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Women's Swimming and Diving

No. 2 Women's Swimming and Diving Competes at BU Winter Open

BOSTON, Mass. - The No. 2 MIT women's swimming and diving team had selected student-athletes competing at the Boston University Winter Open on Friday night at the FitRec Competition Pool on Friday night. 

THE BASICS:    

Score: No Team Score 

HOW IT HAPPENED:   

  • 500 Yard Free: Senior Jolie Kim (Englewood, Colo.) was the first Engineer to finish the race as she clocked in at 5:14.71. Senior Miri Griffin (Centennial, Colo.) finished next with a time of 5:16.90 followed by graduate student Aria Eppinger (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and senior Chloe Swanson (Minneapolis, Minn.).  
  • 200 IM: First-year Chloe Xu (Pleasanton, Calif.) finished third with a time of 2:07.92. Sophomore Katherine Yao (Frisco, Texas) recorded a fifth-place finish with a time of 2:08.40 and junior Kathy Zhao (Cincinnati, Ohio) took 12th in 2:12.46.  
  • 50 Free: Senior Stella Shipps (Cedar Park, Texas) finished 14th overall with a time of 24.49. Sophomore Katie Kudela (Matthews, N.C.) finished in 24.67 while Eppinger finished in 25.90 and Sarah Lu clocked in at 26.44 
  • 1-Meter Diving: Sophomore Kailey Epstein (Belle Mead, N.J.) recorded a score of 145.80 and junior Larissa Gosslau (Chicago, Ill.) posted a score of 145.80. First-year Maya Zavatsky (Somerset, N.J.) earned a final score of 143.30 while junior Katrina Li totaled 134.50 points.  
  • 400 Free Relay: Junior Emma Zhu (Chappaqua, N.Y.), Zhao, Yao, and Xu took third with a time of 3:37.49. Shipps, Kim, Griffin, and Swanson finished in fifth with a time of 3:40.44 

UP NEXT:   

  • The BU Winter Open will continue tomorrow, Saturday, February 8 with session one beginning at 12:00 PM followed by session two at 6:00 PM. The team will then travel to Worcester, Mass. for the NEWMAC Championships that will take place Thursday, February 20-Sunday February 23.   

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Players Mentioned

Aria Eppinger

Aria Eppinger

Distance Free
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Kailey Epstein

Kailey Epstein

Diving
5' 4"
Sophomore
Larissa Gosslau

Larissa Gosslau

Diving
5' 7"
Junior
Jolie Kim

Jolie Kim

IM, Free
5' 2"
Senior
Katie Kudela

Katie Kudela

Breast, Sprint Free
5' 10"
Sophomore
Katrina  Li

Katrina Li

Diving
5' 0"
Junior
Sarah Lu

Sarah Lu

Fly
5' 5"
Senior
Stella Shipps

Stella Shipps

Fly
5' 6"
Senior
Chloe Swanson

Chloe Swanson

Fly, Free
5' 4"
Senior
Katherine Yao

Katherine Yao

IM, Breast, Fly
5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Aria Eppinger

Aria Eppinger

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Distance Free
Kailey Epstein

Kailey Epstein

5' 4"
Sophomore
Diving
Larissa Gosslau

Larissa Gosslau

5' 7"
Junior
Diving
Jolie Kim

Jolie Kim

5' 2"
Senior
IM, Free
Katie Kudela

Katie Kudela

5' 10"
Sophomore
Breast, Sprint Free
Katrina  Li

Katrina Li

5' 0"
Junior
Diving
Sarah Lu

Sarah Lu

5' 5"
Senior
Fly
Stella Shipps

Stella Shipps

5' 6"
Senior
Fly
Chloe Swanson

Chloe Swanson

5' 4"
Senior
Fly, Free
Katherine Yao

Katherine Yao

5' 4"
Sophomore
IM, Breast, Fly