LANCASTER. Pa. - With 11 first place finishes in 12 events, the Franklin & Marshall Women's swimming team defeated McDaniel 161-53 in its final meet before winter recess.

Starting the day with the 50-yard breaststroke, Alexa Girasole-Culhane notched the first individual win of her collegiate career with a time of 33.69. Caitlin Barr then placed first in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 27.58. 

In the 50-yard backstroke, Sophie Bergstrom finished in first with a time of 28.20, making it one of two wins for the senior on the afternoon. Bergstrom was also the top finisher in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.67. 

Helen Lahmann-Metcalfe won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.95, while also being apart of the winning team in the 200-yard freestyle relay. She joined Matti Harvey, Rachel Baker and Sophie Moyer to win the relay with a time of 1:43.37. 

Georgia May added a win in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.85 before Ruhbani Sidhu finished in first in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:26.78. 

Kathy Peitz-Diaz set a personal best time of 2:06.82 in her first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, beating her previous best time by nearly four seconds. 

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Katarina Dominguez placed first with a time of 1:15.91.

Closing out the individual races was Moyer, who registered a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.35.

The Diplomats will not race against until January 13, when they face Bloomsburg in a road dual meet.