WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania women's swimming and diving team claimed a mid-week matchup at West Chester on Wednesday evening, downing the Golden Rams 181-114 at Graham Natatorium.
 
The Quakers won 12 events and improved to 8-3 on the year with just one meet remaining in the regular season.
 
Kayla Fu, Amy Qin, and Vanessa Chong won two events each to lead Penn, while both Fu and Qin were a part of the victorious 200 medley relay.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Fu took first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.62. Erica Maltsev placed second at 1:55.88 and Jenna Jacobs finished in third place at 1:56.58. Fu also emerged victorious in the 100 free, clocking a 51.97.
 
*Qin earned victories in both the 50 free (23.62) and 200 backstroke (2:03.97). Amber Smith (24.86) and Charlotte Holliday (2:08.08) placed third and second in the events, respectively.
 
*It was a first-place finish for Vanessa Chong in the 200 butterfly, clocking a 2:03.89, while Lily Zhang placed second at 2:06.33. She also took care of business in the 100 fly with a time of 56.47. Kate Levensten placed third at 57.85.
 
*The 200 medley relay, which featured Qin, Kate Handley, Fu, and Smith timed in at 1:44.38 to finish in first place.
 
*Sydney Bergstrom swam a time of 10:32.52 to place first in the 1000 free, narrowly beating out teammate Amelia Girotto (10:34.14) for second.
 
*Levensten won the 100 back with a time of 56.49, while Holliday took second place at 59.49.
 
*Zhang claimed her win in the 500 free with a time of 5:07.26. Katya Eruslanova placed second at 5:09.99.
 
*On the diving board, Madeleine Parker won the three meter with a score of 251.18. Rachel Yang placed second at 248.33, with Sophie Slayden (245.94) taking third and Sadie Howard (235.43) in fourth.
 
*Howard picked up a win in the one meter, scoring a 243.00. Slayden placed second at 225.83, with Yang (221.03) in third and Parker (220.20) fourth.
 
*Keara McGowan led a 2-3-4 finish for the Quakers in the 100 breaststroke, timing in at 1:07.06 to take second place. Handley finished third with a time of 1:07.10 and Abby Druhan earned a fourth-place finish at 1:07.41.
 
*Druhan also claimed second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:22.52.
 
Up Next
Penn heads to Cambridge, Mass. to face Harvard Saturday at 2 p.m. in the regular season finale.
 
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