PRINCETON, N.J. — The Columbia women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the 2019 Ivy League Championships with some impressive performances on Saturday evening in Princeton, New Jersey. The Lions finished seventh in the team standings with 701.5 points.
 
"It's been a great season," said Columbia head coach Diana Caskey following the conclusion of the meet. "Our final Ivies session wasn't what we needed to break into sixth place, but there were many bright spots and it doesn't diminish all the successes of the dual meet season and outstanding championship performances."
 
After qualifying in yesterday afternoon's 3-meter preliminary round, first-year Briget Rosendahl improved her score by over 30 points to earn the Ivy League silver medal with a score of 299.85. After leading the whole way, the first-year was just edged by less than five points in the final round.
 
"What a performance! Briget was at her best when it counted most," said diving coach Scott Donie. "It was very emotional and exciting for me as a coach. It is so rewarding to see hard work and pertinacity pay off. I couldn't have asked for anything more than she gave tonight."
 
Senior Mary Ashby broke the Columbia record in the 100 freestyle in the morning's prelims with a time of 49.36 to qualify third overall in the event. The mark lowered the previous standard of 49.63 set by Katie Meili '13CC in 2013.
 
Ashby went on to place fifth overall in the finals, posting a time of 49.84 in her final individual Ivy League swim. Sophomore Jessica He also made the 'A' final in the event, taking seventh in the race at 49.96. First-year Clare Larsen touched the wall second in the 'C' final of the 100 free with a 50.78 mark.
 
After winning last night's 100 breaststroke title, junior Helen Wojdylo returned to the finals in the 200 breast, finishing sixth overall with a personal-bset time of 2:14.16. Four more Lions earned second swims in the event, with first-year Yani Le finishing 14th in 2:19.11, senior Jessica Antiles taking 20th in 2:21.98, first-year Lindsay Rispoli coming in 22nd in 2:25.28 and first-year Madison Leblanc placing 24th in 2:26.20.
 
Three Lions earned second swims in the 200 backstroke, with first-year Mary Pruden posting Columbia's top finish, taking 14th in 2:00.78. Junior Julia Samson was just behind her, going 2:00.90 for 15th overall, while first-year Kasey Karkoska took 20th in the event in 2:01.49.
 
Junior Clare MacNamara had Columbia's top finish in the 1,650 free, posting a time of 17:14.71 to place 17th overall.
 
In the 200 butterfly, first-year Cleo Lim had the No. 22 swim, placing sixth in the 'C' final, at 2:04.88.
 
Columbia wrapped up the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 400 free relay as Ashby, He, Larsen and Wojdylo combined for a time of 3:21.32.
 
The Lions will look forward to the ECAC Championships and the NCAA Zone Diving Championships next month.  
 
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