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Sunday, December 4
Princeton, N.J.
10:00 AM / 5:00 PM
Princeton University
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Big Al Invitational
Women's Swimming & Diving Prevails At Big Al Invitational
December 04, 2022 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Day Three Results
Complete Meet Results
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University women's swimming & diving wrapped up the Big Al Invitational Sunday at DeNunzio Pool, emerging as winners with 1,080.50 points.
It was a hard-fought victory for the Tigers, as Utah came in second-place with 999 points.
The evening began for Princeton with the 1,650 freestyle, where Emily Appleton finished third in 16:43.85 and Nathalie Valdman tenth in 17:07.58.
Princeton advanced three to the A final of the 200 backstroke, with Isabella Korbly earning an NCAA B cut time of 1:56.69 and finishing third, Margaux McDonald finishing sixth in 1:58.57, and Meg Wheeler seventh in 1:58.87. Sabrina Johnston also took ninth with a time of 1:59.63, and Alexa Pappas 16th with a time of 2:02.45.
The 100 freestyle was a strong event for the Tigers, as four swimmers made it to the A final. Amelia Liu touched the wall at 50.48 to finish second, Heidi Smithwick at 50.62 to finish fourth, Ela Noble at 51.03 to finish seventh and Caroline Lewitt at 51.22 to finish eighth.
Eliza Brown clocked in at 2:13.90 and earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke.
In the 200 butterfly, Smithwick finished with a time of 2:01.60 to finish third, Jaime Chen 2:04.79 to finish sixth and Margaret Hayes 2:06.31 to finish 13th.
Julia Fidanza earned a second-place finish in the platform diving with a score of 256.95, while Maddie Seltzer finished fifth after earning a score of 229.05. Both Fidanza and Seltzer earned NCAA Zone cuts. Charlotte Martinkus also came in eighth, earning a score of 201.70.
The night ended with a win in the 400 freestyle relay; the team of Johnston, Noble, Smithwick and Lewitt posted a time of 3:20.83 to earn the win. The quartet of Chen, Liu, Korbly and Wheeler also finished sixth after clocking in at 3:25.07.
Team Scores
Princeton 1,080.50
Utah 999
George Washington 655.50
Denver 654
Cal State Bakersfield 280
Columbia 66
Complete Meet Results
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University women's swimming & diving wrapped up the Big Al Invitational Sunday at DeNunzio Pool, emerging as winners with 1,080.50 points.
It was a hard-fought victory for the Tigers, as Utah came in second-place with 999 points.
The evening began for Princeton with the 1,650 freestyle, where Emily Appleton finished third in 16:43.85 and Nathalie Valdman tenth in 17:07.58.
Princeton advanced three to the A final of the 200 backstroke, with Isabella Korbly earning an NCAA B cut time of 1:56.69 and finishing third, Margaux McDonald finishing sixth in 1:58.57, and Meg Wheeler seventh in 1:58.87. Sabrina Johnston also took ninth with a time of 1:59.63, and Alexa Pappas 16th with a time of 2:02.45.
The 100 freestyle was a strong event for the Tigers, as four swimmers made it to the A final. Amelia Liu touched the wall at 50.48 to finish second, Heidi Smithwick at 50.62 to finish fourth, Ela Noble at 51.03 to finish seventh and Caroline Lewitt at 51.22 to finish eighth.
Eliza Brown clocked in at 2:13.90 and earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke.
In the 200 butterfly, Smithwick finished with a time of 2:01.60 to finish third, Jaime Chen 2:04.79 to finish sixth and Margaret Hayes 2:06.31 to finish 13th.
Julia Fidanza earned a second-place finish in the platform diving with a score of 256.95, while Maddie Seltzer finished fifth after earning a score of 229.05. Both Fidanza and Seltzer earned NCAA Zone cuts. Charlotte Martinkus also came in eighth, earning a score of 201.70.
The night ended with a win in the 400 freestyle relay; the team of Johnston, Noble, Smithwick and Lewitt posted a time of 3:20.83 to earn the win. The quartet of Chen, Liu, Korbly and Wheeler also finished sixth after clocking in at 3:25.07.
Team Scores
Princeton 1,080.50
Utah 999
George Washington 655.50
Denver 654
Cal State Bakersfield 280
Columbia 66
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