ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 16 Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming and diving team topped Division I St. Louis University, 162-81, on Friday evening at Millstone Pool in the season opener.
The win marks the second year in a row the Bears defeated the Billikins.
Top Finishers:
- 200 Medley Relay
- 1,000 Freestyle
- 200 Freestyle
- 50 Freestyle
- Watson won the field in 24.77
- Leng finished second in 25.00
- 200 IM
- Junior Rin Iimi won with a time of 2:10.41
- Chen finished second in 2:11.56
- Sophomore Lili Sandor took fourth with a time of 2:12.26
- 1-Meter Diving
- Sophomore Shanze Karimi won with a score of 255.20
- Sophomore Madi Okon took second with 227.30 points
- First-year Kate Li finished third with a score of 217.50
- 100 Butterfly
- Watson won her second race of the day in 57.80
- Mink finished fourth in 1:00.20
- 100 Freestyle
- Qi won her first collegiate race with a time of 54.11
- Sahota claimed second in 54.29
- Basler took third in 55.15
- 100 Backstroke
- Chen won with a time of 58.31
- Roche finished third in 1:00.79
- 500 Freestyle
- Iimi finished second with a time of 5:18.46
- Bello took third in 5:19.40
- Senior Isabella Barrientos finished fifth with a time of 5:22.36
- 3-Meter Diving
- Karimi won with a score of 251.75
- Okon finished second with 236.85 points
- Li took fourth with a score of 227.15
- 100 Breaststroke
- Lee claimed the top spot with a time of 1:05.69
- Sammut finished fourth in 1:09.18
- 200 Freestyle Relay
- Leng, Qi, Lee and sophomore Izzie Gattone won, edging second place with a time of 1:39.05
- Senior Caroline Deluca, Bello, Roche and Iimi finished third in 1:41.28
The Bears head to the University of Chicago on Saturday, Nov. 2 for a 1 p.m. meet with the Maroons.
