RICHMOND, Va. – It was a successful first meet of the year for the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming and diving team, beating out host Richmond and East Carolina Saturday afternoon at SwimRVA.
 
Swimming concluded the weekend after diving took place on Richmond's campus Friday night.
 
The Quakers' freshman contingent immediately impressed as Amy Qin (100 backstroke), Kayla Fu (100 freestyle), and Maggie Hu (100 butterfly) each recorded first-place finishes in their respective events, totaling three of Penn's nine wins on the day.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The morning started with a Penn victory in the 200 medley relay as Qin, Keara McGowan, Hu, and Fu swam a 1:43.43 to finish first.
 
*Anna Boeckman made her return to the pool with a victory in the 1,000 free, recording a time of 10:14.27, just barely edging out teammate Sydney Bergstrom (10:14.42).
 
*Qin tallied Penn's first individual win by the Class of 2028 in the 100 back, timing in at 55.33 while narrowly topping Kate Levensten (2:03.78).
 
*Joy Jiang brought home victory in the 200 fly with a time of 2:02.27 while Emma Stolberg took third at 2:03.78.
 
*Fu won the 100 free with a time of 50.90, topping Qin (51.97) by just over a second.
 
*Kate Levensten was victorious in the 200 backstroke with her time of 1:59.81. Katya Eruslanova came in second (2:01.49).
 
*Anna Moehn put forth a dominant effort in the 500 free with a sub-five minute time of 4:58.42, while Stolberg took third at 5:05.54.
 
*Hu won the 100 fly at 56.02, just five-tenths quicker than Jiang at 56.07.
 
*Eruslanova was able to get herself a win in the 400 IM, clocking a 4:24.01. Erica Maltsev started her Penn career off with a third-place finish in the event at 4:27.31.
 
*In diving, freshman Rachel Yang had a strong effort in the one-meter dive, scoring a 271.70 to place third. Sadie Howard took fourth at 247.80 and Madeleine Parker sixth (222.60).
 
*Yang also scored a 256.45 to finish third in the three-meter dive, while Parker notched a 232.65 to finish sixth and Howard took seventh at 226.65.
 
Up Next
The Penn women continue their season Wednesday evening at Villanova. Action on the Main Line with the 'Cats is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
 
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