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Women's Swim Team Beats Cornell, Falls to Princeton on Senior Day

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's swimming and diving team celebrated its seniors and competed for a split against Cornell and Princeton Saturday afternoon at Drexel Pool.
 
The Quakers (6-2, 2-2 Ivy) fell to the Tigers, 176-124, but defeated the Big Red, 217-83.
 
Kayla Fu recorded three event wins for the second straight meet, while Anna Moehn tallied Penn's other two wins in distance races.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Fu continues her strong start to her rookie campaign with victories in the 50 freestyle (22.70), 100 free (49.17), and 100 butterfly (53.29). She was a tenth from re-setting the school record in the 100 fly after breaking the mark last weekend.
 
*Moehn began her afternoon with a win in the 1,000 free (9:42.21). Sydney Bergstrom took second (9:50.64) with Anna Boeckman in third (10:05.60). Moehn also won the 500 free with a time of 4:46.19. Bergstrom swam a 4:53.75 to finish third.
 
*Kate Levensten swam a time of 55.04 in the 100 backstroke to take second place.
 
*Joy Jiang took second in the 200 fly (2:01.48).
 
*Katya Eruslanova had a second-place finish in the 200 back (1:57.40), a third-place finish in the 200 free (55.04), and also took third in the 200 IM (2:02.53).
 
*Izzy Pytel was the pied piper in a 2-3-4-5 finish for the 100 breaststroke, clocking a 1:09.20 to finish second. Kate Handley took third (1:03.40), Meredith Holcomb in fourth (1:04.76) and Abby Druhan fifth (1:05.05).
 
*It was another 2-3-4-5 finish for the Quakers in the 200 breast, this time with Holcomb coming in second place (2:17.23). Druhan tied for second with a 2:17.23, Pytel in fourth (2:17.24) and Handley in fifth (2:17.96).
 
*On the diving board, Rachel Yang racked up a pair of third-place finishes in both the one-meter (278.30) and three-meter (274.25) dives.
 
*The 200-medley relay team of Amy Qin, Handley, Maggie Hu, and Fu placed second with a time of 1:41.44.
 
*Amber Smith, Eruslanova, Moehn, and Qin took third place in the 400 free relay, timing in at 3:25.55.
 
*The Quakers honored nine women—Brooke BlomVanessa ChongAmelia GirottoJoy JiangJillian JohnsonKeara McGowanMadeleine Parker, and Izzy Pytel—before the meet began with a special ceremony.
 
Up Next
Penn takes a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday before heading to Princeton for its Big Al Invitational from Dec. 6-8.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sydney Bergstrom

Sydney Bergstrom

Free
Junior
Brooke Blom

Brooke Blom

Fly
Senior
Vanessa Chong

Vanessa Chong

Fly
Senior
Katya Eruslanova

Katya Eruslanova

Back/Free/IM
Sophomore
Amelia Girotto

Amelia Girotto

Free
Senior
Meredith Holcomb

Meredith Holcomb

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Joy Jiang

Joy Jiang

Fly
Senior
Jillian Johnson

Jillian Johnson

Fly/Back
Senior
Kate Levensten

Kate Levensten

Fly/Back
Sophomore
Keara McGowan

Keara McGowan

Free
Senior
Anna Moehn

Anna Moehn

Free/IM
Junior
Madeleine Parker

Madeleine Parker

Diving
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sydney Bergstrom

Sydney Bergstrom

Junior
Free
Brooke Blom

Brooke Blom

Senior
Fly
Vanessa Chong

Vanessa Chong

Senior
Fly
Katya Eruslanova

Katya Eruslanova

Sophomore
Back/Free/IM
Amelia Girotto

Amelia Girotto

Senior
Free
Meredith Holcomb

Meredith Holcomb

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Joy Jiang

Joy Jiang

Senior
Fly
Jillian Johnson

Jillian Johnson

Senior
Fly/Back
Kate Levensten

Kate Levensten

Sophomore
Fly/Back
Keara McGowan

Keara McGowan

Senior
Free
Anna Moehn

Anna Moehn

Junior
Free/IM
Madeleine Parker

Madeleine Parker

Senior
Diving