GRANVILLE, Ohio – The No. 11 Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming and diving team finished fifth at the Denison Invitational with a score of 1,031. In total there were seven NCAA B cuts this weekend.
 
Additionally, the Bears' divers saw success at the Pioneer Classic hosted by Grinnell.
 
Swimming
Top Finishers

• 1,650 Freestyle
  • Sophomore Rachel Bello finished 10^th with a time of 17:47.92
     
• 200 Backstroke
  • Junior Ali Roche finished seventh with a time of 2:03.97
     
• 100 Freestyle
  • First-year Iris Qi finished 16^th with a time of 52.50
     
• 200 Breaststroke
  • First-year Becca Hackel finished 13^th in 2:22.86
     
• 200 Butterfly
  • First-year Annabel Hermacinski took 14^th in 2:08.61
     
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • Sophomore Peyton Watson, Qi, Bello and junior Rin Iimi finished seventh with a time of 3:29.98
     
• 200 Medley Relay Time Trial
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Chen, sophomore Hannah Lee, Watson and junior Andrea Leng hit an NCAA B Cut of 1:44.43

 

• NCAA B Cuts Hit
  • Isabella Barrientos
    • 500 Freestyle
  • Rachel Bello
    • 400 IM
  • Peyton Watson
    • 100 Butterfly
  • Elizabeth Chen
    • 100 Backstroke
  • 400 Medley Relay (Elizabeth Chen, Hannah Lee, Peyton Watson, Iris Qi)
  • 800 Freestyle Relay (Rin Iimi, Isabella Barrientos, Rachel Bello, Ali Roche)
  • 200 Medley Relay (Elizabeth Chen, Hannah Lee, Peyton Watson, Andrea Leng)

The Bears now have just over a month off from competition. The next meet is January 11 at McKendree at 12 p.m.