CHESTER, Pa. - Widener Women's Swimming downs FDU-Florham in the first home dual meet of the 2026-27 season with 10 indivdual wins.

THe 142-57 win moves the Pride to 4-1 and 4-0 in conference rankings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Widener opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Caroline Anderson, Bella Fanelli, Kaitlyn Fahy and Caileigh Foveaux touched the wall in 4:24.80, while the Pride's B relay finished third in 4:49.25.

Zoe Snellings got the Pride rolling in the individual events, capturing first in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:38.19. Widener followed with a strong showing in the 200-yard freestyle, sweeping the top three spots. Olivia Giambalvo led the way in 2:05.89, followed by Allie Leamy in 2:10.55 and Foveaux in 2:11.86.

Megan Shallow earned a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 25.65. Lizzie Keating added a third-place finish in 26.53, while Christmas Pyshnik placed fourth in 27.61.

Remy Cook continued the Pride's momentum in the 200-yard individual medley, taking first in 2:21.42. Tyla Block followed in third with a time of 2:23.22, while Fanelli added a fourth-place finish in 2:36.24.

Keating picked up another event victory in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 1:05.35. Pyshnik placed third in 1:06.96, and Fahy took fourth in 1:08.25.

Widener added another one-two finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Shallow claimed first in 55.95, while Cook followed in second at 57.30. Leamy added a fourth-place finish in 1:00.94.

Anderson captured first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.24. Fahy added a fourth-place finish in 1:10.42, while Brianna Maier finished fifth in 1:14.89.

Giambalvo earned her second individual victory of the afternoon in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 5:43.12. Kaitlyn Beden placed third in 6:03.25, and Maier added a fifth-place finish in 6:24.34.

Fanelli secured first in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:13.83. Block followed in third at 1:15.10, while Taylor Sholl finished fourth in 1:23.50.

The Pride closed out the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Cook, Keating, Giambalvo and Shallow combined for a time of 1:44.66. Widener's B relay, consisting of Anderson, Foveaux, Block and Leamy, finished second in 1:48.81.

UP NEXT
Widener heads to York, Pa. for the Spartan Splash Invitational hosted by York College from Friday, November 20 to Sunday, November 22.