GRANTHAM, Pa. - Widener Swimming sweeps at the Messiah quad meet with Messiah, King's, and Hood for the first time in years.
The 150-38 win over Hood, the 157-40 win over King's, and the 105-98 win over Messiah moves the Pride to 3-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in MAC rankings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Widener opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Caroline Anderson, Bella Fanelli, Remy Cook, and Hailey Webster combined for a time of 1:57.08 to give the Pride an early boost.
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Zoe Snellings led a strong Widener effort by winning the event in 11:43.87. Olivia Giambalvo followed closely behind, finishing second in 11:44.42 to give the Pride a one-two finish in the distance event.
Cook continued Widener's success in the sprint events, capturing first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.85. Webster added a second-place finish in 26.15, while Lizzie Keating finished fourth in 26.67 to give the Pride three swimmers among the top four.
In the 200-yard individual medley, Tyla Block led Widener with a third-place finish in 2:28.53. Caileigh Foveaux followed in fifth at 2:31.66, while Fanelli finished seventh in 2:35.61.
Cook added another strong performance in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing second in 1:03.97. Kaitlyn Fahy and Christmas Pyshnik followed with fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively, giving Widener additional points in the event.
The Pride continued to excel in the freestyle events, led by Megan Shallow's first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Shallow touched the wall in 56.08, while Keating added a second-place finish in 58.64. Allie Leamy finished fifth in 1:02.12, adding another top-five result for Widener.
In the 100-yard backstroke, Anderson paced the Pride with a second-place finish in 1:05.84. Block followed in fourth at 1:07.67, while Fahy finished fifth in 1:10.37.
Webster led Widener in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing second in 1:12.90. Fanelli added a fourth-place finish in 1:16.02.
Widener closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Keating, Anderson, Giambalvo, and Shallow combined for a time of 1:45.02. The Pride's B relay, consisting of Pyshnik, Snellings, Leamy, and Foveaux, finished fourth in 1:52.38.
UP NEXT
Widener heads to Collegeville, Pa. on Halloween to face Ursinus in a 1 p.m. meet.
