February 19, 2006

Williams Wins 2006 Women's Swimming & Diving Championship

Courtesy Bowdoin Sports Information

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Williams Coll

Meet Results
 

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ege women's swimming and diving team won their sixth-straight NESCAC Championship on Sunday at Leroy Greason Pool on the campus of Bowdoin College. The Ephs, led by an outstanding meet from senior Lindsay Payne, captured the title with 1878.5 team points. Middlebury College (1583), Amherst College (1353.5), Tufts University (931), Connecticut College (808), Colby College (788.5), Bowdoin College (737.5), Hamilton College (638), Wesleyan University (623), Bates College (467) and Trinity College (404) rounded out the final standings.

Payne won two more crowns to cap her weekend, winning the 100 freestyle in a meet-record 50.98 and anchoring Williams' winning 400-yard freestyle relay team. The host Polar Bears captured their first win of the weekend, as Victoria Tudor won the three-meter diving competition with a total of 445.15 points. The other winners on the day were repeats from previous days, as Middlebury's Sara Cowie won the 1650-yard freestyle in a meet-record 17:13.20, while teammate Marika Ross captured the 200-yard butterfly in 2:03.25. Amherst's Brittany Sasser set a NESCAC record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:59.92, while Colby's Kelsey Norsworthy won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:20.21.