ITHACA, NY - The Smith College swim and dive team excelled at the Bomber Invitational hosted by Ithaca College, placing third out of a competitive field of seven teams. The Bombers (2,307 points) outpaced the University of Rochester (2,037.5) and Smith College (1,135) to claim the championship on the final day of competition. The Bears, who achieved over 44 lifetime best times, improved on their sixth place performance last season and nearly doubled their score. 
 

"This was a super challenging meet that provided the team with a great opportunity to compete at a high level and overcome adversity. I was impressed with the grit the team demonstrated on the last day of competition - putting up strong swims and dives as we came from behind over Vassar to place 3rd. I'm proud of the entire team and extremely excited to see what we'll accomplish next semester. They are just scratching the surface of their potential this season. We're going to keep getting better." -Head Coach Caleb Potvin

Meet Highlights

• Jessie Wang (Princeton, NJ/Princeton) won the 200 fly in 2:07.44 and now ranks second all-time.
• The 200 free relay team of Bebe Cosgrove (New Paltz, NY/New Paltz), Maggie Cline (Santee, CA/West Hills), Susannah Winfield (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora), and Madeleine Lucas (Salem, MA/Salem) recorded the fourth fastest time in school history in 1:41.91.
• The quartet of Emma Schultz (Hyattsville, MD/Elizabeth Seton), Wang, Maddie Milla (Nyack, NY/Nyack), and Lucas now ranks third all-time in the 400 free relay in 3:39.36 with their fourth place performance.
• Emma Schultz (Hyattsville, MD/Elizabeth Seton) posted a fourth place time in the A Final of the 200 breast in 2:33.55.
• Katherine Welsh (St. Paul, MN/Saint Paul Academy) placed third on the 3-meter with 438.15 points.
• Racing in the A Final of the 100 breast, Susannah Winfield (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora) touched the wall eighth in 1:09.21, good for fifth all-time.

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