter

Margaret Sokalzuk