GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall women's swimming team pushed the preseason favorite Gettysburg Bullets to their limit on Saturday afternoon, falling just short in a 135-125 loss in Centennial Conference (CC) action.
Georgia May had an excellent day in the long distance freestyle events, finishing in first in both the 500-yard Freestyle and 1000-yard Freestyle.
Sophie Moyer also had a strong performance - picking up wins in both the 100-yard Breaststroke and 200-yard Freestyle Relay. Helen Lahmann-Metcalfe joined her in the relay victory, while picking up a 50-yard Freestyle win as well.
Catherine Crampton finished her first winning race as a Diplomat, winning the 200-yard IM.
Top Finishes
Helen Lahmann-Metcalfe
- 50-yard Freestyle - First - 24.98
Sophie Moyer
- 100-yard Breaststroke – First – 1:07.48
- 200-yard Breaststroke - Second - 2:28.57
Georgia May
- 500-yard Freestyle - First - 5:26.46
- 1000-yard Freestyle - First - 11:07.30
Julie McFadden
- 200-yard Freestyle - Third - 2:03.37
- 100-yard Freestyle - Third - 55.21
Amelia Bothwell
- 200-yard Butterfly - Third - 2:18.98
- 100-yard Butterfly - Second - 1:01.13
Catherine Crampton
- 200-yard IM - First - 2:13.45
Relays
- 200-yard Freestyle Relay (McFadden, Moyer, Rachel Baker, Lahmann-Metcalfe) - First - 1:39.85
F&M returns home for another Saturday afternoon tri-meet, facing Mary Washington and York (Pa.) at home on Nov. 6 beginning at 1:00pm.
