The women's swimming and diving team continued its run of dominant performances against New England foe Wellesley, topping the Blue for the seventh consecutive year in a dual meet last night. The Jumbos won by a final score of 161-133.
Freshman Maureen O'Neill was a star for the Jumbos, breaking a Tufts record in the 50-yard freestyle event. O'Neill's time of 24.53 seconds broke Alaina Thiel's (LA '07) mark of 24.60, and was just .07 seconds away from an NCAA Div. III "B" cut mark. But it was only second-best at the meet, behind Wellesley freshman Cathy Poon. Poon's mark hit the NCAA "B" cutoff of 24.46, and is the fourth-best in the nation in Div. III so far this season.
The Jumbo squad featured winners in all four classes - senior Kendall Swett, junior Katie Swett, sophomore Meredith Cronin and freshman Megan Kono.
Kendall Swett took home two firsts in the diving events, scoring 288.67 in the 1-meter event and 276.76 in the 3-meter. Both scores surpassed NCAA qualifying marks. Her teammate Katie won the 200-yard individual medley, while Cronin took first in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events, and Kono won both the 200 and 500 free.
The Jumbos waste no time jumping back in the water, as they head to Cambridge tomorrow night to compete in the MIT Invitational. After wins over Wellesley last night and Trinity on Nov. 17, the Jumbos are 2-0.
See tomorrow's Daily for further coverage.
