From NYU Athletics
New York University's women's swimming team finished ahead of
its three opponents at the NYU Invitational, which the squad hosted
on Friday and Saturday, November 7-8, at the Palladium Athletic
Facility (PAF) in Manhattan.
The Violets finished the quad-meet in first place (1,064). Stevens
Institute of Technology followed in second (836), SUNY New Paltz
placed third (659) and Arcadia University finished in fourth
(277).
Elise Gibbs won the 100-yard breaststroke
(1:07.39), breaking the previous record of 1:07.85 that she set
earlier this season.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Gibbs also participated on the record-breaking 200-yard medley
relay team along with Emily
Doerner, Ashley
Corley and Serena Yan. The team won the
event with a time of 1:48.35, beating the previous record of
1:48.76 which was set earlier this season.
- The 800-yard freestyle relay team made up of
Gibbs, Allegra Ingerson, Isabelle
Kitze, and Michelle Kierencew won its
event with a time of 7:54.85, beating the previous record of
8:13.36 which was set in the 2006-07 season.
"I was incredibly impressed with the performance of our team this
weekend," Trevor Miele. "Despite a tough week of
practice, they were able to get up and race and post some very fast
times. I am very encouraged by their progress, and I am looking
forward to them posting more fast times in a few weeks at ECAC
Championships."