THE BASICS:
 
- Event: 2022 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships
 
- Results: 1st of 10 (526 points)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Pool)
 
- The Lead: The No. 8 MIT women's swimming and diving team set more school and NEWMAC records on day two of the 2022 NEWMAC Swimming and Diving Championships. MIT extended its lead over the rest of the field, building a 184-point lead over second-place Wheaton. Coast Guard sits in third with 251 total points after two days of competition.
 
 
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
 
Prelims:
 
- The 400-Yard Medley Relay 'B' team of first-year Iris Yang (Seattle, Wash.), senior Danielle Fang (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.), sophomore Sydney Chun (Chandler, Ariz.), and sophomore Helen Sun (Solon, Ohio) finished in 3:50.72.
 
200-Free
- The relay team of sophomore Melody Wen (Cary, N.C.), senior Laura Rosado (New Haven, Conn.), senior Olivia McGrath (Chevy Chase, Md.), and senior Lindsey Bjornstad (Mequon, Wis.), and notched an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:34.21 which eclipsed the 2019 invited time of 1:35.95.
 
- This is the third 200-free relay title for Bjornstad and second for McGrath.

 
500-Free
- First-year Miri Griffin (Centennial, Colo.) grabbed a second-place finish with a time of 5:03.40 which bested her prelim time of 5:07.08.
 
- First-year Jolie Kim (Englewood, Colo.) finished in fourth with a mark of 5:03.53, improving of her prelim time of 5:08.56.
 

200-IM
- MIT took six of the top-10 spots in the event.
 
- First-year Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.) just missed out on a school record with her championship-winning time of 2:01.96. The time did set a NEWMAC Championship record and is the second-fastest time in the nation.
 
- Junior Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished in second with a time of 2:04.91 followed by sophomore Sydney Chun (Chandler, Ariz.) with a time of 2:05.27.
 
- First-year Kaleigh Spears (Fairhope, Ala.) took seventh as she touched the wall in 2:08.94 while fellow first-year Kimberly Dutta (New York, N.Y.) finished tenth with a time of 2:10.54.
 

50-Free
- Sophomore Melody Wen (Cary, N.C.) swam an NCAA 'B' cut time with a time of 23.65 which was good for second in the event.
 
- Bjornstad finished in third with a time of 23.70 while McGrath finished in seventh with a time of 24.16.
 

1-Meter Diving
- First-year Rachel Loh (Arcadia, Calif.) won the event with a score of 460.10 followed by junior Katelin Du (Scarsdale, N.Y.) in second with a tally of 458.40.
 
- Megha Maran finished fourth with a score of 402.80.
 

400-Medley Relay
 - The 'A' team of Augustyn, Chen, Chun, and Bjornstad set a new NEWMAC, pool, and school record with their winning time of 3:42.64.
 

UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to the pool tomorrow morning for day three of the 2022 NEWMAC Swimming and Diving Championships. The prelims will begin at 10 a.m. and the finals will start at 6 p.m. Scheduled events for tomorrow include the 400-IM, 100-fly, 200-free, 100-breast, 100-back, and the 200-medley relay.
 

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