Women's Swimming And Diving Records Wins Over William & Mary, James Madison

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Women's Swimming And Diving Records Wins Over William & Mary, James Madison

11/5/2022 1:19:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

NEWARK, Del. - The Delaware women's swimming and diving defeated William & Mary, 161.50-131.50, and James Madison, 173.50-117.50, at Rawstrom Natatorium on Nov. 5, 2022.

"It was a great team win for us today," head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. "We competed against two great teams and the growth of the program showed today. I'm very proud of our team, and the effort they put in today. Our diving program had a phenomenal showing today as well and I'm very proud of what Ryan has done with his student-athletes and how much they mean to the overall success of our program. We are looking forward to our next two meets to finish out the semester and then the training trip."

Mira Selling again kept up her excellent start to the season, as she placed first in the 100 free (51.41), 200 free (1:51.17), and 400 IM (4:24.24). Her time in the 400 IM was a new personal best.

Anthi Lyra picked up first-place finishes in the 500 free (5:02.61) and 1000 free (10:22.30), both personal-best times. Kaitlyn Sullivan finished in fourth place in the 50 free (24.52), with Nicole Chiappa finishing just behind in fifth place (24.53). Natalie Dobrzykowski finished in second place in the 200 free with a season-best time of 1:54.20.

In the 100 back, Erin Shema led the way with a first-place time of 56.78. Cristin Earley rounded out the top five with a personal-best time of 58.28. Shema also finished in first place in the 200 back (2:03.08), while Earley finished in second place (2:04.61). Mania Tasakou finished in second place in the 100 breast (1:05.67), while Marietta Gately finished right behind in third place with a season-best mark of 1:07.08. Jenna Leonard (1:08.25) and Erin Lillis (1:08.62) finished in fifth and sixth place.

Tasakou finished in first place in the 200 breast (2:22.39), Gately finished in third place with a time 2:26.07, a season-best, and Leonard finished in fourth place with a season-best time of 2:26.91. Alexandra Misikova was Delaware's top finisher in the 100 fly (58.38), and finished in fourth place in the 200 fly (2:09.59), both personal-bests.

The 200 medley relay team of Shema, Tasakou, Aislinn Mitchell, and Chiappa finished in third place (1:46.14), while the quartet of Earley, Gately, Misikova, and Sullivan placed in fifth (1:48.57). The 400 free relay team of Shema, Lyra, Chiappa, and Selling finished in first place (3:28.25). The team of Dobrzykowski, Mitchell, Bella Granetzke, and Peyton Rautzhan finished in fifth place (3:36.38).

In the 1-meter dive, Alex Pastris came in first place (286.65), Julia Servas in fifth place (257.63), and Rowan O'Sullivan in seventh place (253.88). In the 3-meter, Patris (279.30), Jordan Campbell (264.98), and O'Sullivan (261.60) all came three-four-five. Pastris' score in the 1-meter improved on her NCAA Zone Cut mark, which was previously at 269.33.

Delaware is back on the road to compete against La Salle and Rider on Nov. 11 in Philadelphia, Penn.