Columbia Sets Pool Record In Day 1 At Frank Elm Invite
11/17/2017 8:15:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Piscataway, N.J. - A Rutger's Pool record setting performance in the 200 freestyle relay highlighted the opening day at the Frank Elm Invitational for the Columbia swimming core on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Werblin Recreation Center. The foursome of Susie Zhu, Mary Ashby, Kathleen O'Rourke and Jessica He combined for a winning time of 1:31.95 to set a new Rutger's pool record.
The Lions posted several impresive performances listed below and sit in fourth place with a tally of 381 points. Navy leads the field with 497, followed by Rutgers (394) and Northeastern (389).
DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1 Results
| COLUMBIA TOP PERFORMERS | |
| SWIMMERS/DIVERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISHES |
| Mary Ashby Susie Zhu |
50 Freestyle (23.15) - 2nd |
| Helen Wojdylo |
500 Freestyle (4:59.52) - 5th |
| Jessica Antiles Jessica He |
200 I.M. (2:02.68) - 5th |
| SWIMMERS/DIVERS |
'B' FINALS FINISHES |
| Kathleen O'Rourke |
50 Freestyle (23.45) - 9th (heat winner) |
| Julia Samson Nicole Papsco |
200 I.M. (2:05.28) - 10th |
The Lions return for Day Two of competition tomorrow with the preliminary sessions are set to begin the day at 9:30 a.m, followed by the finals sessions at 5 p.m.
Follow the action with live results available through the links below. Fans can view real-time results and splits, as well as heat sheets, final results and team scores.
| 2017 FRANK ELM INVITATIONAL | |
| DATE(S) | Friday, Nov. 17 - Sunday, Nov. 19 |
| EXPECTED TIME(S) |
9:30 a.m. (Friday Prelims) 9:30 a.m. (Saturday Prelims) 9:30 a.m. (Sunday Prelims) |
| TEAMS |
Rutgers, LIU Post, LIU Brooklyn, Liberty, Columbia, James Madison, Navy, Central Connecticut State, Wagner and Northeastern |
| VENUE | Rutgers Aquatic Center |
| LOCATION | Piscataway, N.J. |
| DIRECTIONS | Directions To Rutgers Aquatic Center |
| PARKING | Parking Advisory |
| MEDIA | LIVE RESULTS |
| TWITTER HANDLES | @CULadySwim @GoColumbiaLions |
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