Women's Swimming And Diving Has Strong Showing At Yale

Saturday, October 22

New Haven, CT

11:00 a.m.

University of Delaware

Yale University

Photo by: Isaiah Bell

Women's Swimming And Diving Has Strong Showing At Yale

10/22/2022 4:57:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Final Results

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The University of Delaware's women's swimming and diving team wrapped up their second meet of the season as they competed against Yale in New Haven, Conn.

"Very happy with the way we fought today, head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. "We came out a little flat after the long ride, but the team rallied in the second half. We still have much to improve, but we are training hard and this level of competition is great for us."

Mira Selling continued her impressive start to the season with a first-place finish in the 200 fly (2:03.42). In the 100 free, she placed second with a time of 51.37.

Mania Tasakou highlighted the Blue Hens in the 100 breast with a second-place finish (1:04.95). Tasakou had another strong performance in the 200 breast with a third-place finish and season-best time of 2:20.54. Erin Lillis finished in fifth place with a season-best time of 1:07.54 in the 100 breast and fourth place with a season-best time in the 200 breast (2:26.23). Jenna Leonard also recorded season-best times in the 100 breast (1:08.18) and 200 breast (2:27.48) and finished in sixth and fifth place in the events Marietta Gately had a season-best mark of 2:29.36 in the 200 breast.

Cristin Earley led the way for the Blue Hens in the 100 back with a fourth-place finish (58.91), while Natalie Dobrzykowski (59.59) and Aislinn Mitchell (59.77) followed right behind. Erin Shema took first place in the 200 back (2:03.91), however, while Earley placed in third with a season-best time of 2:04.03.

Julia Cichowska performed well in the 100 fly (58.19) and 200 fly (2:09.84), both season-best times and placing in second and fourth. Mitchell finished in fifth place in the 100 fly with a season-best time of 58.74 and Alexandra Misikova in sixth place (59.11). Also in the 200 fly, Misikova (2:14.82) placed sixth.

Nicole Chiappa recorded a fourth-place finish (24.64), Sullivan a fifth-place finish (24.67), and Peyton Rautzhan a sixth-place finish (25.16) in the 50 free. Also in the 100 free, Chiappa (53.56) and Anthi Lyra (54.03) placed in fifth and sixth place. In the 200 free, Shema finished in fourth place (1:52.72), Lyra finished in fifth place (1:55.48), and Bella Granetzke finished in sixth place with a season-best time of 1:57.76. Dobrzykowski finished in third place in the 500 free (5:13.47), while Granetzke recorded a time of 5:15.63 and Charlise Oberholzer recorded a season-best time of 5:15.64.

During the 400 IM, Lillis (4:37.78), Gately (4:44.40), and Oberholzer (4:46.55) all finished in fourth, fifth, and sixth place.

The 200 freestyle relay team of Shema, Chiappa, Lyra, and Selling finished in second place with a time of 1:36.90. The 200 medley relay team of Shema, Tasakou, Mitchell, and Selling finished in third place with a time of 1:46.47.

On the diving side, Alex Pastris earned her first zone cut of the season as she had 269.33 points in the 1-meter and placed in third. Julia Servas improved on her zone cut mark from the Blue Hens' first meet of the season with a score of 267.30 and a fourth-place finish. Rowan O'Sullivan had a score of 230.10, Jordan Campbell had a score of 228.38, and Ella Drazek had a score of 215.03.

In the 3-meter diving, Pastris again placed in third with a score of 265.73, while O'Sullivan (243.08), Servas (238.65), Campbell (227.48), and Drazek (207.23) all followed.

Delaware returns home to compete against William & Mary and James Madison University on Nov. 5.