New Ivy League record, new meet record. 15th best time in the nation. Looks like this B cut is good enough to make it to NCAA's as well.
She has an awesome start, an awesome turn at the 50 and looks as if the swims earlier this afternoon didn't even phase her.
Meredith starts it off, to what should be a fast 800 free.
Meredith Monroe made a ridiculous comeback in the last 25 yards, closing the gap between Penn's Sara Coenen. Despite the push, Monroe ran out of room, and Coenen edged her out by 0.04 seconds.
Brett Shiflett took the prize again, getting her second NCAA "A" cut in the 200 Free, finishing in 1:46.51. Junior Justina DiFazio also had an impressive swim, battling through the close field to finish third.
Monika Friedman took first with a time of 55.40, followed by Emily Trautner in third, finishing in 56.06.
(on a side note.... there are so many people here that even the aisles are filled ...I wonder what the fire inspectors would think)
Alicia held the lead from start to finish, finishing in 9:33.43, setting a new pool and Ivy League record, demolishing the one she had previously set last year. Senior Ellen Gray finished in third with a time of 9:53.49. It was a battle for Gray in the last 100 yards as she fought to catch Harvard's Alexandra Clarke, who finished four seconds ahead of Ellen.
The Tigers started off even, with Meredith Monroe even with the field, but were out-touched again, with Columbia pulling ahead in the last 15 yards. The Columbia squad was just shy of the pool record, and this first place win will help them catch up to Harvard.
We're back and tonight is set up to be another fast night for everyone involved. The Tigers have finalists in all the individual events, with lots of close contests throughout the night.
The women's swimming and diving team end the night in first, leading 457-427 through event #5. Katie had a great performance, coming in second place despite an injury that had taken her out earlier this season. Princeton set a new school record in the 4o0 medley relay with impressive swims from freshman Meredith Monroe, Aemisegger, DiFazio, and Shiflett.
Junior Justina DiFazio went from eighth to third this evening as she had an explosive start off the blocks. She was the top finisher for the Tigers in the 50 free.
Ivy League Defending Champion Courtney Kilkuts takes the win again, finishing 1:59.7. But right behind her was teammate Lisa Hamming. Hamming finished in 2:00.76, four-tenths off of an A cut. Hamming posted a personal best in the morning, but outdid herself again this evening, shaving a second of her earlier pb, and creating the momentum necessary throughout the race.
4:44.34. Brett Shiflett
With 200 yards in, Alicia split a 1:51.21. She has senior teammate Brett Shiflett right behind her enjoying the draft.
Princeton is stacked in the A final, with 5 Tigers walking out among the field of the top 8 in the Ivy league.
The pool is ALIVE.
Freshman Emily Trautner had a solid swim, finishing with a personal best time of 23.64 seconds in the 50 free. The field is pretty tight for the 50 free-ers and everyone seems to have a close shot.
Senior co-captain Lisa Hamming had an awesome swim, posting her personal best 200 I.M time of 2:01.65. She will go into finals with the fastest time of the morning, followed by Harvard's Kate Mills, and Princeton's Courtney Kilkuts. All three were within .6 seconds of each other.
Harvard went a quick time in the 200 free relay, posting a solid 'B' cut.
It's only once a year that you get eight different chants at once. The Tigers came out as usual, with the cowbell banging and the whole team clapping. 200 Free relay is up. Should be pretty close across the field, but Princeton and Harvard seem like the match-up to watch.
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