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Women's Swimming and Diving

No. 4 Women's Swim and Dive Wins Eight Events in Wins Over No. 3 NYU and No. 9 Williams

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The No. 4 MIT women's swimming and diving team defeated two top-10 teams at the Samuelson-Muir Pool in Williamstown, Mass. on Friday afternoon. The Engineers defeated No. 9 and hosts Williams and No. 3 NYU. 

MIT won eight events and achieved 10 NCAA B Cut marks.  

THE BASICS:    

Scores: 
No. 4 MIT 157, No. 3 NYU 139 
No. 4 MIT 183, No. 9 Williams 113  

HOW IT HAPPENED:   

400 Medley Relay 

  • The Engineers opened the meet in impressive fashion with an almost two-second win over Williams in the event. Senior Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.), first year Sarah Bernard (Brookline, Mass.), graduate student Alexandra Turvey (Vancouver, B.C.), and sophomore Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.) clocked in at 3:47.74 with Williams finishing in 3:50.55.  

1650 Free 

  • First year Lauren Adler (Ann Arbor, Mich.) won in 17:20.70, defeating Daria Chtokolov (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) of NYU by almost 11 seconds.  

200 Free 

  • Roberson took second in the event with a time of 1:52.36 as Kaley McIntyre (Novato, Calif.) of NYU just beat her out by clocking in a 1:52.24.  

100 Back 

  • Augustyn and sophomore Sydney Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) took second and third in the event. Augustyn clocked in at 55.80 with Smith finishing in 57.06. 

100 Breast 

  • Bernard won the event in 1:04.61. Sophomore Anna Li (Boyds, Md.) finished in fifth with a time of 1:06.52. 

200 Fly 

50 Free  

  • Turvey clocked in with a time of 24.10 good for second. Junior Annika Naveen (Wynnewood, Pa.) finished third in 24.30.  

1-Meter Dive 

3-Meter Dive 

  • Beratahani completed the sweep with a score of 327.80 

100 Free 

  • Roberson took second overall with a time of 51.69 with Smith finishing in fourth with a time of 53.22. 

200 Back 

  • Augustyn finished second with a time of 2:01.78.  

200 Breast 

  • Bernard completed the sweep of the breaststroke events clocking in first with a time of 2:20.26. Li took third in 2:24.51. 

500 Free 

  • First year Jessica Crane (Katonah, N.Y.) and Swartwood swept the top two spots for MIT. Crace clocked in at 5:08.25 followed by Swartwood with a time of 5:09.73. 

100 Fly 

  • Turvey clocked in with a time of 57.73 for second place. First year Rachel Yang (San Diego, Calif.) finished in fourth with a time of 58.47.  

400 IM  

  • Bernard took second with a time of 4:28.89.  

200 Free Relay 

  • Turvey, Naveen, Augustyn, and Roberson ended the meet with a win in the 200 Free relay with a time of 1:34.64. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:  

  • The 400 medley relay and 200 free relay squads recorded NCAA B Cuts with their wins.  
  • Adler registered a B Cut with her mile win. 
  • Augustyn recorded and NCAA B Cut in the 100 and 200 Back. 
  • Bernard hit an NCAA B Cut time in the 100 and 200 Breast as well as in the 400 IM. 
  • Bertahani achieved an NCAA Regional mark on the 1-meter and 3-Meter boards.  

UP NEXT:   

  • MIT is back in action next week against Tufts. The MIT divers will host Tufts on Thursday, January 23 at 7:00 PM. The swimmers will head to Tufts on Saturday, January 25 at 1:00 PM.  

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Players Mentioned

Kate Augustyn

Kate Augustyn

Back, IM
6' 0"
Senior
Fiora Beratahani

Fiora Beratahani

Diving
5' 4"
Sophomore
Sydney Chun

Sydney Chun

Fly, IM
5' 5"
Graduate Student
Lauren Levy

Lauren Levy

Fly, Free
6' 1"
Junior
Anna Li

Anna Li

Breast, Fly, IM
5' 5"
Sophomore
Annika Naveen

Annika Naveen

Free, Back
5' 9"
Junior
Ella Roberson

Ella Roberson

Sprint, Mid-Distance Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Back, IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Natalie Tang

Natalie Tang

Free, Fly
5' 4"
Junior
Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang

Free, Fly
5' 9"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Kate Augustyn

Kate Augustyn

6' 0"
Senior
Back, IM
Fiora Beratahani

Fiora Beratahani

5' 4"
Sophomore
Diving
Sydney Chun

Sydney Chun

5' 5"
Graduate Student
Fly, IM
Lauren Levy

Lauren Levy

6' 1"
Junior
Fly, Free
Anna Li

Anna Li

5' 5"
Sophomore
Breast, Fly, IM
Annika Naveen

Annika Naveen

5' 9"
Junior
Free, Back
Ella Roberson

Ella Roberson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sprint, Mid-Distance Free
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

6' 0"
Sophomore
Back, IM
Natalie Tang

Natalie Tang

5' 4"
Junior
Free, Fly
Rachel Yang

Rachel Yang

5' 9"
First Year
Free, Fly