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Two More Records Fall, Women’s S&D Remains Second at Big Al Invitational

PRINCETON, N.J. – Two more school records fell on Saturday at DeNunzio Pool as the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming and diving team remained in second place, but gained serious ground on host Princeton with 721 points, just six shy of the Tigers (727).
 
Katya Eruslanova set her second school record in as many days after breaking the mark in the 400 IM, while the 200-medley relay team also set a school mark on Saturday evening.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*One night removed from re-setting her school record in the 200 IM, Eruslanova did the same thing in the 400 IM on Saturday, swimming a time of 4:11.93 to finish third place. It was also an NCAA B-Cut time. The record was previously held by Anna Kalandadze (4:13.44) from last season.
 
*After five years, the 200-medley relay school record will finally come down at Sheerr Pool when it re-opens in 2025-26 as the quartet of Amy Qin, Izzy Pytel, Maggie Hu, and Kayla Fu swam a 1:39.10, the first sub-1:40 time in program history. The mark was previously set back in 2019 by Hannah Kannan, Rachel Maizes, Monika Burzynska, and Wendy Yang (1:40.27).
 
*Fu won the 100 butterfly in grand fashion by recording an NCAA B-Cut time of 52.54. Hu took second at 53.63 with Kate Levensten placing seventh (54.98) and Amber Smith in eighth (55.12).
 
*Moehn also found victory in the 200 freestyle with an NCAA B-Cut time of 1:46.77, while Jenna Jacobs placed sixth at 1:50.43.
 
*Pytel swam a 1:02.03 in the 100 breaststroke to finish second with Kate Handley (1:03.38) in third and Meredith Holcomb (1:03.98) in sixth place.
 
*Qin put together a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke, clocking a 53.98. Levensten finished fourth at 54.26 and Eruslanova placed eighth with a 57.05.
 
*Penn nearly picked up another relay victory in the 800 free relay as Fu, Moehn, Eruslanova, and Jacobs swam a 7:13.97 to place second.
 
*On the boards, Rachel Yang took second place in the one-meter dive with a score of 268.05. Madeleine Parker placed fourth (266.35) with Sophie Slayden coming in seventh (235.00).
 
Up Next
The Quakers will search for a Big Al Invitational crown on Sunday with one final day of competition at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool.
 
 
For the latest on Penn swimming & diving, follow @PennSwimDive on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, and on the web at PennAthletics.com.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Anna Kalandadze

Anna Kalandadze

Free
Senior
Katya Eruslanova

Katya Eruslanova

Back/Free/IM
Sophomore
Meredith Holcomb

Meredith Holcomb

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Jenna Jacobs

Jenna Jacobs

Free
Sophomore
Kate Levensten

Kate Levensten

Fly/Back
Sophomore
Madeleine Parker

Madeleine Parker

Diving
Senior
Izzy Pytel

Izzy Pytel

Breast
Senior
Sophie Slayden

Sophie Slayden

Diving
Sophomore
Amber Smith

Amber Smith

Fly/Free
Junior
Kate Handley

Kate Handley

Breast
Sophomore
Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang

Diving
Freshman
Amy Qin

Amy Qin

Free/Breast
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anna Kalandadze

Anna Kalandadze

Senior
Free
Katya Eruslanova

Katya Eruslanova

Sophomore
Back/Free/IM
Meredith Holcomb

Meredith Holcomb

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Jenna Jacobs

Jenna Jacobs

Sophomore
Free
Kate Levensten

Kate Levensten

Sophomore
Fly/Back
Madeleine Parker

Madeleine Parker

Senior
Diving
Izzy Pytel

Izzy Pytel

Senior
Breast
Sophie Slayden

Sophie Slayden

Sophomore
Diving
Amber Smith

Amber Smith

Junior
Fly/Free
Kate Handley

Kate Handley

Sophomore
Breast
Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang

Freshman
Diving
Amy Qin

Amy Qin

Freshman
Free/Breast