Women's Swimming & Diving Defeats Towson On Senior Day

Saturday, January 28

Newark, De.

12:00 p.m.

University of Delaware

186.50

113.50

Towson University

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Women's Swimming & Diving Defeats Towson On Senior Day

1/28/2023 3:36:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

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NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware women's swimming and diving program celebrated Senior Day with their ninth win of the season by defeating Towson 186.50-113.50. It's the Blue Hens' third win against a CAA school this season, having already defeated William & Mary and Drexel. Also with the win, the Blue Hens completed the regular season without being defeated in dual meets for the third time in program history (also, 1980-1981, 13-0, and 1981-1982, 12-0).

"I am extremely pleased with how the team performed today," head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. "We faced a very tough opponent and it pushed us to be better. Both teams fought every event and let their training take over. We are looking forward to our championship meet and the rest of the work ahead of us."

The 400 free relay team of Erin Shema, Natalie Dobrzykowski, Nicole Chiappa, and Mira Selling set a Delaware pool record with a time of 3:27.80.

Selling also won three individual races. She finished with a time of 23.77 in the 50 free, a time of 50.66 in the 100 free, and a time of 2:03.17 in the 200 IM.

Also in the 50 free, Chiappa (24.61), Kaitlyn Sullivan (24.87), and Peyton Rautzhan (24.95) finished in fourth, fifth, and sixth. Chiappa also placed third in the 100 free (53.00). In the 200 free, Dobrzykowski came in first place (1:155.03), while Anthi Lyra finished in third (1:55.83). Lyra took first place in the 500 free at 5:10.84 and in the 1000 free at 10:35.38. Bella Granetzke and Dobrzykowski finished third and fourth with a time of 5:14.13 and 5:17.80 in the 500 free.

Two Blue Hens took the top two spots in the 100 breast. Marietta Gately finished in first place (1:05.82) and Mania Tasakou finished just behind in second (1:05.89). Gately (2:23.25) and Tasakou (2:23.25) finished one-two in the 200 breast, while Erin Lillis (2:26.63) and Jenna Leonard (2:26.63) finished fourth and fifth.

In the 100 back, Shema took first place with a time of 56.96, while Cristin Earley finished in third place (58.89). Shema also won the 200 back at 2:03.35, with Earley finishing right behind in second place at 2:04.80.

Aislinn Mitchell finished in third place in the 100 fly (57.30), while Misikova placed fifth (59.27). In the 200 fly, Mitchell highlighted Delaware with a time of 2:08.25 to finish in third place.

Also in the 200 IM, Lillis (2:11.00), Earley (2:13.11), and Gatley (2:13.61) finished third, fourth, and fifth.

The team of Shema, Tasakou, Mitchell, and Chiappa finished in first place in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.07.

Julia Servas won the 1-meter dive with a score of 275.03, while Rowan O'Sullivan placed third at 237.60 and Ella Drazek placed fourth at 233.93. O'Sullivan finished in first place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 259.43. Drazek (251.85) and Servas (229.80) finished in third and fourth place.

Delaware will next compete on Feb. 4 when they host the Blue Hen Invite at 10:00 a.m.