WATERVILLE, ME—The Ephwomen kept up their momentum on the first full day of the 2025 NESCAC Swimming and Diving Championships, finishing the session with two NESCAC titles, multiple top 3 finishes, and best times. At the end of the night, the Ephwomen lead the team scores with 783 points, 25 points ahead of the second place Tufts Jumbos.
The Ephwomen started the finals night session with the 200 freestyle relay showing their sprint speed. The B relay started off with
Clare McDermott (24.18),
Zora Vujovic (23.90), and
Alden White (24.01). The Ephwomen were placed in the second position behind the Tufts B relay but
Carter Roebuck swam a stunning 23.16 to take the win in the last 10 meters. In the A final heat,
Emma Dimter started the relay off and blazed a 23.86 followed by
Annika Chu (23.22). In the first position,
Bernadette Ramoy extended their lead in a blazing 23.09, her fastest 50 freestyle relay split to date.
Irene Yang finished the relay off in a quick 23.17 but ultimately fell short to the Tufts A relay and placed second.
Charlotte Wishnack and
Bernadette Ramoy killed the championship final in the 50 yard breaststroke placing 3rd (28.81) and 8th (29.28) respectively, both dropping time from their preliminary swim and swimming lifetime bests. The Ephs also had
Issy Hiller in the pre consolation final. Hiller placed 20th in a time of 30.44.
Clare McDermott was the top finisher for the Ephwomen in the 50 yard butterfly. McDermott (25.45) touched first in the consolation final, a lifetime best time for the first year. Sophomore
Brielle Gold also swam in the consolation final placing 12th overall with a time of 25.71.
Liz Ramoy swam in the pre consolation finals and placed 19th overall in a 26.09.
The Williams distance squad showed their prowess in the 500 yard freestyle. Four Ephwomen swam in the championship final.
Clementine Robins stunned the crowd with her third place finish in a lifetime best time of 4:52.21.
Carter Roebuck was right behind her touching fourth in a lifetime best time of 4:53.46.
Lily Codd swam a season best time of 4:56.47 touching 6th.
Kyla Kelley finished 8th in a 4:59.61 but swam a best time of 4:58.16 in her preliminary swim. All four Ephwomen reached the NCAA B cut and the 2024 invite time.
Abi Greenberg swam and won the consolation final in a season best time of 4:59.77.
Isabel Espinosa joined Greenberg as well and placed 12th overall in a 5:04.96.
Alden White was the top finisher for the Ephs in the 50 backstroke placing 3rd in 26.31 a lifetime best time for the sophomore.
Aly Eward swam a strong race and won the consolation final in a time of 26.44.
Brielle Gold also won the pre consolation final in the heat before, swimming a season best time of 27.20.
Sophia Verkleeren defended her 200 individual medley title in the championship final. Strong throughout the whole race, Verkleeren finished first in a 1:59.00, a new meet and pool record. Junior
Irene Yang wasn't that far behind, also in the championship final placing 2nd in 2:03.80.
Ruby Groves won the consolation final with a lifetime best time. Groves swam a strong race, with a strong final 50 freestyle, in a time of 2:06.74.
In the 50 yard freestyle,
Annika Chu and
Bernadette Ramoy competed in the championship final. Before you could blink, Chu finished fifth (23.65) and Ramoy finished eighth (23.86) in hitting lifetime best times.
Emma Dimter and
Clare McDermott qualified for the consolation final and both moved up from their preliminary swim. Dimter touched first in a 23.63 and McDermott third in a 23.93. This was a lifetime best time for the first year McDermott.
Zora Vujovic placed 24th in a 24.58.
The Ephwomen divers made their debut on the boards today in the 1-meter competition. The preliminaries were at 2pm and the top 8 moved on to finals in the night session. All three Ephwomen divers qualified for the finals session. Captain
Adelaide Herman led the Williams divers placing 3rd with a final score of 440.35 chucking a stunning 303B at finals.
Ashley Loh came in 7th with a score of 411.85, highlighting a great 105C.
Lucy Savarese finished eighth with a score of 408.95 in her NESCAC Championship debut. She chucked a beautiful twister 5233D.
The Ephs dominated the last event of the day, the 400 medley relay, putting a statement on the end of the first full day of competition. The B relay of
Clementine Robins (54.98),
Annika Chu (1:04.11),
Clare McDermott (56.45), and
Emma Dimter (50.93) won the B heat in 3:46.47. This was a lifetime best time for Robins and the NCAA B cut and 2024 Invite time. Hyped up by the B relay performance, the A relay of
Sophia Verkleeren,
Charlotte Wishnack,
Irene Yang, and
Carter Roebuck gapped the field, winning easily by almost 4 seconds. Their first-place time of 3:41.58 swim was highlighted by Verkleeren's thrilling 100 backstroke and Wishnack's blazing breaststroke leg.
After multiple event wins and many lifetime bests, the Ephwomen look to continue the momentum brought by the 400 medley relay into day three tomorrow that includes the 100s of stroke, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 1000 freestyle, and 3-meter diving.
Team Scores Through Day 2
1. Williams College 783
2. Tufts University 748
3. Colby College 508
4. Amherst College 495
5. Middlebury College 425
6. Hamilton College 389
7. Bowdoin College 285
8. Bates College 264
9. Connecticut College 243
10. Trinity College 229
11. Wesleyan University 196
