Women's Swimming And Diving Defeats Rider, Ties La Salle

Friday, November 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:00 p.m.

University of Delaware

149.50

La Salle

Photo by: Isaiah Bell

Women's Swimming And Diving Defeats Rider, Ties La Salle

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PHILADELPHIA, Penn. - The University of Delaware women's swimming and diving program defeated Rider, 244.00-46.00, and tied La Salle at 149.50 on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Erin Shema highlighted Delaware with three first-place finishes.

Shema finished in first place in the 100 back (57.18) for the third time this season. She also placed first in the 100 free (52.43) and in the 200 IM (2:05.88).
In the 200 back, Cristin Earley came in first place with a time of 2:05.61 and placed third (58.94) in the 100 back.

Mira Selling finished in first place in the 200 fly (2:04.02) for the third time this season. Julia Cichowska finished right behind in second (2:09.02), while Alexandra Misikova came in fourth place (2:11.41). Selling also had a strong showing in the 100 fly with a second-place finish (57.50) as four Blue Hens came in the top six. Cichowska (58.64), Aislinn Mitchell (58.72), and Misikova (59.17) all came in fourth, fifth, and sixth place.

Mania Tasakou highlighted the Blue Hens in the 100 breast with a first-place finish (1:04.77). Erin Lillis (1:07.53) and Jenna Leonard (1:08.25) finished in third and fourth place. Delaware also had strong performances in the 200 breast with four of the top six finishes, with Tasakou placing second (2:20.84). Leonard came in third place (2:26.57), while Lillis came in fifth place (2:26.96) and Gately came in sixth place (2:29.40).

Kaitlyn Sullivan (24.94), Peyton Rautzhan (25.17), and Nicole Chiappa (25.21) all finished in fifth, sixth, and seventh place in the 50 free. Also in the 100 free, Natalie Dobrzykowski came in fourth place (53.19). Dobrzykowski (1:55.17), Bella Granetzke (1:56.60), and Mitchell (1:57.26) finished in third-fourth-fifth in the 200 free. Anthi Lyra finished in first place in the 500 free (5:04.25) for the second consecutive meet. In the 1000 free, Lyra finished in second place (10:24.46), while Charlise Oberholzer finished in fourth place (11:04.21).

In the 200 IM, Lillis placed third (2:12:04), while Earley placed fourth (2:12.44) and Mitchell placed sixth (2:15.87).

In the 200-free relay, the quartet of Lyra, Chiappa, Sullivan, and Selling placed in second with a time of 1:37.32. The 400 medley relay team of Shema, Tasakou, Selling, and Chiappa finished in first place with a time of 3:20.42.

The Blue Hens finished in four of the top five spots in the 1-meter dive, led by a second-place finish by Alex Pastris (243.20). Rowan O'Sullivan (218.10), Ella Drazek (217.19), and Jordan Campbell (213.19) all followed. In the 3-meter dive, Pastris (262.65), O'Sullivan (248.95), Campbell (228.10), and Drazek (203.60) all placed in second, third, fourth, and fifth place.

The Blue Hens will compete at the Bison Invitational from Nov. 18-Nov. 20 in Lewisburg, Penn.