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Women's Swimming

Knadler wins three times in opener

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Syd Knadler (Crowley Lake, Calif./Mammoth) won three times to lead McDaniel in the Centennial Conference (CC) women's swimming opener at Swarthmore on Saturday.

Scoring:

  • The Garnet (1-0, 1-0 CC) defeated the Green Terror (0-1, 0-1 CC) by a score of 142.5-62.5.

Head of the Class: The following athletes won multiple events at the meet:

  • Syd Knadler won three times. She was part of the 200 medley relay that won with a time of 1:52.20. She touched first in the 50 free (24.90 seconds) and 100 free (54.62) as well.

Striking Gold: The following athletes won a single event at the meet:

Precious Metal: The following athletes finished second or third in an event at the meet:

  • Joanna Wattenberg (Monrovia, Md./Urbana) finished second in the 200 free (2:06.57).
  • Becca Sykes (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) finished third in the 1000 free (11:42.41) and 500 free (5:41.51).
  • Cara Dube (Milford, Conn./Joseph A. Foran) finished third in the 200 free (2:07.20).
  • Sara Hegna finished third in the 100 back (1:02.38).
  • Kelly Lewis finished third in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.63).

Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes achieved a mark that ranks in the program's all-time top 10:

For the Foes: The following Swarthmore athletes won events at the meet:

  • Scout Clark won the 200 IM (2:16.00) and 500 free (5:26.31).
  • Giorgi Piantanida won the 1000 free (11:27.75).
  • Clare Cushing won the 200 free (1:58.87).
  • Sarah Solomon won the 100 butterfly (1:01.19).
  • Emily Bley won the 100 backstroke (1:01.97).
  • Liz Staton won the 100 breaststroke (1:09.37).
  • Cushing, Amelia Tomei, Stephanie Tilneac and Sophie Moody won the 200 free relay (1:43.62).

Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at Ursinus on Saturday, Nov. 12. Meet time is 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Cara Dube

Cara Dube

Back
5' 6"
Junior
Sara Hegna

Sara Hegna

Back
5' 4"
First Year
Syd Knadler

Syd Knadler

Free/IM
5' 6"
Senior
Kelly Lewis

Kelly Lewis

Breast
6' 0"
Senior
Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith

Fly/Back
5' 6"
Junior
Becca Sykes

Becca Sykes

Free
5' 5"
Junior
Joanna Wattenberg

Joanna Wattenberg

Free/Back
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cara Dube

Cara Dube

5' 6"
Junior
Back
Sara Hegna

Sara Hegna

5' 4"
First Year
Back
Syd Knadler

Syd Knadler

5' 6"
Senior
Free/IM
Kelly Lewis

Kelly Lewis

6' 0"
Senior
Breast
Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith

5' 6"
Junior
Fly/Back
Becca Sykes

Becca Sykes

5' 5"
Junior
Free
Joanna Wattenberg

Joanna Wattenberg

5' 9"
Sophomore
Free/Back