Saturday - December 3rd
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Dickinson women's swimming built on a solid Friday night effort to finish third at the two-day Gettysburg College Invite at Bullets Pool.

The Red and White began the day with an eight-place result in the 200-yard medley relay as the team of Bella Gerkin, Isabel McGovern, Sarah McHenry, and Caroline Wasielevski posted a time of 1:51.93. A spot behind them came Caroline Christianson, Sydney Farling, Emma Johnston, and Norah Wilson at 1:54.41.

Johnston recorded the first Top-5 finish for the Devils on the day by stopping the clock at 4:39.50 during the 400-yard individual medley for fifth. Sarah Mulcahy clocked in at 4:55.77 for 14th.

McGovern earned a fourth-place result during the 100-yard butterfly thanks to a time of 57.93 which broke the previous school of 58.18 set back in 2018, while Margot Armstrong claimed 15th in 1:01.51.

Carrington Bowles and Annelyse Warner had a solid 200-yard freestyle by posting times of 2:10.82 (18th) and 2:13.09 (19th).

A pair of first-years competed in the 100-yard breaststroke with Gerkin finishing in 14th at 1:12.11, while Farling hit the wall in 1:12.64 for 16th.

Two DC swimmers fell inside the Top-10 of the 100-yard backstroke with McHenry claiming eighth at 1:00.66, followed by Christianson in tenth (1:01.01). Wasielevski (1:01.68), Wilson (1:04.72), and O'Connell (1:05.29) also competed in the event.

During the 800-yard freestyle relay the team of Tori May, Armstrong, Christianson, and Johnston earned a fourth-place result thanks to a time of 8:04.08.

May showcased some skill in the 1650-yard freestyle claiming fourth after hitting the wall in 18:11.23. She then earned a sixth-place result a race later in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:11.14. Christianson also joined her in the Top-10 of that event finishing in ninth (2:11.66), while McHenry claimed 14th (2:13.23).

Olivia Abbott-Havers saw her first action of the session during the 100-yard freestyle where she grabbed sixth at 53.85. Wilson also took part in the event landing in 20th (56.50).

Farling and Gerkin competed within the 200-yard breaststroke posting marks of 2:37.66 (12th) and 2:40.45 (15th) respectively.

A trio of Devils earned Top-10 spots in the 200-yard butterfly led by McGovern in fourth at 2:08.93 which broke her own record set earlier this season, followed by Johnston in ninth (2:14.18) and Mulcahy at tenth (2:14.99). Armstrong was two seconds outside the Top-10 in 11th at 2:16.10.

The final race of the meet saw the team of Abbott-Havers, Johnston, McGovern, and Wasielevski take fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay thanks to a time of 3:38.39. The other DC group of Christianson, May, McHenry, and Wilson landed in ninth at 3:44.69.

Swarthmore won the event with 1026 points, followed by Gettysburg (873.5), Dickinson (449), Ursinus (421.5), Scranton (338), and Shippensburg (259).

Full Results (Day Two) (PDF)

Next on the Pool Deck
The Red and White will next swim competitively on Saturday, January 14th when they host the Huskies of Bloomsburg University at 1pm inside the Clark Aquatic Center.

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Friday - December 2nd
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Dickinson women's swimming team put forth a strong effort on Friday evening during night one of the Gettysburg College Invite as the Red and White sit in fourth-place heading into Saturday at Bullets Pool.

In the first race of the day the 200-yard freestyle relay the unit of Olivia Abbott-Havers, Isabel McGovern, Caroline Wasielevski, and Norah Wilson secured fourth with a time of 1:38.24. The other Devils team of Margot Armstrong, Sarah McHenry, Sarah Mulcahy, and Isobell O'Connell finished in tenth at 1:46.55.

First-year Emma Johnston was the lone DC athlete in the Top-5 during the 500-yard freestyle taking fifth by touching the wall in 5:15.43. Caroline Christianson fell just outside the Top-10 in 11th thanks to a time of 5:18.10. Carrington Bowles and Annelyse Warner clocked in at 5:46.25 and 5:50.73 respectively.

McGovern earned a Top-10 slot in the 200-yard individual medley by stopping the clock in 2:11.23 for seventh. McHenry and Mulcahy finished within a second of each other with times of 2:19.25 (19th) and 2:20.51 (20th).

Wasielevski had a strong outing during the 50-yard freestyle posting a mark of 24.61 for fourth, while Abbott-Havers came in seventh at 24.74. Wilson (25.73), O'Connell (26.37), and Armstrong (26.52) also competed in the event for the Red and White.

The Devils rounded out the evening with a sixth-place result in the 400-yard medley relay as the group of Bella Gerkin, Tori May, Abbott-Havers, and McGovern finished in 4:02.75, while the team of Sydney Farling, Johnston, McHenry, and Wilson landed in eighth at 4:09.06.

The host Bullets of Gettysburg lead the field after day one with 307.5 points, followed by Swarthmore (258), Ursinus (153), Dickinson (151), Scranton (91.5), and Shippensburg (52).

Full Results

Next on the Pool Deck
The Red and White return to Bullets Pool tomorrow for the final two sessions of the event with the first race beginning at 9:30 am, before the evening session resumes at 5 pm.