Lions Place Sixth at 2020 Ivy League Championships

Saturday, February 22

Providence, R.I.

All Day

Columbia University

Ivy League Championships

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Lions Place Sixth at 2020 Ivy League Championships

2/22/2020 10:10:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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Columbia women's swimming and diving wrapped up the conference meet on Saturday night, finishing sixth with 755 points

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Columbia women's swimming and diving team wrapped up its run at the 2020 Ivy League Championships on Saturday evening, placing sixth overall with 755 points.

"We had a strong third full day, but it wasn't enough to pull us up in the team rankings," said Columbia head coach Diana Caskey. "So, though we didn't reach our team goal of matching our fourth-place dual meet finish, this Columbia team has much to be proud of."

A highlight of the evening came as sophomore Mary Pruden took down the school record in the 200-yard backstroke, winning the consolation final with a time of 1:57.52. The time, which bested Julia Samson's previous record of 1:58.11, was the fifth-fastest overall of the night. Samson competed in the same heat, placing 14th overall in 2:01.29.

The 100 freestyle saw the Lions' top finish come from sophomore Clare Larsen, who placed 18th with a time of 50.71. Junior Jessica He took 20th in the event, going 51.17.

Two Lions made the top-eight of the 200 breaststroke, with senior Helen Wojdylo touching the wall with a sixth-place time of 2:14.46 ahead of first-year Isabella Fratesi, who finished seventh at 2:16.09. First-year Olivia Jubin also claimed 10^th in the event, going 2:14.61 in the 'B' final.

Sophomore diver Briget Rosendahl made her second championship final appearance, finishing sixth on the 3-meter springboard with a score of 302.75.

"The women's 3-meter final was outstanding," said diving coach Scott Donie. "One of the best contests I have seen in the Ivy Championships. Briget was really on top of her game and I couldn't be prouder."

Two first-years made the finals of the 200 butterfly, led by a 16th-place showing from Karen Liu (2:02.99), while Jessica Peng earned 19th with a 2:01.83.

The final event of the meet saw the Lions take eighth in the 400 freestyle relay, as Larsen, Jubin, Wojdylo and He put together a time of 3:23.57.

A contingent of Lions will be back in action for the ECAC Championships in Annapolis, Maryland, next weekend, Feb. 28-March 1, while Columbia's divers will head to the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, March 9-11.

Team Scores
1. Princeton, 1,569
2. Harvard, 1,462
3. Yale, 1,159.5
4. Penn, 949.5
5. Brown, 843
6. Columbia, 755
7. Dartmouth, 589
8. Cornell, 543

For the latest on the Columbia women's swimming and diving program, follow @CULadySwim on Twitter and Instagram, @ColumbiaDiving on Instagram and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.