Women's Swimming heads home victorious over Ursinus in Swarthmore

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The women of Salisbury University swimming head into the winter break with a win over Ursinus at the Swarthmore Invitational and eight new records.

FINAL SCORES

Swarthmore College defeats Ursinus College, 252-74
Swarthmore College defeats Salisbury University, 265-67
Salisbury University defeats Ursinus College, 173-154

HOW IT HAPPENED

Salisbury started the morning session of day two with success over Ursinus. In the opening 200-yard medley relay, the Sea Gulls took home third and fourth after Swarthmore finished in the top two spots. The team of Emma Schlutt, Samantha Watson, Sadie Hebert, and Alexa Hilty finished third and set a program record with a time of 1:49.90. Delaney Gibbons, Maddie Powell, Sierra Wakefield, and Lily Griffin came across fourth at 1:51.00.
While Swarthmore swept the 100-yard butterfly, the Sea Gulls finished ahead of Ursinus as Griffin finished fourth with a new program record with a time of 57.81.
Salisbury found success and two records in the 100-yard breaststroke as Watson took home second as she finished in 1:06.61. The other record comes as Watson swam the first 50 yards in 31.22.
A record was established for the Sea Gulls in the 100-yard backstroke by Gibbons, who swam as an exhibition time, finished with a time of 1:00.21.
While she finished sixth in the 200-yard backstroke, Schlutt broke another record for Salisbury as she set a time of 2:10.59.
The Sea Gulls picked up a first-place finish and a new record in the 200-yard breaststroke as Powell topped the podium with 2:23.35.
It is important to note that on day one of the Swarthmore Invitational, Gibbons, Powell, Griffin, and Hilty set a new record in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 4:02.50.

UP NEXT

Salisbury will be back in action after the holidays, taking on St. Mary's (Md.) on Sunday, Jan 14.
The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. at the Aquatics Center in St. Mary's City, Md.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.

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Players Mentioned

Alexa Hilty: Utility; 5' 11"; Freshman

Sierra Wakefield: Fly / Free; 5' 8"; Freshman

Samantha Watson: Breast / Utility; 5' 5"; Freshman

Delaney Gibbons: Back; 5' 8"; Freshman

Lily Griffin: Fly; Freshman

Sadie Hebert: Fly/Free; 5' 10"; Freshman

Maddie Powell: Breast; 5' 6"; Freshman

Emma Schlutt: Back; 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alexa Hilty
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Utility

Sierra Wakefield
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: Fly / Free

Samantha Watson
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Breast / Utility

Delaney Gibbons
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: Back

Lily Griffin
: Freshman
: Fly

Sadie Hebert
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: Fly/Free

Maddie Powell
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: Breast

Emma Schlutt
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: Back