Collins Finishes National Runner-Up, No. 12 Girls’s Swimming Captures Six All-Americans

INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 12 Swarthmore College ladies’s swimming staff mixed for six All-American honors to headline an excellent opening evening of the NCAA National Championships on Wednesday night. 

Genine Collins had the efficiency of the evening, ending because the runner-up with a pair of Centennial Conference information within the 50 freestyle. The junior matched the very best NCAA end in program historical past, tying Swarthmore Hall of Famer Anne Miller’s second-place effort from 2008. Collins entered the championship finals as the highest seed after swimming the quickest time within the morning prelims. 

Collins grabbed her second All-American first-team number of the evening, teaming up with Maya Ambardekar, Cara Dominici and Norah Rutkowski for a sixth-place outcome within the 400 medley relay. The trio captured their first profession All-American accolades, whereas Collins wrapped up the evening together with her eleventh profession All-American end. 

Quinn Weygandt achieved second-team standing within the 200 particular person medley. The senior added her ninth profession All-American nod with a number of alternatives so as to add to the entire this week. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
– Collins made historical past for the Garnet, ending because the nationwide runner-up within the 50 freestyle. The junior sprinter set a pair of Centennial information on the day with a 22.53 prelim mark and a 22.50 last time. She turned the second swimmer in program historical past to garner a runner-up end, and was the highest seed within the championship meet after profitable the morning prelims. She fell to an NYU senior by five-hundredths of a second within the finals.

– For the primary time in program historical past, the ladies’s 400 medley relay certified for the championship finals and grabbed first-team distinction. The staff of Ambardekar, Dominici, Rutkowski and Collins completed sixth total with a time of three:33.15. The Garnet relay broke the convention document within the morning prelims, whereas Ambardekar led off the race with a program document within the 100 backstroke. 

– Weygandt positioned twelfth total to seize second-team standing within the 200 IM. The senior was fourth within the comfort last with a time of two:03.54. Cara Dominici additionally swam within the prelims with a time of two:08.48 to seize forty eighth. 

– Kate Hallmark was twenty fourth total within the 500 freestyle prelims with a time of 5:00.55. The senior outperformed her seeding by 9 positions. 

– Elle Anthony competed within the 50 freestyle prelims with a 23.60 end, whereas Riley Bacinski touched at 23.91. The duo grabbed thirty second and forty seventh total, respectively. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet return to motion tomorrow for day two of 4. The staff will compete within the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 particular person medley and 200 freestyle relay.