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NESCAC Release
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The No. 8-ranked Williams College women's swimming & diving team won its 22nd overall and third consecutive NESCAC Championship at Wesleyan University on Feb. 12-15, as the Ephs compiled a tremendous 27 All-Conference performances and garnered four major awards from the conference office at the Webster Family Natatorium in Middletown, Connecticut.
Sophie Phelps was named NESCAC Rookie of the Year, while
Steve Kuster,
Allie Clark,
James Singewald and
Trent Makowiec received NESCAC Co-Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. Seniors
Lily Codd (341 points) and
Irene Yang (300) finished second and fourth, respectively, in the Career High-Point Swimmers category.
In order to receive All-Conference laurels at the NESCAC Championship, individual student-athletes or relay teams must finish in the top three during the events. Below you can see all of the Ephs' All-Conference accolades, with 10 first-place finishes, nine second-place performances and eight third-place efforts.
First-Place Finishes:
800 Freestyle Relay:
Esme Van Orden,
Carter Roebuck, Codd, Phelps (7:20.41)
200 Freestyle Relay:
Maggie Farley, Yang, Phelps,
Emma Dimter (1:32.39)
200 IM: Phelps (2:01.39)
400 Medley Relay: Yang,
Anna Doherty, Van Orden, Phelps (3:41.85)
400 IM: Phelps (4:20.58)
200 Freestyle: Van Orden (1:49.86)
100 Backstroke: Yang (55.42)
200 Backstroke:
Alden White (2:00.38)
100 Freestyle: Phelps (50.22)
200 Butterfly: Codd (2:01.10)
Second-Place Finishes:
500 Freestyle: Doherty (4:58.75)
50 Backstroke:
Aly Eward (26.10)
1,000 Freestyle: Codd (10:06.18)
100 Butterfly: Farley (54.75)
400 IM: Doherty (4:27.03)
200 Freestyle: Roebuck (1:51.68)
1,650 Freestyle: Codd (16:54.74)
200 Breaststroke: Doherty (2:16.84)
400 Freestyle Relay: Van Orden,
Clare McDermott, Phelps, Dimter (3:22.72)
Third-Place Finishes:
500 Freestyle: Roebuck (4:59.49)
200 IM: Yang (2:03.50)
1-Meter Diving:
Ashley Loh (429.60 points)
200 Medley Relay: Yang, Doherty, Van Orden, Farley (1:42.37)
100 Backstroke: White (55.65)
200 Backstroke: Yang (2:01.11)
200 Breaststroke: Roebuck (2:17.73)
200 Butterfly: Farley (2:01.56)
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