Women's swimming and diving rises to 3rd place at A-10 Championships

HAMPTON, VA – (February 23, 2024) – The Fordham Women’s Team takes third place out of 11 teams as day three of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships concludes at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Virginia. did.

George Washington maintained its lead for the third day in a row with 583.5 points, followed by Richmond (306.5), Fordham (295), Duquesne (276.5), Davidson (205.5), George Mason (194), Massachusetts (190.5), followed by St. Paul's (190.5). Bonaventure (174), La Salle (112.5), Rhode Island (105), St. Louis (72).

Finals night began with the 100 butterfly final. jessica zebrowski and Manon Companer won the championship. Zebrowski won the competition with an NCAA “B” cut time of 53.24 seconds, earning him Atlantic 10 Champion and All-Atlantic 10 First Team status, while Companer also took third place and a bronze medal with an NCAA “B” cut time of 53.47 seconds. . seconds.

The Rams then improved to 2-2 for the gold medal. Ainoa Martin won the 400 individual medley event with an NCAA “B” cut time of 4:15.06, winning the second event of the championship. moreover, Emily Krog Score 12^th at 4:25.42 Miranda Bonitatebas in 15 years^th 4 minutes 30 seconds 74.

In the 200 freestyle, Fordham had two “B” finalists, with Krog scoring 14 points.^th 1:51.65 Alison Lin in 15 years^th At 1:51.86.

In the 100 meter breaststroke, emma shaughnessy It was Fordham's fourth medal of the night. She earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors and earned a silver medal with a school-record and NCAA “B” time of 1:01.13.

The previous individual swimming event was jane brown In the 100 backstroke, she almost missed the podium with a time of 54.10 seconds. leire martin Score 14^th In the “B” final, it was 55.40 seconds.

In the final relay, Brown, Shaughnessy, Zebrowski and Companer set a new school record with a time of 3:39.51, earning the Rams second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors and a silver medal in the 400-meter medley relay.

Saturday's final day of the Atlantic 10 Championships will feature the 100-meter and 1,650-meter freestyle, 200-meter backstroke, 200-meter breaststroke, 200-meter butterfly, 3-meter diving and 400-meter freestyle relay. Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. and finals will take place at 6:30 p.m.

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