From NYU Athletics

The New York University women's swimming & diving team has completed day three at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, which are being held Wednesday-Saturday, March 15-18, at the Conroe ISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, TX.

Heading into the fourth and final day of the competition, the Violets currently sit in 8th place with 93.5 points, trailing Washington & Lee University in seventh place by .5 points. Emory University leads with 471.5 points.

"We have one day left and I am expecting us to finish on a strong note," said Head Coach Trevor Miele. "We are getting faster and faster as the meet goes on. Tomorrow should be very exciting."

The 800-yard freestyle relay team of Noel Leung, Grace Wakabayashi, Hannah Bergh, and Hannah Bub shattered the team record in the event by more than two seconds, posting a time of 7:30.28. The quartet took eighth place, earning All-America status. 

Elise Gibbs was the top individual finisher for the Violets on Saturday, taking 14th place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.07) and garnering Honorable Mention All-America status.

"Just a tremendous effort today and I am blown away by how fast they are swimming," added Miele "The times they are posting are incredible. It's a testament to how hard they have worked this year."

Violet Competitors

*Honorable Mention All-America

200-yard butterfly - Julien Zhu (18th, 2:05.31)

100-yard backstroke - May Li (25th, 56.74)

100-yard breaststroke - Honore Collins (21st, 1:04.31), Kathy Lin (35th, 1:06.01)

1-Meter Diving - Carmen White (23rd, 349.60) 

"This is a tough meet with the best divers in the country," said Diving Coach Todd Kolean. "We missed a few dives and had some butterflies. We'll take this as the learning experience it was and be prepared for the excitement that is exhibited here and be ready next year. This was a tough ending to an otherwise outstanding freshman campaign."