Meet Results | Archived Video

BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—The Gryphons won 10 of 11 events to lift Sarah Lawrence College women's swimming to victory over SUNY College at Old Westbury, 130-63, and St. Joseph's College Brooklyn, 124-59, in a Skyline double-dual at Campbell Sports Center on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (6-1, 5-1 Skyline) def. Old Westbury (2-5, 1-4 Skyline), 130-63.
Sarah Lawrence def. St. Joseph's Brooklyn (0-5, 0-5 Skyline), 124-59.
Old Westbury def. St. Joseph's Brooklyn, 93.5-90.5.

IN THE RECORD BOOK
With the team's sixth win of the year, Coach Eric Mitchell becomes the winningest coach in SLC swimming history, reaching 32 victories in his fifth season. The previous mark was 31 wins, set over the course of six seasons by Coach Jennifer Walker (2001-07). Mitchell already has all of the men's swimming victories to his name, having taken over the men's program in its second varsity season.

Mitchell and women's tennis Head Coach Frank Fanning began the season with 26 wins apiece, tied for most among active SLC coaches. Mitchell's swimmers will need to defeat both of their remaining opponents (Purchase & Staten Island) to keep pace with Fanning's eight wins this fall.

SENIOR DAY
After the meet, senior Sam Amberchan (Alameda, Calif./Menlo-Atherton) was recognized for her achievements and dedication to the Sarah Lawrence women's swimming program. She is just the sixth member of the team to compete all four years. Amberchan has an impressive day, winning all three of her events. In her collegiate debut in the event, she picked up a victory in the 1000 yard freestyle (13:56.87), winning by a margin of nearly two minutes. Amberchan also won the 100 butterfly (1:10.39).

GRYPHON RELAY
Amberchan teamed with rookie Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield), sophomore Hannah Lawson (Portland, Ore./Pacific Crest Community School) and junior Jacqueline Quirk (Millburn, N.J./Millburn) to win the 200 yard medley relay (2:04.06). The quartet spanning all four class years completed the event 10 seconds ahead of their nearest opponent.

WINNING WAYS
Less than a day after winning the 200 freestyle with a career best, Quirk swam two more personal bests to win both of her individual races on Saturday. She won the 50 freestyle (27.23) by an incredible five-second margin and also touched the wall first in the 100 freestyle (59.61), lowering her career best set earlier this season.

Lawson swam a pair of season bests for two more wins to round out a perfect weekend. She missed her personal best by little more than a second in winning the 200 individual medley (2:23.42), and she stopped the clock at 1:11.28 to win the 100 breaststroke.

Peal followed up her record breaking swim Friday night with two solo wins on Saturday. The rookie won the 500 freestyle (5:53.06) and the 100 backstroke (1:06.26), both by comfortable margins. Sophomore Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento) also swam to victory, winning the 200 freestyle (2:17.66) by nearly seven seconds; she added a third-place effort in the 100 backstroke (1:12.29).

NOTABLE TIMES
Sophomore Sarah Schnapp (Taiwan/Tzu Chi) posted a personal best in the 200 freestyle (2:26.50), earning third place. She also swam a season best in the 100 butterfly (1:19.64), good for second place. Junior Lydia Mullan (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) had a personal best with her time of 1:12.73 in her fourth-place swim in the 100 freestyle. Rookie Kiki Michaan (New York, N.Y./Saint Ann's School) broke two personal records, competing in the 100 freestyle (1:23.49) and 500 free (9:30.80). Sophomore Rachel Barkowitz (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) highlighted her day with third place in the 100 breaststroke (1:29.44).

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence takes two weeks off for Thanksgiving break. The team returns to action on Friday, Dec. 4, at the Drew University Ranger Invitational.