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Women's Swimming

Women's Swimming Defeats Maritime, St. Joseph's L.I.

Meet Results

PATCHOGUE, N.Y.—Winning eight of 11 events, Sarah Lawrence College women's swimming defeated a pair of Skyline conference opponents, surpassing Maritime College, 112-80, and host St. Joseph's College Long Island, 122-64, at Danzi Athletic Center on Friday. In addition, Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) highlighted the day with a record-breaking swim in the 1000 yard freestyle.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (4-1, 3-1 Skyline) def. Maritime (3-3, 3-2 Skyline), 112-80.

Sarah Lawrence def. St. Joseph's L.I. (3-4, 2-3 Skyline), 122-64.

RELAY VICTORY
Rookie Peal, sophomore Hannah Lawson (Portland, Ore./Pacific Crest Community School), senior Sam Amberchan (Alameda, Calif./Menlo-Atherton) and junior Jacqueline Quirk (Millburn, N.J./Millburn) won the evening's first event, the 200 yard medley relay. The four swimmers from four different years combined for a winning time of 2:02.75.

PEAL SETS TEAM RECORD
In the second event of the day, Peal won the 1000 yard freestyle in a time of 11:49.89. Her effort broke the SLC record in the event by 11 seconds, making her the first Gryphon to break the 12-minute barrier. Peal also went on to win the 500 freestyle (5:44.43).

GRYPHON WINNERS
Quirk had a big day, winning a pair of individual races. She touched the wall first with a personal record in the 200 freestyle (2:12.11) and also won the 100 freestyle (1:00.30).

Lawson took two races as well. She was victorious in the 50 free (27.19) and swam a season-best time to win the 100 breaststroke (1:11.71).

The Gryphons' final winner was Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento). The sophomore edged out teammate Amberchan to win the 100 backstroke (1:12.21) by a margin of 0.11 second. Kroll's time in the event is her fastest of the season.

NOTABLE TIMES
Amberchan posted a season best time in the 100 butterfly (1:09.30). Rookie Kiki Michaan (New York, N.Y./Saint Ann's School) swam a personal best in the 100 freestyle (1:26.48). Sophomore Rachel Barkowitz (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) finished the 100 breaststroke in a season-best time (1:26.82), and classmate Sarah Schnapp (Taiwan/Tzu Chi) had a season-best in the 200 individual medley (2:49.60). Lydia Mullan (Winchester, Mass./Winchester)'s day was highlighted by a fourth-place swim in the 200 freestyle (2:40.13).

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence hosts SUNY College at Old Westbury and St. Joseph's College Brooklyn in Skyline action on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The meet is the Gryphons' final competition at Campbell Sports Center this season.

 

Players Mentioned

Sam Amberchan

Sam Amberchan

Fly / IM
5' 4"
Senior
Rachel Barkowitz

Rachel Barkowitz

IM / Breast
5' 8"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Kroll

Elizabeth Kroll

Free / Back
5' 6"
Sophomore
Hannah Lawson

Hannah Lawson

Free / Breast
5' 11"
Sophomore
Lydia Mullan

Lydia Mullan

Fly / IM
5' 0"
Junior
Jacqueline Quirk

Jacqueline Quirk

Breast / Sprint Free
5' 7"
Junior
Sarah Schnapp

Sarah Schnapp

IM / Back
5' 7"
Sophomore
Devon Peal

Devon Peal

Dist Free / Back
5' 7"
First-year
Kiki Michaan

Kiki Michaan

Free / Back
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sam Amberchan

Sam Amberchan

5' 4"
Senior
Fly / IM
Rachel Barkowitz

Rachel Barkowitz

5' 8"
Sophomore
IM / Breast
Elizabeth Kroll

Elizabeth Kroll

5' 6"
Sophomore
Free / Back
Hannah Lawson

Hannah Lawson

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free / Breast
Lydia Mullan

Lydia Mullan

5' 0"
Junior
Fly / IM
Jacqueline Quirk

Jacqueline Quirk

5' 7"
Junior
Breast / Sprint Free
Sarah Schnapp

Sarah Schnapp

5' 7"
Sophomore
IM / Back
Devon Peal

Devon Peal

5' 7"
First-year
Dist Free / Back
Kiki Michaan

Kiki Michaan

5' 7"
Sophomore
Free / Back