St. Louis, Mo. – The No. 16 Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming and diving team defeated Saint Louis University (SLU) in the opening meet of the 2023-24 season on Friday evening at Millstone Pool by a score of 129.50-113.50.
Swimming
In the first event of the day, the 200 medley relay,
Elizabeth Chen, Riya Sahota,
Eve Kearns and
Sophia Gossum finished second with a time of 1:48.38. SLU first-place team edged the Bears by just .01, finishing in 1:48.37.
Sophomore
Nicole Caruso was the top finisher for the Bears in the 1,000 freestyle, taking fourth in 11:08.25.
First-year
Rachel Bello won the field in the 200 freestyle, taking first in 1:56.99.
Isabella Barrientos took third with a time of 1:58.41.
The Bears swept the top three spots in the 50 freestyle, led by first-year
Peyton Watson with a time of 24.79.
Andrea Leng and
Izzie Gattone tied for second with a time of 24.99.
Rin Iimi won the 200 IM, racing to a time of 2:11.00. The Bears also finished third through sixth as
Lili Sandor took third in 2:12.31, Kearns finished fourth in 2:13.82,
Hannah Lee claimed fifth in 2:13.85 and
Ali Roche finished sixth with a time of 2:14.13.
Watson, a first year, won the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.91, followed by Kearns in second in 59.10.
Iimi tied for first in the 100 freestyle, racing to a time of 54.20. Gossum took third with a time of 54.70 and Gatton finished fifth in 55.93.
Chen, a first year, won the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.54.
Roche was the top Bears' finisher in the 500 freestyle, taking third in 5:17.92. Barrientos finished fourth in 5:19.67.
Lee, a first-year, won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.37 while Bello took third in 1:-7.85. Sandor finished fourth in 1:08.45 and Sahota took fifth in 1:08.71.
The Bears wrapped up the day with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Leng, Roche, Gossum and Bello raced to a time of 1:39.73, behind SLU's top team that won in 1:39.23.
Diving
First-year
Shanze Karimi won the 1-meter board, racking up 239.60 points.
Noa Miller finished second with a score of 232.65 and Madi Okon took fifth with 205.60 points.
Okon was the top Bears' finished on the 3-meter board taking second with 210.90 points.
Rosie Finglass took third with a score of 205.50 and Miller finished fifth with 190.75 points.
The Bears return to action next Saturday with a 1 p.m. meet against Chicago.
