The Emory University women's swimming and diving team won its sixth-consecutive NCAA Division III Championship and the eighth overall in the program's history during the 2014-15 campaign.
Led by National Championships from senior McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg in the 200-yard butterfly and the 400-yard medley relay team of junior Ellie Thompson, junior Elizabeth Aronoff, senior Nina Zook and senior Nancy Larson, the Eagles totaled 603 points at the meet to best second-place Denison University by 145.5 points, the team's largest margin of victory at the meet since 2012. Eagle swimmers amassed 26 individual All-America honors, five relay all-America finishes and 14 All-America honorable mentions, with school-records being set by Newsum-Schoenberg in the 200-yard butterfly (2:00.43), the 400-yard medley relay (3:41.44) and the 800-yard freestyle relay team of freshman Julia Wawer, freshman Cindy Cheng, junior Carolyn Bonfield and sophomore Marissa Bergh (7:19.01).
Larson led the Eagles with six all-America honors during the meet, including individual certificates in the 100-yard freestyle (5th) and the 200-yard freestyle (8th), and ended her Emory career tied for second in school history with 20 career all-America certificates. Bergh added an addition four all-America certificates, pushing her career total to 10 through her first two seasons on the team.
Earlier in the season, Emory claimed its 17th-consecutive University Athletic Association Championship, finishing the meet with 2,076.5 points, the third-most ever by a team in the history of the championships. The Eagles, who hosted the meet at the Madeleine Jude Brown Aquatic Center at the Woodruff Physical Education Center, were 729 points better than second-place finisher Washington (Mo.), as the squad totaled UAA Championships in 16 events, while claiming 25 individual and five relay all-UAA finishes.
Newsum-Schoenberg was named the UAA Swimmer of the Year, after winning UAA Championships in both the 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle, while setting new conference records in both the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.13) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.52 in the preliminaries). Wawer received UAA Rookie of the Year honors, following her win in the 200-yard freestyle in a UAA record mark (1:50.60) and a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle. In addition, the Eagles' coaches, led by Head Coach Jon Howell, was named the UAA Women's Coaching Staff of the Year for the second-straight season and the eighth time in the program's history.
In other championship-style meets during the year, Emory finished fourth among seven teams at the Miami Invitational in December, and first at the Emory Invitational in February.
The Eagles finished their dual meet season with an 8-1 overall record, marking the most wins in a season by the squad since the 2007-08 campaign, and the fewest losses in a year since the 2000-01 season. Included in the team's record was a 7-0 mark against non-Division I opponents, and a 157-131 win against the Division I University of North Carolina – Wilmington. Emory's only loss during the year came against the University of Georgia, which finished second at the 2015 NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships.
Emory also had a contingent of swimmers competing at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, hosted by the University of Texas. At the long course meters meet, highlights included a 26th-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke and a 29th-place finish 200-meter backstroke from Thompson, and a 20th-place finish by Newsum-Schoenberg in the 200-meter butterfly.
In addition to the team's success in the pool, a number of Eagles received recognition for their academic achievements as well. Four Emory women's senior swimmers were selected to receive the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship – Larson, Newsum-Schoenberg, Michelle York and Zook. Aronoff received Capital One Academic All-America recognition for the second-straight year, becoming the 10th first team honoree in the program's history, while Newsum-Schoenberg was named to the third team.
The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2014-15 season:
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NCAA Division III Champion |
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Elizabeth Aronoff |
Shaker Heights, OH (Hawken School) |
400 Medley Relay |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
400 Medley Relay |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
200 Fly |
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Ellie Thompson |
Enfield, NH (Lebanon) |
400 Medley Relay |
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Nina Zook |
Issaquah, WA (Skyline) |
400 Medley Relay |
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All-America (Top-Eight Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships) |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
100 Free (5th), 200 Free (8th), 200 Free Relay (2nd), 400 Free Relay (4th), 200 Medley Relay (3rd), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Marissa Bergh |
San Ramon, CA (Dougherty Valley) |
100 Free (t-6th), 200 Free Relay (2nd), 400 Free Relay (4th), 800 Free Relay (2nd) |
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Elizabeth Aronoff |
Shaker Heights, OH (Hawken School) |
100 Breast (3rd), 200 Breast (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Excelsior, MN (Int'l School of Minnesota) |
200 Breast (4th), 200 IM (5th), 200 Medley Relay (3rd) |
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Cary, NC (Panther Creek) |
100 Back (6th), 200 Free Relay (2nd), 200 Medley Relay (3rd) |
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Nacogdoches, TX (Nacogdoches) |
200 Free Relay (2nd), 400 Free Relay (4th), 200 Medley Relay (3rd) |
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Ellie Thompson |
Enfield, NH (Lebanon) |
100 back (5th), 200 Back (5th), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Grapevine, TX (Carroll Senior) |
200 Free (7th), 500 Free (3rd), 200 Fly (8th) |
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Julia Wawer |
Vernon Hills, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson) |
200 Free (3rd), 400 Free Relay (4th), 800 Free Relay (2nd) |
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Nina Zook |
Issaquah, WA (Skyline) |
200 Fly (2nd), 200 IM (4th), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Redwood City, CA (Sequoia) |
200 Breast (5th), 400 IM (5th) |
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Carolyn Bonfield |
Savannah, GA (H.V. Jenkins) |
500 Free (8th), 800 Free Relay (2nd) |
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Cindy Cheng |
Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips) |
200 Free (6th), 800 Free Relay (2nd) |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
500 Free (7th), 200 Fly (1st) |
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Pymble, NSW, Australia (Pymble Ladies' College) |
200 IM (7th), 400 IM (3rd) |
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Novato, CA (San Marin) |
100 Fly (8th) |
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Michelle York |
Chapel Hill, NC (East Chapel Hill) |
400 IM (7th) |
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All-America Honorable Mention (Finished 9th – 16th at NCAA Division III Championships) |
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Carolyn Bonfield |
Savannah, GA (H.V. Jenkins) |
200 Free (15th), 1650 Free (13th) |
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Megan Campbell |
Novato, CA (San Marin) |
100 Breast (16th), 200 Breast (13th) |
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Marissa Bergh |
San Ramon, CA (Dougherty Valley) |
50 Free (10th) |
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Cindy Cheng |
Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips) |
200 Back (10th) |
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Moraga, CA (Campolindo) |
500 Free (14th) |
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Annelise Kowalsky |
Excelsior, MN (Int'l School of Minnesota) |
100 Breast (10th) |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
200 IM (10th) |
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Claire Liu |
Cary, NC (Panther Creek) |
50 Free (12th) |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
1650 Free (9th) |
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Julia Wawer |
Vernon Hills, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson) |
100 Free (10th) |
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Michelle York |
Chapel Hill, NC (East Chapel Hill) |
200 IM (15th) |
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Nina Zook |
Issaquah, WA (Skyline) |
100 Fly (10th) |
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University Athletic Association Swimmer of the Year |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
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UAA Rookie of the Year |
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Julia Wawer |
Vernon Hills, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson) |
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UAA Coaching Staff of the Year |
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John Howell |
Head Coach |
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Cindy Fontana, Chris Marshall, John Petroff & Miller Douglas |
Assistant Coaches |
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UAA Champion |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Marissa Bergh |
San Ramon, CA (Dougherty Valley) |
200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay |
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Cindy Cheng |
Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips) |
200 Back, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay |
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Annelise Kowalsky |
Excelsior, MN (Int'l School of Minnesota) |
200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Claire Liu |
Cary, NC (Panther Creek) |
200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Julia Wawer |
Vernon Hills, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson) |
200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay |
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Elizabeth Aronoff |
Shaker Heights, OH (Hawken School) |
100 Breast, 200 Breast |
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Megan Campbell |
Novato, CA (San Marin) |
200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
500 Free, 1650 Free |
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Rebecca Upton |
Grapevine, TX (Carroll Senior) |
200 Fly, 800 Free Relay |
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Megan Beach |
Redwood City, CA (Sequoia) |
400 IM |
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Ming Ong |
Pymble, NSW, Australia (Pymble Ladies' College) |
200 Free Relay |
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All-UAA (Top-Three Finisher at UAA Championships) |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
50 Free (1st), 100 Free (1st), 200 Free (2nd), 200 Free Relay (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Marissa Bergh |
San Ramon, CA (Dougherty Valley) |
50 Free (2nd), 100 Free (2nd), 200 Free Relay (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Annelise Kowalsky |
Excelsior, MN (Int'l School of Minnesota) |
100 Breast (2nd), 200 Breast (2nd), 200 IM (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Julia Wawer |
Vernon Hills, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson) |
200 Free (1st), 500 Free (3rd), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st) |
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Cindy Cheng |
Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips) |
100 Back (2nd), 200 Back (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st) |
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Megan Campbell |
Novato, CA (San Marin) |
100 Fly (2nd), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Claire Liu |
Cary, NC (Panther Creek) |
200 Free Relay (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st) |
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Rebecca Upton |
Grapevine, TX (Carroll Senior) |
500 Free (2nd), 200 Fly (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st) |
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Elizabeth Aronoff |
Shaker Heights, OH (Hawken School) |
100 Breast (1st), 200 Breast (1st) |
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Megan Beach |
Redwood City, CA (Sequoia) |
200 Breast (3rd), 400 IM (1st) |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
500 Free (1st), 1650 Free (1st) |
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Carolyn Bonfield |
Savannah, GA (H.V. Jenkins) |
1650 Free (2nd) |
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Lawrence, KS (Bishop Seabury) |
400 IM (2nd) |
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Ming Ong |
Pymble, NSW, Australia (Pymble Ladies' College) |
200 Free Relay (1st) |
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Michelle York |
Chapel Hill, NC (East Chapel Hill) |
400 IM (3rd) |
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Nina Zook |
Issaquah, WA (Skyline) |
200 Fly (3rd) |
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Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large |
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Elizabeth Aronoff |
Shaker Heights, OH (Hawken School) |
First Team |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
Third Team |
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Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large |
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Elizabeth Aronoff |
Shaker Heights, OH (Hawken School) |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
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NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
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Michelle York |
Chapel Hill, NC (East Chapel Hill) |
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Nina Zook |
Issaquah, WA (Skyline) |
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UAA Athletes of the Week |
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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
Centennial, CO (Cherry Creek) |
Jan. 12th, Feb. 16th, Mar. 23rd |
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Madison, WI (West) |
Oct. 20th, Nov. 24th |
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Annelise Kowalsky |
Excelsior, MN (Int'l School of Minnesota) |
Nov. 3rd |
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Nancy Larson |
Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) |
Dec. 8th |
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Claire Liu |
Cary, NC (Panther Creek) |
Oct. 20th |
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Ming Ong |
Pymble, NSW, Australia (Pymble Ladies' College) |
Feb. 2nd |
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Rebecca Upton |
Grapevine, TX (Carroll Senior) |
Feb. 23rd |
The following were the top marks by Emory swimmers and divers during the 2014-15 season:
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50 Free |
Nancy Larson |
23.45 |
Miami Invitational |
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100 Free |
Nancy Larson |
50.20 |
Miami Invitational |
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200 Free |
Julia Wawer |
1:49.44 |
NCAA Championships |
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500 Free |
Rebecca Upton |
4:48.14 |
NCAA Championships |
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1000 Free |
McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
10:17.81 |
vs. UGA |
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1650 Free |
McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
16:54.47 |
UAA Championships |
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100 Back |
Ellie Thompson |
55.13 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Back |
Ellie Thompson |
2:00.27 |
NCAA Championships |
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100 Breast |
Elizabeth Aronoff |
1:02.57 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Breast |
Elizabeth Aronoff |
2:15.71 |
NCAA Championships |
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100 Fly |
Megan Campbell |
55.55 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Fly |
McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg |
2:00.43* |
NCAA Championships |
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200 IM |
Annelise Kowalsky |
2:02.62 |
NCAA Championships |
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400 IM |
Ming Ong |
4:20.46 |
NCAA Championships |
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1-Meter 6 Dives |
Mara Rosenstock |
278.78 |
vs. UNC Wilmington |
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3-Meter 6 Dives |
Mara Rosenstock |
269.40 |
vs. Birmingham-Southern |
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1-Meter 11 Dives |
Mara Rosenstock |
455.70 |
Emory Diving Invitational |
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3-Meter 11 Dives |
Mara Rosenstock |
461.95 |
Emory Diving Invitational |
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200 Free Relay |
Claire Liu, Marissa Bergh, Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Nancy Larson |
1:31.93 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Medley Relay |
Claire Liu, Annelise Kowalsky, Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Nancy Larson |
1:41.93 |
NCAA Championships |
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400 Free Relay |
Julia Wawer, Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Marissa Bergh, Nancy Larson |
3:23.06 |
NCAA Championships |
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400 Medley Relay |
Ellie Thompson, Elizabeth Aronoff, Nina Zook, Nancy Larson |
3:41.44* |
NCAA Championships |
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800 Free Relay |
Julia Wawer, Cindy Cheng, Carolyn Bonfield, Marissa Bergh |
7:19.01* |
NCAA Championships |
* - Indicates School Record