No. 22 Women’s Swimming & Diving Downs Columbia on Senior Day, 210-87

Saturday, January 25

Princeton, N.J.

12 p.m.

Princeton University

210

Columbia

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 22 Women’s Swimming & Diving Downs Columbia on Senior Day, 210-87

January 25, 2020 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

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PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 22 Princeton University women's swimming & diving team moved to a perfect 5-0 in Ivy League dual meets Saturday afternoon inside DeNunzio Pool after downing Columbia University, 210-87.

Prior to the meet, a ceremony was held honoring Princeton's senior class; Shaelyn Choi, Christie Chong, Gianna Garcia, Carrie Hillebrand, Katrin Lewis, Mimi Lin, Lily Mannion, Lauren Peterson, Meghan Slattery, Janet Zhao and Elaine Zhou.

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Along with Princeton's women overcoming the Lions by winning 13 out of 16 events, the Tiger men's diving team also competed and Colten Young broke a 14-year old program and pool record on platform. His winning score of 392.85 topped Kent de Mond's previous record of 385.65.

Young was not the only Tiger to have success on the boards as Princeton swept the diving events. Matthew Chao finished in first-place on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards after earning scores of 298.43 and 248.40.

Mimi Lin finished in first-place on the 1-meter board; her score of 308.70 was 0.3 points off the 22-year old program record in dual meets set by Danielle Stramandi in 1998. On the 3-meter board, Sine Scribbick finished first with a score of 306.45.

Princeton swept the relays as the team of Garcia, Chong, Zhou and Sarah Grinalds clocked in at 1:40.33 seconds in the 200 medley relay while in the 200 freestyle relay Amelia Liu, Christina Bradley, Grinalds and Anna Durak finished in 1:33.99 seconds to place first.

Regan Barney won the 1,000 freestyle in 10:10.39 seconds while Garcia won the 100 backstroke in 54.80. Zhao touched the wall at 1:03.37 seconds to win the 100 breaststroke and Bradley's time of 2:00.01 seconds in the 200 butterfly saw her earn the win.

In the 50 freestyle Ellie Marquardt earned the win for Princeton in 23.37 and in the 100 freestyle Grinalds touched the wall at 50.46 to pick up the victory. Nicole Venema's time of 2:00.56 seconds saw her place first in the 200 backstroke, as did Choi's time of 2:15.05 seconds in the 200 breaststroke.

Rounding out the Tigers' event winners was Jennifer Secrest in the 100 IM, who clocked in at 55.69.

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