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Women's Swimming Extends Streak To 40 With Wins Over Cornell, Penn
November 19, 2011 | Women's Swimming and Diving
With victories in 11 of 16 events, the Princeton women's swimming and diving team opened its dual meet season with victories of 180-99.5 over Cornell and 155-125 over Penn.
Princeton, the reigning two-time Ivy League champion, opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, as Lisa Boyce, Emily Yu, Carter Stephens and Kerry Gruendel took the event in 1:44.85.
Freshman Damaris Iriondo placed second in the opening individual event, finishing the 1000 in 10:22.03. Classmate Claire Loht won the 200 free in 1:51.83, while Shirley Wang won the 100 back in 57.57. Stephens won the 200 fly in 2:03.74, while Boyce took the 100 free in 51.44.
In the 1-meter diving competition, Princeton went 1-2 in a razor-close competition. Senior Christina Kirkwood won with 236.65 points, while Randi Brown took second with 236.00 points. Kirkwood also took second in the three-meter event with 249.65 points.
The Tigers went 1-2-3 in the 200 back, with Meredith Monroe taking the event in 2:05.30. Wang placed second in 2:05.32, while freshman Courtney Ciardiello took third in 2:07.27.
Yu took third in the 200 breast (2:24.11) and fourth in the 100 breast (1:06.85). Loht won the 500 free in 5:02.18, topping teammate Iriondo, who took second in 5:03.59. Stephens won the 100 fly in 56.38, and Gruendel took third in the 200 IM in 2:09.70. The quartet of Boyce, Monroe, Qu and Stephens closed the meet by winning the 400 free relay in 3:32.76.
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