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Ivy Champion Women's Swimming/Diving Places Six On 2010 All-Ivy Squad
March 01, 2010 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Though its title-winning effort was certainly a team performance, six members of the 2010 Ivy League champion Princeton women's swimming and diving team have earned All-Ivy distinction, it was announced Monday by the Ivy League.
Each of the six — seniors Alicia Aemisegger and Courtney Kilkuts, junior Megan Waters and sophomores Jillian Altenburger, Meredith Monroe and Aislinn Smalling — claimed at least one first-team All-ivy honors. Of the six, four earned at least four All-Ivy honors overall, led by Aemisegger's seven. Aemisegger, Kilkuts, Monroe and Waters each earned at least two second-team All-Ivy honors as well.
As she has since she first stepped on the Princeton campus, co-captain Aemisegger led the way during another championship weekend. The Career High Point Scorer honoree, she completed a career sweep in individual events (12 for 12) by winning the 500 free, the 400 IM and the 1650 free. In each of those three individual events, she has at least a Top 6 time in all of the NCAA; she has the fourth-ranked time in both the 500 and 1650. Aemisegger also earned first-team honors in the 800 free and 400 medley relays, while earned second-team honors in the 400 free and 200 medley relays.
Fellow co-captain Kilkuts also completed a career sweep when she won her fourth straight 200 IM Thursday evening. Kilkuts was part of both the winning 400 medley relay team and the runner-up 200 medley relay. She added a second-team honor in the 400 free relay.
Both Waters and Monroe earned five All-Ivy honors apiece. Waters won the 100 free and placed second in the 50 free, and she was part of the winning 400 medley relay team. Monore won her first career individual title by claiming the 200 back final Saturday, and she added first-team honors in both the 800 free and 400 medley relays. Both Waters and Monroe were both on the second-team 400 free and 200 medley relays.
Altenburger used a pair of 200 free swims Friday night to earn two first-team All-Ivy honors. Her first was in the individual championship, which she won in a tight finish with Harvard's Kate Mills. Altenburger came back to the pool at the end of the night and led off the winning 800 free relay. Joining her on the winning 800 relay was Smalling, who earned a first-team All-Ivy honor for the first time in her career.
FIRST TEAM
50-yard freestyle — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
100-yard freestyle — Megan Waters, Princeton / Jr., Derwood, Md.
200-yard freestyle — Jillian Altenburger, Princeton / So., Morristown, N.J.
500-yard freestyle — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
1000-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1650-yard freestyle — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
100-yard butterfly — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
200-yard butterfly — Alex Forrester, Yale / Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.
100-yard breaststroke — Susan Kim, Yale / Sr., Rockville, Md.
200-yard breaststroke — Susan Kim, Yale / Sr., Rockville, Md.
100-yard backstroke — Chiara Spinnazola, Cornell / So., Narragansett, R.I.
200-yard backstroke — Meredith Monroe, Princeton / So., Dallas, Texas
200-yard individual medley — Courtney Kilkuts, Princeton / Sr., Corona, Calif.
400-yard individual medley — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Sr., Oreland, Pa.
One-meter diving — Erica Serpico, Dartmouth / So., Moorestown, N.J.
Three-meter diving — Rachael Rosenberg, Yale / So., Strongsville, Ohio
200-yard freestyle relay — Yale - Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound
Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr.,
Sacramento, Calif.), Andrea Clifford (Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.)
400-yard freestyle relay — Yale - Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound
Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr.,
Sacramento, Calif.), Joan Weaver (Fr., Sayville, N.Y.)
800-yard freestyle relay — Princeton - Jillian Altenburger (So.,
Morristown, N.J.), Aislinn Smalling (So., Westlake, California),
Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland,
Pa.)
200-yard medley relay — Yale - Molly Albrecht (Fr., Lawrence,
Kan.), Susan Kim (Sr., Rockville, Md.), Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound
Ridge, N.Y.), Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.)
400-yard medley relay — Princeton - Meredith Monroe (So.,
Dallas, Texas), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.), Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.)
Swimmer of the Meet — Susan Kim, Yale
Diver of the Meet — Rachael Rosenberg, Yale
Career High Point Swimmer — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton
Career High Point Diver — Katie Olko, Brown
SECOND TEAM
50-yard freestyle — Megan Waters, Princeton / Jr., Derwood, Md.
100-yard freestyle — Emily Dominski, Yale / So., Winnetka, Ill.
200-yard freestyle — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
500-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1000-yard freestyle — Christine Kaufman, Harvard / Jr., Belmont, Mass.
1650-yard freestyle — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.
100-yard butterfly — Chiara Spinazzola, Cornell / So., Narragansett, R.I.
200-yard butterfly — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
100-yard breaststroke — Katie Meili, Columbia / Fr., Colleyville, Texas
200-yard breaststroke — Mariele Dunn, Columbia / Jr., Weston, Mass.
100-yard backstroke — Emily Dominski, Yale / So., Winnetka, Ill.
200-yard backstroke — Molly Albrecht, Yale / Fr., Lawrence, Kan.
200-yard individual medley — Kate Mills, Harvard / Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
400-yard individual medley — Katherine Pickard, Harvard / Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz.
One-meter diving — Paige Meneses, Yale / Fr., St. Louis, Mo.
Three-meter diving — Melissa Gardel, Penn / Sr., Wayland, Mass.
200-yard freestyle relay — Harvard - Kelly Robinson (Fr., Hong Kong), Katy Hinkle (Jr., Alexandria, Va.), Katherine Pickard (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Ali Slack (Jr., Duluth, Ga.)
400-yard freestyle relay — Princeton - Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Meredith Monroe (So, Dallas, Texas), Alicia Aemisegger (Jr., Oreland, Pa.)
800-yard freestyle relay — Harvard - Alexandra Clarke (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Katherine Pickard (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Catherine Zagroba (So., Ridgewood, N.J.), Kate Mills (Jr., Sacramento, Calif.)
200-yard medley relay — Princeton - Meredith Monroe (So., Dallas, Texas), Courtney Kilkuts (Sr., Corona, Calif.), Alicia Aemisegger (Sr., Oreland, Pa.), Megan Waters (Jr., Derwood, Md.)
400-yard medley relay — Yale - Emily Dominski (So., Winnetka, Ill.), Susan Kim (Sr., Rockville, Md.), Alex Forrester (Fr., Pound Ridge, N.Y.), Cynthia Tsay (Fr., Sacramento, Calif.)