NEW YORK — In its final dual meet of the season, the Columbia women's swimming and diving team posted a dominant 215-84 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green on Saturday afternoon inside Percy Uris Natatorium. Prior to the meet, Columbia honored its eight seniors.
 
The Lions wrap up the dual meet portion of their schedule with a 4-3 mark in Ivy League competition, posting a winning record for the second-straight year.
 
"We were really happy to send our seniors out on a really high note," said Columbia head coach Diana Caskey. "It's always a lot of fun to dominate a meet, especially the last meet and the last meet of some people's careers, so it was good fun. I think we saw a lot of good things today. The enthusiasm, the energy, all those things bode well for Ivies.
 
"They've been an incredibly dynamic group from start to finished," commented Caskey on the graduating class. "The fact that they've stayed so solid in terms of numbers is really exciting too. We're going to be quite a different team next year."
 
Sophomore Briget Rosendahl got things started on the right foot with a big win on the 3-meter springboard, posting a score of 285.45, while first-year Livy Poulin was third at 249.61. Poulin then went on to win the 1-meter board at 269.48, edging out Rosendahl who scored a 268.50.
 
"A great finish at home for the women," said diving coach Scott Donie. "It's always great to see the women perform their best on Senior Day in front of a huge home crowd! A big thank you to all the alumnae who showed up to support us today."
 
The 200-yard medley relay saw the Lions earn a 1-2 finish, with the squad of seniors Julia Samson, Helen Wojdylo and Audrey Richter, plus junior Emily Wang, posting a winning time of 1:41.81.
 
The Big Green took back a bit of momentum with back-to-back wins in the 1,000 and 200 freestyle races, but senior Lisa Zhang would lead the charge in a 1-2-3 sweep of the 100 backstroke at 56.74 to put Columbia back on track. Another sweep followed in the 100 breaststroke, led by first-year Isabella Fratesi in 1:04.18.
 
After Dartmouth's Mia Leko took top honors in the 200 butterfly, Columbia buckled down and won each of the final nine events in the meet. Senior Audrey Richter got a Senior Day win in the 50 free (23.68), followed by junior Jessica He winning the 100 free in 51.01.
 
Sophomore Mary Pruden led a 1-2-3-4 sweep in the 200 backstroke with a winning time of 2:00.86, ahead of Samson (2:02.06). Fellow sophomore Yani Le followed that up with a 200 breast triumph (2:18.03), before first-years Karen Liu, Olivia Jubin and Fratesi won the final three individual events.
 
The Lions tied a bow on top, posting the top two times in the 200 free relay, led by Richter, Jubin, He and sophomore Claire Lin's 1:34.25.
 
Columbia will now turn its attention to the upcoming Ivy League Championships, set for Feb. 19-23 in Providence, Rhode Island.
 
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