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Rebecca Villagracia

Women's Swimming & Diving

Women's Swimming and Diving wins Don Richards Invitational

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's swimming and diving team won the team competition with 1,153 points at the Don Richards Invitational at Judson Pool this weekend.

The Tigers won all but three events on Saturday. Sophomore Anna Peshenko and first-year Lorelei Robinson both won three individual events this weekend.
Senior Samantha Russell and first-year Anna Beahan were apart of five winning relay teams during the invitational, while first-year Sydney DeLapp was a part of four. The 200 medley relay team of first-year Rose LaDue, Peshenko, Russell and Beahan set a pool record, Saturday.
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS
200 Freestyle Relay
1. Samantha Russell, Sydney DeLapp, Anna Beahan, KhaVy Sangasy – 1:36.69

500 Freestyle
1. Lorelei Robinson – 5:12.40

200 IM
1. Anna Peshenko – 2:08.90

50 Freestyle
1. Sydney DeLapp – 24.38

400 Medley Relay
1. Rose LaDue, Anna Peshenko, Samantha Russell, Anna Beahan – 3:56.22

1-Meter Dive
3. Maddi Williams – 438.45

200 Medley Relay POOL RECORD
1. Rose LaDue, Samantha Russell, Anna Beahan, Sydney DeLapp – 1:46.40

100 Butterfly
2. Anna Peshenko – 1:00.11

200 Freestyle
1. Anna Beahan – 1:54.69

100 Breaststroke
1. Samantha Russell – 1:06.32
 
100 Backstroke
1. Rose LaDue – 58.17

1650 Freestyle
1. Lorelei Robinson – 18:15.99

3-Meter Dive
1. Maddi Williams – 470.85

200 Backstroke
1. Madisen Pavoris – 2:08.99

100 Freestyle
1. Anna Beahan – 52.89

200 Breaststroke
1. Anna Peshenko – 2:23.90

200 Butterfly
2. Megan Metivier – 2:17.13

400 Freestyle Relay
1. Samantha Russell, Anna Beahan, Sydney DeLapp, Emma Thomas - 3:32.69
 
The Tigers now go on holiday break before returning to the pool Jan. 13 at Hamilton.
 

Players Mentioned

Anna Peshenko

Anna Peshenko

BR/IM
5' 2"
Sophomore
Samantha Russell

Samantha Russell

FREE/BR
5' 8"
Senior
KhaVy Sangasy

KhaVy Sangasy

BR/IM
5' 5"
Senior
Emma Thomas

Emma Thomas

FREE/BK
5' 7"
Junior
Sydney DeLapp

Sydney DeLapp

FREE
5' 4"
First Year
Megan Metivier

Megan Metivier

FLY/IM
5' 4"
First Year
Lorelei Robinson

Lorelei Robinson

FREE
5' 10"
First Year
Anna Beahan

Anna Beahan

FR/IM
5' 9"
First Year
Rose LaDue

Rose LaDue

FREE/BACK
6' 0"
First Year
Madisen Pavoris

Madisen Pavoris

BACK/IM/FLY
5' 5"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Anna Peshenko

Anna Peshenko

5' 2"
Sophomore
BR/IM
Samantha Russell

Samantha Russell

5' 8"
Senior
FREE/BR
KhaVy Sangasy

KhaVy Sangasy

5' 5"
Senior
BR/IM
Emma Thomas

Emma Thomas

5' 7"
Junior
FREE/BK
Sydney DeLapp

Sydney DeLapp

5' 4"
First Year
FREE
Megan Metivier

Megan Metivier

5' 4"
First Year
FLY/IM
Lorelei Robinson

Lorelei Robinson

5' 10"
First Year
FREE
Anna Beahan

Anna Beahan

5' 9"
First Year
FR/IM
Rose LaDue

Rose LaDue

6' 0"
First Year
FREE/BACK
Madisen Pavoris

Madisen Pavoris

5' 5"
First Year
BACK/IM/FLY