Results

Loretto, PA – The Wagner women's swimming & diving team swam past Saint Francis University 148-114 this afternoon, while shattering four pool records in the process.
 
Wagner's 200 Medley Relay Team consisting of junior's Anu Nihipali (Honolulu, HI/Hawaii Preparatory Academy), Katja Claesson (Fullerton, CA/Troy), senior Amanda Lucia (East Hampton, MA/East Hampton) and freshman Dorian McMenemy (Northborough, MA/Algonquin Regional) started the afternoon taking first place honors while breaking the first pool record of the day, posting a time of 1:46.11.
 
Claesson, Lucia and Nihipali paced the Seahawks, each winning all of their individual events and also each broke a school record. Claesson took first place in the 100 Breaststroke (1:05.47) and the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:23.61 which shattered the previous pool record.
 
Nihipali took first place honors in the 200 Backstroke, touching the wall in a time of 2:07.59, which was more than five seconds faster than the second place finisher, teammate Kaitlin Murtha (New Fairfield, CT/New Fairfield). The Hawaii product broke the pool record en route to her third victory of the day in the 100 Backstroke, posting a time of 56.13.
 
Lucia took the pool record in the 200 Butterfly, touching the wall in a time of 2:06.27, more than four seconds faster than the second place finisher, Saint Francis's Emma Karell. The senior remained undefeated on the day when she finished first in the 100 Butterfly, recording a time of 58.45.
 
Senior Maggie Shaw (Chantilly, VA/Chantilly) finished first in the 1,000 Freestyle, finishing her race by more than pool length in recording a time of 10:40.58. She then took second place in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:09.80.
 
Wagner returns to competition next week, as the Seahawks travel to Piscataway, NJ for the two-day Frank Elm Invitational hosted by Rutgers. Day one of competition begins on November, 20. The time is still to be determined.