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Women's Swimming and Diving

Women’s Swimming & Diving Posts Season-High Score in Split with Cornell, #25 Princeton

ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania women's swimming and diving team cruised to a dominant 206.5-93.5 victory over host Cornell on Saturday at Teagle Pool to improve to 5-0, but saw its winning streak snapped by No. 25 Princeton, 183-117.
 
Kayla Fu once again led the way with her two event victories in the 100 free and 100 fly, while Brianna Cong topped Princeton standout Eleanor Sun in the 200 back.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Fu was all alone in the 100 free, clocking a 48.90 to finish in first place. She also edged out Princeton's Savannah Skow (54.07) in the 100 fly with a winning time of 52.89. In addition, Fu placed second in the 50 free, finishing in 22.81.
 
*Cong picked up a crucial win in the 200 back with a fast time of 1:55.17, beating out the Tigers' Eleanor Sun (1:57.52). Though not in this particular event, Sun is a five-time Ivy League champion and NCAA All-American in the 400 IM.
 
*In the 1000 free, Penn placed two in the top three, with Sydney Bergstrom finishing second in 9:46.47 and Anna Moehn close behind in 9:49.71 for third.
 
*The pair excelled in the 500 free as well, with Moehn taking second in 4:48.41 and Bergstrom placing third in 4:51.54.
 
*Katya Eruslanova earned a runner-up finish in the 200 free, clocking a 1:49.13. She added a third-place finish in the 200 IM, swimming a 2:02.15.
 
*Penn went 2–3 in the 100 back, as Cong took second in 53.58 and Kate Levensten placed third in 53.63.
 
*Kate Handley secured second place in the 100 breast, touching in 1:02.77.
 
*Maggie Hu finished second in the 200 fly, posting a 1:59.29.
 
*Meredith Holcomb placed second in the 200 breast, recording a time of 2:16.68.
 
*On the diving boards beginning with three meters, Sadie Howard scored a 249.90 to finish fifth, followed by Rachel Yang in sixth (248.20). Caroline Holcomb's score of 244.15 was good for fifth on the one meter.
 
*The meet began with a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay for Amy Qin, Handley, Amber Smith, and Fu (1:41.00).
 
*The afternoon closed with a second-place showing in the 400 free relay as Connie Wang, Smith, Qin, and Cong timed in at 3:22.31.
 
Up Next
Penn takes a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 at Princeton University's Big Al Invitational, hoping to defend its title from a year ago.

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Bergstrom

Sydney Bergstrom

Free
Senior
Katya Eruslanova

Katya Eruslanova

Back/Free/IM
Junior
Kayla Fu

Kayla Fu

Fly/Free
Sophomore
Kate Handley

Kate Handley

Breast
Junior
Meredith Holcomb

Meredith Holcomb

Breast/IM
Junior
Sadie Howard

Sadie Howard

Diving
Senior
Maggie Hu

Maggie Hu

Fly
Sophomore
Kate Levensten

Kate Levensten

Fly/Back
Junior
Anna Moehn

Anna Moehn

Free/IM
Senior
Amy Qin

Amy Qin

Free/Breast
Sophomore
Amber Smith

Amber Smith

Fly/Free
Senior
Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang

Diving
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sydney Bergstrom

Sydney Bergstrom

Senior
Free
Katya Eruslanova

Katya Eruslanova

Junior
Back/Free/IM
Kayla Fu

Kayla Fu

Sophomore
Fly/Free
Kate Handley

Kate Handley

Junior
Breast
Meredith Holcomb

Meredith Holcomb

Junior
Breast/IM
Sadie Howard

Sadie Howard

Senior
Diving
Maggie Hu

Maggie Hu

Sophomore
Fly
Kate Levensten

Kate Levensten

Junior
Fly/Back
Anna Moehn

Anna Moehn

Senior
Free/IM
Amy Qin

Amy Qin

Sophomore
Free/Breast
Amber Smith

Amber Smith

Senior
Fly/Free
Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang

Sophomore
Diving