#20 Women’s Swimming and Diving Eases To 160-55 Victory Over Union

1/20/2024 8:55:00 PM

Molly Nordquist earned a victory in the 200-yard freestyle.

The Middlebury women's swimming and diving team claimed victories in 11 events to ease to a 160-55 triumph over Union on Saturday.

HIGHLIGHTS

In the opening event of the day, the 200-yard medley relay team of Maddy Reid, Emma Hall, Evelyn Buetow and Louise Hay claimed the top spot, touching the wall in 1:50.56.
Mia Zottola cruised to a win in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 11:03.60. Zottola won the event by nearly 15 seconds.
In the 200 free, Molly Nordquist touched the wall in 1:58.84 to earn a victory.
Hay picked up an individual triumph in the 50 free (25.55), while Avery Maxwell eased to a win in the 100 free (54.95).
In the 200 butterfly, Buetow led a group of four Panthers to the wall, claiming the event with a time of 2:10.58.
Hannah Baumgartner was the quickest finisher in the 200 individual medley (IM) with a clocking of 2:11.22.
Isabel Pentony finished first in the 200 back, touching the wall in 2:08.76.
Hall claimed the victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.64).
Leading the way in the 500 free was Chloe Katz, who won the event with a time of 5:16.47.
Pai Easterbrook scored victories in both the one-meter (198.38 points) and three-meter (210.44 points) diving events.
In the final event of the day, the quartet of Hay, Katz, Maxwell and Baumgartner secured the top spot in the 400 free relay, clocking in at 3:39.99.

Middlebury returns to the pool on January 27 when it competes in a tri-meet at Hamilton with Williams.