FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 5, 2024) – The Stonehill College women's swimming team officially got its 2024-25 season underway with a tri-meet hosted by Sacred Heart University with Merrimack College at McCann Natatorium this afternoon.
Junior
Kristy Barry and sophomore
Grace Idowu led Stonehill with event wins this afternoon, while also leading strong efforts from the Skyhawks relay teams. Sacred Heart posted a pair of team wins on the day against Stonehill (173.50-87.50) and Merrimack (165.00-96.00), while Merrimack picked up a head-to-head win over Stonehill (137.50-123.50).
Barry took first place out of 12 entries in the 200-yard individual medley relay in 2:16.12. She opened with a 29.12-second split in the butterfly leg, followed by a 35.52-second backstroke leg and 39.75-second breaststroke leg, before finishing the freestyle anchor in 31.73. Barry also turned in a fifth place finish out of 14 entries in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:03.07.
Barry finished first in the 200-yard individual medley relay. (PHOTO BY Schuyler Meyer/Carlisle Photo)
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Idowu took first place in the 100-yard freestyle in 55.92-seconds, leading the field of 14 swimmers by 0.04-seconds. She started the day with a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.96-seconds, while fellow sophomore
Sherri Danforth tied for third with her personal-best time of 26.30-seconds.
Idowu and Barry also led Stonehill to a pair of strong relay performances, starting with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:52.87. Freshman
Elizabeth Weston swam the lead backstroke leg in 29.20-seconds, before junior
Taylor Belanger completed the breaststroke leg in 31.36-seconds, and then Idowu swam the butterfly leg in 25.20-seconds, before Barry completed the freestyle anchor leg in 25.20.
Stonehill capped the day with a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay that clocked in at 3:51.60. Idowu finished in the lead leg in 56.48-seconds, before Weston completed the second leg in 59.31-seconds, freshman
Chihiro Bringman swam the third leg in 58.75-seconds and then Barry brought in the anchor leg in 57.06.
Weston turned in a second-place individual finish in her collegiate debut out of ten competitors in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.67, while classmate
Sorina Cheng placed fifth in 1:02.82. Weston also placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:17.71, while Cheng was seventh in 2:19.27.
Freshman
Lilith Peterson and senior
Jami Hepburn took second and third, respectively, in the 200-yard breaststroke. Peterson clocked in at 2:33.19, while Hepburn finished in 2:36.10. Stonehill took third through fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke, led by Belanger in third in 1:09.47, while Peterson finished fourth in 1:10.39, and Hepburn placed sixth in 1:11.38.
Head Coach Matt Distler:
"Overall, a great day of racing against great competition. I am really pleased with our energy on deck and how our freshmen handled their first college competition. We can learn a lot from today's meet, and I look forward to the team's continued growth throughout the season."
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