Lions Fall to Yale, 172-127, in Home Dual

Friday, November 15

New York, N.Y.

5:00 P.M.

Columbia University

127

172

Yale

Photo by: Mike McLaughlin

11/15/2019 9:14:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

Columbia junior Helen Wojdylo swept the breaststroke events for the second-straight meet

NEW YORK — Despite six event victories and some extremely close races, the Columbia women's swimming and diving team fell to Yale, 172-127, on Friday night at the Percy Uris Natatorium.

The Lions move to 1-1 overall on the season, while Yale improves to 3-0, 2-0 Ivy.

"This Columbia team came out to race and compete tonight," said head coach Diana Caskey after the meet. "There were a lot of great swims and tight races. I was proud of the effort, attitude and result."

"The women really stepped up against some very strong competition," added diving coach Scott Donie. "Two more NCAA qualifying scores, one for Briget [Rosendahl] and one for Livy [Poulin]. A lot of great dives are happening and I'm really excited about this team."

Although Yale's Nikki Watters claimed top honors in the opening 3-meter springboard at 269.41, Columbia's divers posted a 2-3-4 finish to keep it close as Livy Poulin (267.53), Michelle Lee (258.09) and Briget Rosendahl (258.09) would round out the top four. Poulin would go on to also place second on 1-meter with a score of 271.05, leading another 2-3-4 finish.

In the first swimming event, the Lions' quartet of Julia Samson, Helen Wojdylo, Emily Wang and Jessica He would combine for a winning time of 1:43.39 in the 200-yard medley relay.

The Bulldogs would go on to win the next three events before Wojdylo clocked a winning time of 1:03.44 in the 100 breaststroke. The senior captain went on to also win the 200 breast, touching the wall in 2:14.49.

Following Wojdylo's win in the 200 breast, the Lions would go on to win the next three individual events as well as first-year Olivia Jubin placed first in the 500 freestyle (4:55.42), Wang won the 100 butterfly (56.73) and first-year Karen Liu took the 200 IM (2:02.87).

The Lions are back in action next Friday, Nov. 22, hosting the Harvard Crimson at Percy Uris Natatorium at noon.

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