The Gettysburg College women’s swimming team won all 14 events and improved to 7-0 this season with a 204-58 non-conference win over Catholic University Sunday in the Bullets Pool.
Gettysburg’s Top Performers
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Kate Crilly ’20 (Shrewsbury, N.J./Ranney School)
- 50 Free – 1st (25.50)
- 100 Free – 1st (54.83)
- 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:52.34)
- 200 Free Relay – 1st (1:42.85)
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Talia Moss ’23 (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute)
- 100 Breast – 1st (1:08.69)
- 200 Breast – 1st (2:29.50)
- 200 IM – 1st (2:16.64)
- 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:52.34)
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Hannah Wasson ’23 (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth)
- 100 Back – 1st (1:01.79)
- 100 Fly – 1st (1:01.37)
- 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:52.34)
- 200 Free Relay – 2nd (1:45.66)
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Megan Wojnar ’22 (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan)
- 200 Free – 1st (2:00.60)
- 200 Back – 1st (2:12.84)
- 200 IM – 2nd (2:17.69)
- 200 Medley Relay – 4th (1:59.64)
Meet Highlights
- Gettysburg set the tone with a 1-2 finish in the 200 medley relay. The top team of Wasson, Moss, freshman Elissa Clancy (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield), and Crilly sped to the wall in 1:52.34.
- Last year’s top distance freestyler Katherine Sears (Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown East) squared off with this year’s long-distance leader Manning in the 1,000 free. Sears showed no signs of rust after returning from her study abroad trip to Australia, keeping pace until the first-year pulled away over the final 200 yards for the win. Manning finished in 11:04.75 with Sears touching the wall in 11:12.39. Sears scored her first win of the season in the 500 free (5:29.47) later in the meet, while Manning added a runner-up showing in the 200 back (2:16.06).
- Wojnar scored the first of her two individual wins by leading a 1-2-3 finish by the Bullets in the 200 free. Her time of 2:00.60 was 2.18 seconds faster than freshman Grace Bobeck (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury). Wojnar added her second win in the 200 back with a mark of 2:12.84.
- Moss started her hat trick with a win over sophomore Katie Cooper (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.69). The two dueled again as part of a 1-4 finish by Gettysburg in the 200 breast, with Moss turning in a three-second win at 2:29.50. The first-year closed her day by overtaking Wojnar in the breaststroke portion of the 200 IM and holding on for a win with a time of 2:16.64.
- Crilly tacked on back-to-back wins in the 50 and 100 free races. She cruised to a win in the 50 in 25.50 and following a short break in the meet, bested the field in the 100 with a time of 54.83. The senior capped the day by swimming the lead leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:42.85) alongside sophomore Cate Kosko (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury East), Cooper, and freshman Sarah Fravel (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove).
- Clancy led a 1-2-3 finish by the Bullets in the 200 fly, holding off fellow first-year Annabel Gorman (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) down the stretch with a time of 2:16.35.
Coach Speak
“I’m really happy with the way we performed today. We were pretty hard on them in training last week and the team’s attitude and energy was great today.” – Head Coach Greg Brown
Where the Series Stands Now
This was the first-ever meeting between Gettysburg and Catholic in women’s swimming.
Next Up
Gettysburg visits the University of Mary Washington for a non-conference dual on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Sports Website.