No. 5 Women's Swim and Dive Wins 15th Straight NEWMAC Swim and Dive Crown

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 5 MIT women's swimming and diving team won its 15th straight NEWMAC Swim and Dive Championship, winning 19 of 20 events during the four-day meet.

STANDINGS:

MIT – 1632.5
Coast Guard – 750
Wellesley – 651.5

HOW IT HAPPENED:

200 Back: Olivia Chen, Chloe Xu, and Jessica Crane took three of the top-five spots for MIT. Chen led the way with her win followed by Xu in second and Crane in fourth. Chen finished in 2:04.91 while Xu posted a time of 2:05.66 and Crane a 2:05.98.
100 Free: The Engineers swept the top-three spots led by Sydney Smith who took the victory in 50.42. Lillian Poag followed with a time of 51.63 with Annika Naveen in third with a time of 52.25.
200 Breast: Sarah Bernard earned the victory with a time of 2:16.90 followed by Daniela Petran in second with a time of 2:20.12.
200 Fly: MIT swept the top-five slots led by Belise Swartwood who finished in 2:03.34. Mary Feliz came in second followed by Amberlynn Gong, Natalie Tang and Kathy Nie.
3-Meter Dive: Fiora Beratahani won the event with a score of 499.45, leading the way for MIT which swept the top-three spots. Logan Yee followed with a score of 495.30 with Emma Scott coming in third with a score of 474.35.
1650 Free: Tiffany Kim took the win with a time of 17:24.23, besting Christina Beggs who finished second with a time of 17:46.24.
400 Free Relay: Poag, Naveen, Feliz and Smith ended the meet for the Engineers with an almost eight second win over second-place Babson. The Engineers clocked in with a time of 3:24.04.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The win in the mile was the first for MIT since 2024.
Chen was the runner-up in the 200 Back last year.
Smith's free time was faster than last year's invited time as she now ranks seventh in DIII.
Bernard clocked in with a time faster than last year's invited time as she defended her title from last year.
Swartwood won her second-straight title as she swam faster than last year's invited time while Feliz, Gong and Tang all hit B Cut times.
The Engineers won all five relays at the event.
MIT's winning time in the 400 Free Relay was faster than last year's invited time and is the 11th fastest in Division III.

UP NEXT:

Qualified divers will head to Connecticut College for the NCAA Diving Regionals which will run from Friday, February 27 – Saturday, February 28. The NCAA swimming selections will be announced on Thursday, February 26 on NCAA.com.

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