Women's Swimming & Diving Gears For Army & Penn In Season Opener
11/1/2016 1:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
| DATE | Friday, November 4 |
| TIME | 3:00 p.m. |
| VENUE | Crandall Pool |
| LOCATION | West Point, N.Y. |
| LIVE STATS | MEET MOBILE |
| TWITTER HANDLES | @CULadySwim @GoColumbiaLions |
NEW YORK - It's Time! The Columbia women's swimming & diving team will kickoff the 2016-17 season at West Point on Friday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. in three team dual-meet against Army (1-0) and Ivy League foe Penn.
Follow the action with live results available through the links above. Via Meet Mobile, fans can view real-time results and splits, as well as heat sheets, final results and team scores.
| COLUMBIA * | RECORDS |
ARMY |
PENN * |
| 2-5 | Dual-Meet |
1-0 | 8-3 |
| 2-5 Ivy League |
Conference |
0-0 Patriot League |
4-3 Ivy League |
|
8-12 |
Freestyle |
1-2 | 3-0^ |
|
3-10 |
Dist. Freestyle | 2-0 | 2-0^ |
| 7-6 | Butterfly |
2-0 | 2-0^ |
| 9-4 | Breaststroke | 0-2 | 0-1^ |
|
5-8 |
Backstroke |
2-0 |
2-0^ |
|
5-3 |
Individual Medley | 0-1 |
0-1^ |
|
8-5 |
Relays |
2-0 |
0-2^ |
|
4-3 |
3M Dive | 0-1 | 0-1^ |
| 4-3 | 1M DIve | 0-1 | 0-1^ |
* 2015-16 Season
^ 2015 Columbia v. Penn Dual Meet
ABOUT THE LIONS: Despite a 2-5 overall record last season, Columbia gradually saw the emergence of young talent throughout the season. The Lions return six of eight swimmers that that finishes the dual-meet season with top-12 times in the Ivy League.
| RETURNERS | 2015-16 IVY LEAGUE TIME RANK |
| Jessica Antiles |
#6 – 400 I.M. (4:16.77) #9 – 200 I.M. (2:01.03) |
| Mary Ashby |
#6 – 50 Freestyle (22.91) #12 – 100 Backstroke (54.97)
|
| Celia Frick |
#8 – 100 Breaststroke (1:03.24) #8 – 200 Breaststroke (2:16.78) |
| Trudi Patrick |
#10 – 100 Butterfly (54.30) |
| Maddie Pujadas |
#11 – 100 Breaststroke (1:03.83) |
| Jennifer Shahar | #6 – 100 Breaststroke (1:02.75) |
LIONS TO LOOK FOR:
Jessica Antiles
Picked up eight individual victories in conference dual-meet action this season, including the 400 I.M. (Penn, Cornell), 200 I.M. (Yale, Brown, Princeton), 200 free (Cornell, Dartmouth), and 500 free (Brown).
Mary Ashby
Picked up four individual victories in conference dual-meet action this season, including the 100 back (Cornell), the 200 free (Brown), 200 back (Brown), and 100 free (Dartmouth).
Jennifer Shahar
Picked up four individual victories in conference dual-meet action this season, including the 100 breast (Penn, Yale, Harvard).
Brooke Bernardin
Picked up six individual victories in conference dual-meet action this season, including the 3m-dive (Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth) and the 1m-dive (Penn, Cornell, Brown).
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• (6/16) - Women's Swimming & Diving Receives 2016 CSCAA Team Scholar Award
• (6/24) - Olympian Scott Donie Becomes Head Coach of Columbia Diving
• (9/8) - Women's Swimming & Diving Announces 2016 Incoming Class
