From Washington University Athletics

The Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming & diving team opened the 2015-16 season by defeating NCAA Division I Saint Louis University in a dual meet Friday evening at Millstone Pool.

The WashU women claimed six event victories as they earned a 125-116 win over SLU. It was just the second time the Bears have defeated the Billikens in the last 25 years with the other victory coming in 2013.

Freshman Lauren Sapp won the women's 50 free in 25.09, five-hundredths ahead of junior teammate MariMac Collins. She added a second individual event title in the 100 free with a time of 54.67, before anchoring WashU to a first-place finish in the final women's event of the meet, the 200-free relay. She teamed with sophomore Niamh O'Grady, junior Claire Savage and senior Kristalyn McAfee to win the event in a time of 1:39.58.

Nathenson finished first in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events. He posted a score of 197.02 to win the one-meter diving by more than 30 points, then placed first in the three-meter diving with a score of 177.60. Junior Emily Ramos (205.95) and sophomore Laura Barber (199.25) placed first and second, respectively, in the women's one-meter diving.

O'Grady led a first- through fourth-place sweep for the WashU women in the 100 butterfly. She clocked a winning time of 58.03, while senior Amanda Stadermann (1:00.94), junior Lauren Carlos (1:01.45) and senior Toireasa Rafferty-Millett (1:01.49) followed in second through fourth, respectively. Carlos also teamed with seniors Katie Anderson and Sophie Gan, and Collins to win the first event of the meet, the 200-medley relay, in a time of 1:50.59.