From Washington University Athletics
The Washington University in St. Louis women's swimming & diving program had a triumphant return to the I.E. Millstone Pool Friday evening, opening the second half of the season with a first place finish at the WashU Invitational.
The No. 9-ranked women finished with a meet leading 1,087 points to outpace Lindenwood University-Belleville (377), Maryville University (217), Williams Baptist College (76) and Principia College (69).
The WashU women finished with a clean sweep of events. The Bears dove and swam to 13 first place finishes, while the men nearly matched the feat with 11 first place efforts.
Senior Niamh O'Grady led the Bears as she contributed to four first place finishes, while sophomore Mollie Seidner, senior Nicole Zanolli, junior Lauren Sapp, and senior Laura Barber also finished atop multiple events.
First Place Finishes
Women
200 Medley Relay – Ellie Pollitt, Stephanie Li, Niamh O'Grady, Sabrina Baxamusa – 1:49.39
200 FR – Mollie Seidner – 1:58.25
200 IM – Nicole Zanolli – 2:10.26
50 FR – Lauren Sapp – 25.14
100 FL – Niamh O'Grady – 57.97
1-Meter Dive – Laura Barber – 416.80
100 FR – Mollie Seidner – 55.13
500 FR – Maggie Cox – 5:23.62
3-Meter Dive – Laura Barber – 257.60
200 Free Relay – Michelle Murdock, Niamh O'Grady, Lauren Sapp, Alex Center – 1:40.94
100 BK – Nicole Zanolli – 59.97
100 BR – Niamh O'Grady – 1:07.15
400 Free Relay – Charlie Brickner, Maddie Robinson, Alissa Ling, Nicole Zanolli – 3:41.02