
Harley Lopez Miro and the Princeton women's swimming and diving team topped Columbia Friday night in DeNunzio Pool.
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Women's Swimming Remains Perfect In Ivy League With Strong Win Over Columbia
December 08, 2017 | Women's Swimming and Diving
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Princeton women's swimming and diving team will enter the winter break on the positive energy of a five-meet win streak, a run that concluded Friday evening in DeNunzio Pool with a 195-105 victory over the Columbia Lions.
Princeton, which already owned Ivy wins over Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Penn already this season, took care of business in strong fashion against the Lions. The Tigers opened in impressive fashion, with the quartet of Izzy Reis, Jenny Ma, Elsa Welshofer, and Maddy Veith taking the 200 medley relay in 1:43.82.
A pair of freshmen went 1-2 in the 1000, with Courtney Tseng finishing in 10:13.45, and classmate Harley Lopez Miro taking second in 10:27.40. Junior Monica McGrath took a thrilling 200 free in 1:51.23, and CollegeSwimming.com Ivy League Swimmer of the Week Izzy Reis led a 1-2-3 Tiger finish in the 100 back in 55.81.
Freshman Jenny Ma won the 100 breast in 1:03.21, and classmate Skyler Liu led another 1-2-3 Tiger finish in the 200 fly in 2:05.54. Classmate Regan Barney took second in 2:08.06, while senior tri-captain Claire McIlmail finished third in 2:08.17.
Another senior captain, Maddy Veith, won the 50 free in 23.36, while sophomore Shaelyn Choi took the 200 breast in 2:19.72. Tseng added another win, this time leading a 1-2-3-4 Princeton finish in the 500 free in 5:01.58.
The Tiger women will be off until a home meet against Villanova on Jan. 12. They will try to complete a perfect Ivy League regular season weekend when they head to Boston during the first weekend of February for the annual H-Y-P tri-meet. Harvard will also serve as the host of the 2018 Ivy League Championships, which will take place two weeks after H-Y-P weekend.
The Princeton women's swimming and diving team will enter the winter break on the positive energy of a five-meet win streak, a run that concluded Friday evening in DeNunzio Pool with a 195-105 victory over the Columbia Lions.
Princeton, which already owned Ivy wins over Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Penn already this season, took care of business in strong fashion against the Lions. The Tigers opened in impressive fashion, with the quartet of Izzy Reis, Jenny Ma, Elsa Welshofer, and Maddy Veith taking the 200 medley relay in 1:43.82.
A pair of freshmen went 1-2 in the 1000, with Courtney Tseng finishing in 10:13.45, and classmate Harley Lopez Miro taking second in 10:27.40. Junior Monica McGrath took a thrilling 200 free in 1:51.23, and CollegeSwimming.com Ivy League Swimmer of the Week Izzy Reis led a 1-2-3 Tiger finish in the 100 back in 55.81.
Izzy Reis, the https://t.co/WLEOorSqAB Ivy League Swimmer of the Week, leads a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 back against Columbia. pic.twitter.com/IQWRfaxExO
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) December 8, 2017
Freshman Jenny Ma won the 100 breast in 1:03.21, and classmate Skyler Liu led another 1-2-3 Tiger finish in the 200 fly in 2:05.54. Classmate Regan Barney took second in 2:08.06, while senior tri-captain Claire McIlmail finished third in 2:08.17.
Another senior captain, Maddy Veith, won the 50 free in 23.36, while sophomore Shaelyn Choi took the 200 breast in 2:19.72. Tseng added another win, this time leading a 1-2-3-4 Princeton finish in the 500 free in 5:01.58.
Courtney Tseng was a double-winner for Princeton against Columbia Friday, including leading this 1-2-3-4 Tiger finish in the 500. pic.twitter.com/dW5b5xIGMR
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) December 9, 2017
The Tiger women will be off until a home meet against Villanova on Jan. 12. They will try to complete a perfect Ivy League regular season weekend when they head to Boston during the first weekend of February for the annual H-Y-P tri-meet. Harvard will also serve as the host of the 2018 Ivy League Championships, which will take place two weeks after H-Y-P weekend.
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