ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The VMI women's swimming and diving team earned a victory Saturday against Emory & Henry College 134-120 and fell to UNC-Asheville 236-59 in a double dual meet at the Justice Center Pool.
"I am incredibly proud of the effort and enthusiasm our women brought on the boards and in the pool," said head coach
Scott Thacker. "They stepped up for one another, raced hard for one another and as a result came home with the first win for VMI women's swim and diving since November of 2020."
How it happened:
*On the boards,
London Yerasimides took home two fourth-place finishes on the 1m board.
Ella Davenport finished seventh in both 1m events
*The 200 medley relay of
Noelle Tong,
Anne Bowles,
Jillian Maher and
Kate Taylor finished third
*
Rachel Greathouse touched second in the 1000 free and
Valerie Tonnu finished fourth
*Tong finished fourth in the 100 backstroke and
Carter Wasser finished sixth
*Bowles placed second in the 100 breaststroke
*Greathouse finished fifth in the 200 fly and
Rachel Bearz took seventh
*In the 200 backstroke Wasser placed fourth
*Bowles finished second in the 200 breaststroke and
Jessica Cox finished in fifth
*In the 500 free,
Anna Grace Adams swam to a fourth-place finish, and Tonnu finished fifth
