Lions Head To ECAC Women's Open Championships

2/22/2018 5:15:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Several members of the Columbia swimming team will compete at the ECAC Women's Open Championships in Piscataway, N.J. this weekend. The three-day meet begins on Friday, Feb. 23 and extends through Sunday, Feb. 25, with prelims will be held at 10 a.m. (Friday,Saturday) and 9 a.m. (Sunday), followed by finals at 6 p.m. (Friday & Saturday) and 4 p.m. (Sunday).

By: Columbia University Athletics

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ECAC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE(S)	Friday, Feb.23 - Sunday, Feb. 25
EXPECTED TIME(S)	10:00 a.m. (Saturday Prelims) 6:00 p.m. (Saturday Finals) 10:00 a.m. (Saturday Prelims) 6:00 p.m. (Saturday Finals) 9:00 a.m. (Sunday Prelims) 6:00 p.m. (Sunday Finals)
TIMETABLE	EVENT ORDER
VENUE	Sonny Werblin Recreation Center
LOCATION	Piscataway, N.J.
MEDIA	LIVE RESULTS
NCAA STANDARDS	TIME STANDARDS
TWITTER HANDLES	@CULadySwim @GoColumbiaLions

NEW YORK - Several members of the Columbia swimming team will compete at the ECAC Women's Open Championships in Piscataway, N.J. this weekend. The three-day meet begins on Friday, Feb. 23 and extends through Sunday, Feb. 25, with prelims will be held at 10 a.m. (Friday,Saturday) and 9 a.m. (Sunday), followed by finals at 6 p.m. (Friday & Saturday) and 4 p.m. (Sunday).

Lions to look for include include, Kelsey Ables, Scottie Berridge, Elisa Fang, Miriyam Ghali, Clare MacNamara, Arianna Noya, Nicole Papsco, Allyssa Phelps, Audrey Richter, Julia Samson, Stefanie Ting and Helen Wojdylo.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• (6/20) - Lions Welcome 10 Newcomers For The Class of 2021

• (6/21) - Columbia Swimming & Diving Earns 2017 CSCAA Team Scholar Awards

• (6/21) - Antiles, Ashby & Wojdylo Earn CSCAA Scholar All-America

• (7/13) - Jessica Antiles Medals In 200 IM & 400 IM At Maccabiah Games

• (11/10) - Julia Samson Sweeps Backstroke Events In Yale Battle

• (11/17) - Columbia Sets Rutger's Pool Record In 200 Freestyle Relay

• (11/19) - Columbia Finishes Third At Frank Elm Invitational

• (1/14) - Columbia Defeats Cornell In Homecoming Victory, 171-129

• (1/14) - Mary Ashby sets Uris Pool Record In 100 Freestyle (50.07) in leg of 400 freestyle relay. Besting the previous record of 50.19.

• (1/27) - Columbia Takes Down Seton Hall, 175-117

• (1/29) - Video Interview: Columbia Talks Team Chemistry This Season

• (2/3) - 2 Pool Records Fall In Senior Day Win Over Dartmouth, 175-114

• (2/3) - Mary Ashby sets Uris Pool Record in 100 Freestyle win (49.81). Besting her own previous record of 50.07. Ashby becomes the first in program history to post a sub 50.00 time in Uris Pool.

• (2/3) - The squad of Mary Ashby, Susie Zhu, Jessica Antiles and Kathleen O'Rourke combined for a Uris pool record time of 1:32.38 in the 200 freestyle relay in a win over Dartmouth. The tandem broke the previous record of 1:33.13 set in 2016.

• (2/17) Setting a new program record in the 400 freestyle relay, was the tandem of Mary Ashby, Jessica He, Susie Zhu and Kathleen O'Rourke combining for a fifth-place time of 3:20.78. The top-five squad best the previous program record of 3:21.73 set in 2012.

• (2/17) - Columbia Finishes Fifth At Ivy League Championships