Williams Claims 2010 Women's Swimming & Diving Championship

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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Williams won its 10th NESCAC title, capturing the 2010 NESCAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Middlebury College on Sunday evening. The Ephs ended the event with 1,954 points, well-ahead of the rest of their competitors. Amherst finished the weekend in second place (1,376), followed by Middlebury (1,148) and Tufts (1,070.5).

Caroline Wilson started things off for Williams on Sunday, setting a new pool record with a time of 16:57.22 in the 1,650 free. Amherst captured the next two events, as Emily Swett won the 200 back (2:02.55) and Kendra Stern won the 100 free with a new meet and pool-record time of 50.31. Christina Metca and K.C. Ha of Williams won the next pair of events, with Metca winning the 200 breaststroke (2:22.86) and Ha following with a victory in the 200 fly (2:03.20).

Middlebury’s Megan Collins was victorious in the final individual event of the day, capturing the three-meter diving competition with 442.35 points, a new pool record.

The Ephs capped the night as Katharine O’Leary, Wilson, Jullian Hancock and Carolyn Geller won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:30.43.