Piscataway, NJ — The Rutgers women’s swimming and diving team defeated LIU 183-76 on Saturday morning at the Rutgers Aquatic Center. The Scarlet Knights used his 15 first-place finishes in 15 events to earn the victory.
- RU got off to a fast start and never looked back, taking first place in every event en route to a 183-76 victory.
- Rutgers dominated the podium in three events: 200-meter medley relay, 200-meter back, and platform diving.
- Four different Scarlet Knights set new personal records at the competition. grace weaver, Jade Smits, Tina Selickand Ellie Sinsky.
- On the board, Giulia Vittorioso and sephora ford Recorded NCAA zone qualifying score in platform dive competition.
- In the first event of the day, the 200-meter medley relay, the Scarlet Knights got off to a strong start and dominated the podium.team of Martina Piesko, Tina Selick, Ellie Sinskyand Jade Smits He won with a time of 1 minute 44.87 seconds.
- Smits, Piesko Valeria Egorova, Ella Hall Rutgers won the 200 free relay, swimming a time of 1:36.67 to take the top spot on the podium.
- Ella Hall and Martina Piesko A one-two punch saw Rutgers win the first sprint of the day. The two took first and second in the 200 free with times of 1:55.30 and 1:58.14, respectively.
- In the 100 back competition, Jade Smits He set a new personal record and won in 57.88 seconds.
- Elisha Pribadi and Apeksha Fernandes Won the top 2nd place in the 100 chest category. The winning Pribadi swam in a time of 1:04.35, besting her rival.
- Victoria Kostromina He won the 200 fly with a time of 2:06.62. Emma Sorsen was right behind her, finishing the race in 2:13.83 for third place.
- Tina Selick He set a new personal best time of 24.83 seconds and took first place in the 50 free event.
- Piesco and Ellie Sinsky In the 100 free race, they took second place on the podium with times of 51.57 seconds and 54.13 seconds, respectively. Shinskey’s second-place time marked a new personal record for his sophomore year.
- The Scarlet Knights swept the podium in the 200 back as Smits. grace weaverand Makayla Ludwick Swimmed a strong race for RU. Smits’ winning time of 2:07.35 was his new personal record.
- lili horvath He won the 200m chest race with a time of 2:27.39, taking first place.
- Fernandez won the 100 fly title with a time of 57.38 seconds.
- Sophia Bartoloni He swam a strong race in the 200 IM and won with a time of 2:12.10.
- The Scarlet Knights earned all three podium spots in the platform diving competition. Giulia Vittorioso and sephora ford They took first and second place with NCAA zone qualifying scores of 244.65 and 227.70 points, respectively. amelia scott He scored 217.95 points and placed 3rd in the competition.
- grace weaver He swam in a personal best time of 10 minutes 26.98 seconds and won the 1000m free competition. Makayla Ludwick He took 3rd place with a time of 10 minutes 47.84 seconds.
- Elisha Pribadi He recorded his second win of the day in the 500m free with a time of 5:00.54.
200 medley relay
1. Rutgers A (Martina Piesko, Tina Selick, Ellie Sinsky, Jade Smits) – 1:44.87
2. Rutgers B (Valeria Egorova, Sophia Bartoloni, Apeksha Fernandez, Jillian Ruffner) – 1:45.38
3. Rutgers C (Natalie Thicke, Elisha Pribadi, brook thompson, Ella Hall) – 1:50.77
1000 free
1. grace weaver – 10:26.98
3. Makayla Ludwick – 10:47.84
200 free
1. Ella Hall – 1:55.30
2. Martina Piesko – 1:58.14
100 back
1. Jade Smits – 57.88
2. Ellie Sinsky – 59.16
100 chest
1. Elisha Pribadi – 1:04.35
2. Apeksha Fernandes – 1:06.53
200 fries
1. Victoria Kostromina – 2:06.62
3. Emma Sorsen – 2:13.83
50 pieces free
1. Tina Selick – 24.83
2. brook thompson – 24.92
100 pieces free
1. Martina Piesko – 51.57
2. Ellie Sinsky – 54.13
200 back
1. Jade Smits – 2:07.35
2. grace weaver – 2:09.37
3. Makayla Ludwick – 2:10.75
200 chest
1. lili horvath – 2:27.39
3. katherine lang – 2:30.71
500 free
1. Elisha Pribadi – 5:00.54
100 fries
1. Apeksha Fernandes – 57.38
200IM
1. Sophia Bartoloni – 2:12.10
200 free relay
1. Rutgers A (Jade Smits, Martina Piesko, Valeria Egorova, Ella Hall) – 1:36.67
platform diving
1. Giulia Vittoriaso – 244.65
2. sephora ford – 227.70
3. amelia scott – 217.95
The Scarlet Knights are scheduled to play three consecutive games on November 3rd and 4th in West Lafayette, Indiana against Purdue and Oakland.
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