Women’s Swimming & Diving Clipped by #23 Bates

1/8/2023 5:06:00 PM

Lia Smith recorded two wins off the diving boards.

The Middlebury women's swimming and diving team took nationally-ranked Bates down to the wire, with the last relay deciding the winner of the event. The #23 Bobcats squeaked past the Panthers, winning the meet 154-141.

HIGHLIGHTS

Chloe Katz earned a victory in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:57.82) and finished second in the 500 free (5:15.72). Katz stopped the clock 10 seconds before the next finisher in her 1,650 free triumph.
Zoe Tray claimed the top spot in the 200 breaststroke (2.27.41), while Elise Scott touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly (59.62).
Izzy Pentony finished runner-up during the 100 backstroke, stopping the clock at 59.80.
Hailey Vandenbosch took home the second spot in the 200 butterfly. Vandenbosch's time of 2:12.79 was just a tenth of a second behind the winner.
A pair of relay squads earned runner-up honors for the Panthers. The 200 medley quartet of Hannah Baumgartner, Emma Hall, Maddy Reid and Scott clocked in at 1:50.50. In the 200 free relay, Baumgartner, Louise Hay, Lily Siemasko and Julianna Haensley finished with a time of 1:40.24.
Off the diving boards, Lia Smith finished first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter, with point totals of 244.50 (1m) and 277.73 (3m), respectively.

NOTES

The Panthers will return to the pool when they take on Bowdoin in the Middlebury Natatorium on Saturday, January 14.

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