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Final Results
NEW YORK - The Columbia women's swimming and diving team captured a
monumental win on Friday, Feb. 10, as they defeated Princeton for the first time
in program history, 173-127. The
Lions captured the meet winning 11 of 16 events, with junior Katie Meili leading
the charge with three first-place finishes.
First-year Chacha Bugatti ignited the Lions with the first
win of the meet in the 1000 yard freestyle. Buggati finished with a winning
time of 9:57.58 and sophomore Aileen Smith placed second with a time of
10:10.35.
First-year Salena Huang captured the next event of the meet
with a first-place finish in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.72.
First-year Anne Steele finished second for the Lions in the event, with a time
of 1:52.49. First-year Mikaila Gaffey added another win for Columbia in the 100
yard breaststroke, finishing with the top time of 1:04.32
A strong showing in the 200 yard butterfly and the 200 yard
backstroke fueled the Lions' early fire, as they took the top three spots in each
event. Junior Caroline Lukins won the 200 yard butterfly with a time of
2:02.30. Junior Lacey Harris-Coble posted a time of 2:03.66 to finish in second, and senior Caitlin Rogers came in third at 2:04.40.
The 200 yard
backstroke was captured by sophomore Laney Kluge, with a winning time of
1:59.90. Sophomore Grace Senko took second place at 2:01.28 and senior Dorothy
Baker followed in third with a time of 2:02 flat.
Katie Meili swam a fantastic meet, with her first win
of the day coming in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 23.03. Meili added
another victory in the 200 yard breaststroke, winning in 2:13.58.
The Lions continued to power ahead as Chacha Bugatti and
Salena Huang fared well in the 500 yard freestyle. Bugatti took first place with a time of 4:52.16, and Huang arrived in second place with a time of
4:56.63. Junior Kristina Parsons followed with a win in the 100 yard butterfly, with a personal best time of 55.37. A second place finish in the 1-meter diving
event by senior Kristin Hehir, tallying 265.65 points, also added team points for
the Lions.
Columbia captured the meet in the 200 yard IM, as Meili
earned her third win of the day, finishing with a time of 2:01.37. Kluge aided
in second place with a time of 2:04.05, to help the Lions take the event. The
squad of Huang, Gaffey, Steele, and first-year Stella Zhao won the last event of
the meet in the 400 yard freestyle with a time of 3:26.64.
The team improves to 7-1 on the season and 5-1 in the Ivy
League with this historic win. Columbia now holds second place in the
conference after getting its fifth consecutive win on the year.
Up Next
The Lions will return home Saturday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. to
face the Big Green of Dartmouth. Columbia will honor the senior class of 2012
as they compete in their final meet at Uris Pool.
VIDEO: The Columbia Women's Swimming Experience - The Class of 2012
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