Results
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College's women's swimming and diving team toppled three school records as well as a league record while taking the lead after Day 2 of the Midwest Conference Championships Saturday.
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Of Grinnell's wins at Russell K. Osgood Pool, the most impressive came from the 200-yard medley relay tandem of
Sarah Lopez '26,
November Brown '23,
Camryn Gonzales '25 and
Ciara Vogler '26. Their time of 1:46.01 broke last year's MWC overall and championships mark of 1:46.82, set by Grinnell. That was also the school record.
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Gonzales and
Sophia Carroll '25 also set new school records with victories in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle, respectively. Gonzales claimed the butterfly in 56.71, topping Imelda Wistey's record of 57.01 established in 2011. Carroll's time of 1:53.22 in the freestyle bettered Beth Tsuha's mark of 1:54.10 established in 2017.
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Grinnell's other win came from
Eva Cuevas '25 in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:36.66, which ranks fourth in program history.
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Those efforts helped Grinnell to 607 points in the meet, putting the Pioneers 22 ahead of first-day leader Lake Forest College.
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Grinnell got a runner-up finish from the 800 freestyle relay team of
Aliya Swearngin '25,
Kailee Shermak '25,
Greta Dunn '26 and Carroll. Their time of 7:57.41 ranks 10
th in program history.
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Other runners-up were Lopez in the 400 individual medley (4:36.87, fifth in GC history) and Cuevas in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.45, time of 1:06.32 in the prelims ranks fifth at GC).
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Placing fourth were Brown in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.77) and
Olivia Pluska '25 in the 100 backstroke (1:00.33, sixth at Grinnell).
Regan Stambaugh '26 was fifth in the 400 individual medley (4:50.15, 19
th at GC) and
Maria Rossi '25 placed fifth in 3-meter diving (291.50 points).
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Grinnell had multiple seventh-place finishes, those coming from
Emmie Smith '23 in the 400 individual medley (4:54.72), Shermak in the 100 butterfly (59.33), Swearngin in the 200 freestyle (1:58.62, 11
th at Grinnell),
Genevieve Martinez '24 in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.26, time of 1:08.79 in prelims is 11
th at Grinnell),
Olivia Klein '24 in the 100 backstroke (1:00.92) and
Jane Markovitz '26 in 3-meter diving (265.20 points).
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Placing eighth were Martinez in the 400 individual medley (4:56.78), Vogler in the 100 butterfly (59.37, time of 58.87 in prelims is fifth at Grinnell) and Dunn in the 200 freestyle (1:59.50, 16
th at GC).
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Also for Grinnell,
Andi Fox '23 ranks 10
th in the 100 butterfly (59.45) and 20
th in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.70) and
Sophie Juethner '26 moved to 12
th in the 100 backstroke (1:00.97).
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The meet concludes on Sunday.
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