Lions Sit in Fifth After 2022 Ivy Swim & Dive Opening Races

Lions Sit in Fifth After 2022 Ivy Swim & Dive Opening Races

2/16/2022 11:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Columbia contends in pair of relays on first night of Championships.

NEW YORK -- The Columbia women's swim and dive team sits in fifth after the first day of the 2022 Ivy League Swim and Dive Championships. Hosted on the campus of Harvard University, the Championships will run through February 19.

Tonight, Columbia competed in the 200 medley relay as well as the 800 free relay. The Lions' team of Mary Pruden, Allegra Walker, Emily Wang, and Isabelle Arevalo swam for sixth in the opening 200 relay with a time of 1:42.05. In the following event, Columbia's
Aziza Ganihanova, Olivia Jubin, Allison Martin, and Callie Breiter improved to a fifth place finish in 7:16.55, besting their seed time by nearly four seconds.

The Lions sit tied with the Brown Bears in fifth place after amassing 98 points each. Hosting Harvard leads with 118 points thus far.

Competition resumes tomorrow at the 11:00 A.M. preliminary round. Finals are schedule for 6:00 P.M.. Live stats can be found through meetresults.com while both rounds will premiere on ESPN+.

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