Ladies’s Swimming & Diving Returns to Motion with Dwelling Conflict In opposition to Brown

LAST TIME OUT
The Lions will look to construct upon their 1-2 document in 2022 heading into Friday’s meet by using the momentum of a dominant efficiency final outing on the ECAC Winter Championships. The ladies got here in first place within the competitors, totaling 2019 factors to defeat the likes of UMBC, Wagner, Sienna, Marist, LIU, and plenty of extra opponents. 

A number of Columbia student-athletes had profession performances at ECACs, together with Emily MacDonald who shattered a faculty document within the 50-free, taking first place within the occasion with a time of twenty-two.66. Aziza Ganihanova set a number of ECAC data over the weekend, all of the whereas additionally setting a brand new program document within the 200-back with a formidable time of 1:57.35. 

In all, the Lions shattered upwards of double-digit ECAC data in East Meadow, together with a record-setting efficiency by Olivia Jubin within the mile swim. The senior took first place within the occasion, shattering the ECAC document with a time of 16:35.78. This was additionally the second-highest mark in Columbia historical past. 

SCOUTING BROWN
The Bears come into Friday’s conflict with a 2-3 document to date this season. Brown owns wins over Dartmouth and Penn, and defeats by the hands of Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. 

Just like the Lions, the Bears are additionally coming in scorching on Friday due to a primary place end in a dual-meet final outing. Brown fended off NYU and New Hampshire on the Bruno Invite in early December due to some large performances. Elena Yeh set a program document on the diving boards along with her efficiency on the 3-meter. She completed the occasion with 314.70 factors, greater than six factors increased than the earlier Brown document. As well as, Brown gained practically each swimming occasion over the course of the three days, highlighted by a record-breaking efficiency from Sumner Chmielewski within the 400-IM. 

Final season, the Bears completed the common season with a 3-4 total document, and completed in fifth place on the Ivy League Championships, simply forward of Columbia. Of their particular person matchup final season, Brown defeated the Lions, 191-96.

ON DECK
The Lions could have a fast turnaround following Friday’s competitors, because the crew will hit the highway as soon as once more for a visit to Ithaca, New York, to tackle Ivy League foe Cornell on Sunday, January 15. The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. 
 

KEEPING UP WITH THE LIONS
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