Columbia, Mo., Sept. 29, 2017 – The Washington University in St. Louis swimming and diving program began the 2017-18 season at the Show-Me-Showdown, with both the men and women placing fourth Friday evening at the event hosted by Division I Missouri at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
The WashU women placed fourth with 369 points and the men scored a fourth place finish with 268 points scored. Missouri won both the women's and men's side followed by Division I Missouri State University. Placing third on the women's side was Saint Louis University while Lindenwood University placed third on the men's.
The women had 14 times within the top-10 of the meet featuring a mixture of Division I, II and III teams. Seniors Niamh O'Grady and Nicole Zanolli finished with multiple top-10 times including the Bears' fourth place time in the 400 free relay (3:35.67). They combined with senior Alissa Ling and freshman Katie Cardwell for the fourth place finish.
O'Grady and sophomore Stephanie Li had the highest personal swim finishes as both placed seventh overall. O'Grady placed seventh in the 100 butterfly (57.20), while Li earned a seventh place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.78).
Senior Laura Barber dove to multiple top-10 finishes, placing fifth in the one-meter dive (194.85) and 10th in the three-meter dive (214.70).
On the men's side, the Bears totaled 11 top-10 times highlighted by junior Brandon Lum, sophomore Jerry Chen and freshman Seth Ritter fifth place finishes. Lum placed fifth in the 100 butterfly (50.06), Chen fifth in the 100 backstroke (51.59) and Ritter fifth in the 500 free (4:38.88).
Senior diver Ryan Nathenson also placed in the top ten during the one-meter dive (4th – 223.20) and the three-meter dive (9th – 208.10).
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Top-10 Times
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Women - 14
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Men - 11
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200 Medley Relay – 1:50.26 – 10. Mollie Seidner, Stephanie Li, Niamh O'Grady, Lauren Sapp
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200 Medley Relay – 1:35.02 – 9. Peyton Wilson, Simon Deshusses, Andrew Pek, Chase Van Patten
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200 Free – 1:55.81 – 10. Nicole Zanolli
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100 Fly – 50.06 – 5. Brandon Lum
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200 IM – 2:12.35 – 9. Ella Needler
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100 Free – 47.42 – 10. Jerry Chen
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50 Free – 24.85 – 9. Elle Pollitt
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500 Free – 4:38.88 – 5. Seth Ritter
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100 Fly – 57.20 – 7. Niamh O'Grady
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500 Free – 4:47.41 – 10. Alex Poellinger
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100 Free – 53.92 – 9. Alissa Ling
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200 Free Relay – 1:27.07 – 7. Chase Van Patten, Jerry Chen, Michael Matthews, Preston Bailey
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200 Free Relay – 1:39.77 – 5. Lauren Sapp, Sabrina Baxamusa, Nicole Zanolli, Mollie Seidner
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100 Backstroke – 51.59 – 5. Jerry Chen
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200 Free Relay – 1:39.78 – 6. Elle Pollitt, Alissa Ling, Katie Cardwell, Maddie Robinson
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100 Backstroke – 51.79 – 7. Peyton Wilson
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100 Backstroke – 58.90 – 9. Nicole Zanolli
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400 Free Relay – 3:13.03 – 9. Andrew Pek, Kevin Van Cleave, Simon Deshusses, Justin Li
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100 Backstroke – 58.99 – 10. Niamh O'Grady
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1 meter dive – 223.20 – 4. Ryan Nathenson
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100 Breaststroke – 1:08.78 – 7. Stephanie Li
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3 meter dive – 208.10 – 9. Ryan Nathenson
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400 Free Relay – 3:35.67 – 4. Nicole Zanolli, Niamh O'Grady, Alissa Ling, Katie Cardwell
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1 meter dive – 194.85 – 5. Laura Barber
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3 meter dive – 214.70 – 10. Laura Barber
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The Bears will have their home opener on Friday, Oct. 6 in the I.E. Millstone Pool at 5:30 p.m. against Saint Louis University. Be sure to stay up to date on all your Bears scores and awards by following @WashUBears on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
