Ganihanova & Diakova Record Lions' Highest Individual Finishes on Second Day of Ivies

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Ganihanova & Diakova Record Lions' Highest Individual Finishes on Second Day of Ivies

2/17/2022 7:43:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Ganihanova picks up points in 200 medley while divers debut on second day.

Cambridge, MA -- Sophomore Aziza Ganihanova swam for a sixth place finish in the A finals of the 500 free. With a time of 4:48.88, Ganihanova earned the Lions 24 points. Through the second day of competition at the 2020 Women's Swim and Dive Ivy League Championships, Columbia sits in fifth with a score of 265.5.

Competition resumes tomorrow at Blodgett Pool. Preliminaries are scheduled to begin at 11:00 A.M. while finals will dive off at 6:00 P.M..

In the same event, teammate Olivia Jubin touched the wall first in the C finals (4:52.20), dropping over two seconds from her preliminary time. First-year Allison Martin produced the same result one event later, winning the 200 IM C finals in 2:02.67.

Donie's divers made their debut, competing in the 1M event. Alice Diakova led the Lions in her first League Championship appearance. The sophomore placed sixth in the A finals, recording a 249.45. Competing in the B finals, seniors Briget Rosendahl and Michelle Lee secured 16th and 18th place, respectively.

Day two closed out with the racing of the 200 free relay. Comprised of seniors Emily Wang, first-year Emily MacDonald, sophomore Georgia Young, and Martin, the Lions' top team took sixth in 1:32.97.

Live scoring will continue to run through meetresults.com while all races premiere live on ESPN+.

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