Women's Swimming Finishes Fourth At NESCAC's
After sitting in fourth place after each day of the 2012 NESCAC women’s swimming and diving championships hosted by Wesleyan University, the Panthers held on strong for a fourth place overall finish.
Williams won the event (1,430), followed by Amherst (1,430), Tufts (1,261) and Middlebury (1,125). Jamie Hillas won two individual titles, while one relay team took home a NESCAC crown.
On day one, Hillas earned the NESCAC title in the 50 breaststroke, finishing the event with a time of 29.79. Sophomore Andrea Tibbetts earned a second place finish in the 50 back, earning a time of 26.44.
Also placing second was the 400 medley relay team of Tibbetts, Hillas, Maddy Berkman and Nora Daly, who made an NCAA “B” cut with a time of 3:50.99.
Also earning a “B” cut with a third place (1:36.16) finish in the 200 free relay were Ann Carpenter, Alexandra Edel, Daly and Tibbetts.
Hillas won her second NESCAC title on day two, capturing the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.41 for a "B" cut.
The 200 medley relay team also won the NESCAC crown, finishing with a time of 1:45.57 for an "B" cut and a NESCAC meet record. Tibbetts, Hillas, Berkman and Ann Carpenter comprised the group.
Middlebury's 800 free relay team earned an "B" cut with a time of 7:40.57, good for second place. Daly, Courtney Haron, Jen Friedlander and Katherine Loftus made up the team.
Placing second at the meet in the 100 back was Tibbetts, who finished with a time of 55.59.
Day three saw Tibbetts earn a “B” cut with a second place finish in the 200 back (2:02.83). Also earning a “B” cut in the 400 free relay (3:32.07) with a third place finish were Daly, Carpenter, Tibbetts and Edel.
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Sports news reports are courtesy of Middlebury College
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