Women's Swimming & Diving

Edited: March 22, 2010

Meet Results

The NCAC dominance of swimming and diving at the national level continued this past weekend as Kenyon captured its 31st NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship while Denison finished in second place. On the women’s side, Denison finished second and Kenyon finished fourth. Individuals from Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Wabash and Wittenberg also represented the conference.

DENISON posted their fifth second-place finish at nationals and recorded 32 All-America honors. The Big Red had 13 top-four finishes. Senior Olivia Zaleski (Corry, PA/Corry Area) became the first swimmer in the history of the women’s program to earn 28 All-America honors. An eight-time national champion, Zaleski defended her crown in the 100 backstroke (55.24) and was also a member of the winning 400 medley (3:43.94) and 200 medley relay (1:41.92) teams. Her eight national titles ties her with Mollie Parrish for the top spot.

KENYON ended their three-year reign on the national level. The Ladies started the championships off in fourth place after the first night and could not climb any higher. Alisa Vereshchagin (Solon, OH/Solon) took home fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke. Kati Meirs (Cream Ridge, NJ/Peddie) claimed her third consecutive All-America award in the 1,650 freestyle as she placed eighth. The 400 relay team anchored by Tina Ertel (Halle, Germany/Sportsgymnasium Halle) finished third earning Ertel her 22nd All-America honor. Lauren Brady (Tyngsboro, MA/Phillips Exeter) took fourth in the 200 butterfly and improved on her fifth place finish from a year ago in the 400 IM to bring home a fourth this year and now has 11 top-five finishes at nationals to go with 13 career All-America awards. Brady also helped the 400 medley relay team of Kate Haller (Mentor, OH/Mentor), Anna Connolly (Wayne, PA/Conestoga) and Vereshchagin to a fifth place finish.

OBERLIN freshman Grace Aheron (Roanoke, VA/Patrick Henry) competed in the 200 backstroke, 400 individual medley and the 200 butterfly but did not qualify for the finals. Despite fighting an illness throughout, she set a personal best time of 2:08.02 in the 200-yard backstroke.

WITTENBERG senior Adeline Brym (Mansfield, OH/Lexington) placed 43rd in the 50 freestyle and 27th in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes.