Results
LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's women's swimming team overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat Dickinson, 137-125 in Centennial Conference (CC) competition on Saturday. The Diplomats improved to 9-3, 4-1 CC while the Red Devils fell to 7-3, 3-2 CC.
Prior to the start of Saturday's meet, the women's swimming team honored its five seniors: Erin Fago, Katherine Hirsch, Sarah Holmes, Allison Marks, and Leah Williamson.
Top Finishers (individual)
Julie McFadden
200-yard Freestyle – First – 2:00.44
50-yard Freestyle – First – 24.81
100-yard Freestyle – First – 55.03
Jenna Lu
200-yard IM – First – 2:16.56
200-yard Breaststroke – Second – 2:33.72
Skye Howes
200-yard Butterfly – First – 2:19.36
100-yard Butterfly – Second – 59.57
Janashree Jonnalagadda
100-yard Backstroke – Second – 1:01.38
200-yard Backstroke – Second – 2:13.85
Amelia Bothwell
500-yard Freestyle – Second – 5:27.02
1,000-yard Freestyle – Third – 11:13.05
Maya Blaisure
100-yard Breaststroke – Third – 1:11.88
Top Finishers (Relay)
400-yard Freestyle Relay (Pavlov, Fago, Hirsch, McFadden) – First – 3:41.07
200-yard Medley Relay (Jonnalagadda, Blaisure, Howes, Fago) – Second – 1:51.88
Additional Notes
The Diplomats completed a 21-point comeback against Dickinson, including an eight-point differential with just two events to go. F&M needed first-place finishes in the 200-yard IM and 400-yard freestyle relay to edge out the Red Devils, and did so to clinch the victory.
F&M's win on Saturday marked the ninth dual meet victory of the season. It is the first time since the 2004-05 campaign that the Diplomats have tallied nine dual meet wins in a year. A win next week would mark the first time that F&M has achieved double-digit wins in the regular season since 2003-04.
Up Next
The Diplomats head to Gettysburg on Saturday for the regular-season finale at 1:00 p.m.
