The 2024-25 season for the Emory University women's swimming & diving team featured the Eagles maintaining its title as the top program inside the University Athletic Association while also notching another top five finish at the NCAA Championships.
Infused with a talented group of newcomers to go along with a strong returning class, the Eagles finished fifth at the national meet in March – the 24th consecutive showing inside the top six. As a team, Emory saw 14 members earn First Team All-America recognition while also collecting 18 Second Team All-America nods. The Eagles scored 337 points across the four days in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Sophomore Katie Cohen excelled as an individual with a pair of finishes on the podium as she placed sixth and eighth in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke. Graduate student Penelope Helm added two third place efforts in the 200 and 500 Freestyles and senior Ava Kennedy had the team's best individual performance with a runner-up finish in the 50 Freestyle.
The Eagles reached the podium in all five relays with the 800 Freestyle Relay group of Helm, Natalie Boorjian, Elodie Mitchell and Katherine Swan leading the charge with a bronze medal performance.
Furthermore, the Eagles claimed consolation final wins in two events with freshman Allison Greeneway winning the 200 IM and graduate student Megan Jungers taking the top spot in the 100 Backstroke. Nineteen members of the Eagles' national team roster came away with at least one First Team or Second Team All-America effort.
Earlier in the season, the Eagles extended its run of excellence with its 26th straight conference crown in front of the home crowd at the Madeleine Jude Brown Aquatics Center in Atlanta.
Emory was pushed to limits as New York University challenged the Eagles for the title but in the end, the Eagles won the meet by 21 points – the closest margin of victory in the 37-year history of the UAA Championships.
Freshman Caitlin Crysel earned top honors for the Eagles as she became the latest team member to garner UAA Rookie of the Year honors. Crysel was a conference champion in the 200 IM and 200 Medley Relay and an All-UAA performer in three additional relays.
In addition to event wins by Crysel and the 200 Medley Relay, Cohen was a top performer for the Eagles as she swept the breaststroke titles. In total, the Eagles collected 21 All-UAA finishes during the week in Atlanta.
Emory's season also saw highlights on the academic side with 32 Eagles claiming CSCAA Scholar All-America status, including 19 on the First Team, and Boorjian added her name to the list of College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans with her Third Team selection. In addition, diver Ariana Khan was a representative on the Emory 100 Senior Honorary list.
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The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2024-25 season:
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All-America First Team (Top Eight Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships)
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Natalie Boorjian
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800 Freestyle Relay (3rd), 200 Freestyle Relay (5th)
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Jada Chatoor
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1650 Freestyle (8th)
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Katie Cohen
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200 Medley Relay (5th), 100 Breaststroke (6th), 400 Medley Relay (7th), 200 Breaststroke (8th)
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Caitlin Crysel
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200 Freestyle Relay (5th), 400 Freestyle Relay (6th), 400 Medley Relay (7th)
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Allison Greeneway
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200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Medley Relay (7th)
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Penelope Helm
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800 Freestyle Relay (3rd), 500 Freestyle (3rd), 200 Freestyle (3rd), 400 Freestyle Relay (6th)
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Megan Jungers
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200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Medley Relay (7th)
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Ava Kennedy
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50 Freestyle (2nd), 200 Freestyle Relay (5th), 200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Freestyle Relay (6th)
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Ariana Khan
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1-Meter Dive (6th)
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Meredith Liu
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400 IM (7th)
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Elodie Mitchell
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800 Freestyle Relay (3rd)
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Jane Sanderson
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200 Freestyle Relay (5th)
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Katherine Swan
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800 Freestyle Relay (3rd), 200 Freestyle (8th)
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Louisa Wendt
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400 Freestyle Relay (6th)
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All-America Second Team (Finished 9th – 16th at NCAA Division III Championships)
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Natalie Boorjian
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200 Freestyle (13th)
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Penny Celtnieks
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100 Backstroke (12th)
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Caitlin Crysel
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200 IM (10th), 100 Freestyle (15th)
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Allison Greeneway
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200 IM (9th), 100 Fly (15th)
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Penelope Helm
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100 Freestyle (13th)
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Sophia Joos
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200 Breaststroke (16th)
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Megan Jungers
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100 Backstroke (9th), 200 Backstroke (13th)
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Meredith Liu
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1650 Freestyle (12th), 500 Freestyle (13th)
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Maddy Lu
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200 Breaststroke (15th), 100 Breaststroke (16th)
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Morgan Main
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1650 Freestyle (14th)
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Elodie Mitchell
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200 Fly (10th), 200 Freestyle (11th), 500 Freestyle (14th)
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Ren Watt
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3-Meter (16th)
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University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year
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Caitlin Crysel
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UAA Coaching Staff of the Year
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Jon Howell, Cindy Fontana, John Petroff, Bob Hackett
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UAA Champion
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Katie Cohen
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100 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Breaststroke
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Caitlin Crysel
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200 IM, 200 Medley Relay
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Megan Jungers
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200 Medley Relay
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Ava Kennedy
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200 Medley Relay
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All-UAA (Top-Three Finisher at UAA Championships)
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Natalie Boorjian
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200 Freestyle Relay (2nd)
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Penny Celtnieks
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100 Backstroke (3rd)
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Jada Chatoor
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1650 Freestyle (2nd)
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Katie Cohen
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100 Breaststroke (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 200 Breaststroke (1st), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
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Caitlin Crysel
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200 IM (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
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Rosalie Gaudiani
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200 IM (3rd)
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Penelope Helm
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800 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 500 Freestyle (2nd), 200 Freestyle (2nd), 400 Freestyle Relay (2nd)
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Megan Jungers
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200 Medley Relay (1st), 100 Backstroke (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
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Ava Kennedy
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200 Medley Relay (1st), 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 50 Freestyle (2nd), 400 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (3rd)
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Meredith Liu
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400 IM (2nd)
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Maddy Lu
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200 Breaststroke (2nd)
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Elodie Mitchell
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800 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 200 Fly (3rd)
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Jane Sanderson
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200 Backstroke (3rd)
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Katherine Swan
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800 Freestyle Relay (2nd)
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Ren Watt
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3-Meter Dive (3rd)
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Louisa Wendt
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800 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 400 Freestyle Relay (2nd), 100 Freestyle (3rd)
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CoSIDA Academic All-America
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Natalie Boorjian
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Second Team
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CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
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Ariana Khan
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Ava Kennedy
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Caitlin Crysel
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Elodie Mitchell
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Isabel Huang
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Jada Chatoor
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Jane Sanderson
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Katie Cohen
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Katherine Swan
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Louisa Wendt
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Megan Jungers
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Meredith Liu
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Meredith Teague
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Morgan Main
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Natalie Boorjian
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Penelope Helm
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Penny Celtnieks
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Ren Watt
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Rosalie Guadiani
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CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team
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Ali Kaiser
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Caroline Zhu
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Cece York
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Claire DePiero
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Emily Noll
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Keenan Day
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Maddi Grant
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Maren McDonald
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Maya Kriz
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Pooja Hemige
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Sammy McClintock
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Stephanie Lee
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Victoria Layden
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UAA Athletes of the Week
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Allison Greeneway
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Oct. 1, Nov. 11, Dec. 9
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Maddi Grant
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Oct. 1
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Caitlin Crysel
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Oct. 7
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Maya Kriz
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Oct. 7
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Elodie Mitchell
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Oct. 28
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The following were the top marks by Emory swimmers and divers during the 2024-25 season:
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50 Free
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Ava Kennedy
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22.63
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NCAA Championships
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100 Free
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Caitlin Crysel
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50.45
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NCAA Championships
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200 Free
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Penelope Helm
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1:48.59
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NCAA Championships
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500 Free
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Penelope Helm
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4:51.02
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NCAA Championships
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1650 Free
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Jada Chatoor
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16:55.83
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UAA Championships
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100 Back
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Megan Jungers
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54.44
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UAA Championships
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200 Back
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Megan Jungers
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2:00.12
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UAA Championships
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100 Breast
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Katie Cohen
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1:02.37
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NCAA Championships
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200 Breast
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Katie Cohen
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2:15.31
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NCAA Championships
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100 Fly
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Allison Greeneway
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54.48
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Denison Invitational
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200 Fly
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Elodie Mitchell
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2:00.25*
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Denison Invitational
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200 IM
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Allison Greeneway
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2:00.79*
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Denison Invitational
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400 IM
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Meredith Liu
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4:23.27
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NCAA Championships
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1-Meter, 11-Dives
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Ariana Khan
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460.90
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UAA Championships
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3-Meter, 11-Dives
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Ren Watt
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451.05
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UAA Championships
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200 Free Relay
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Ava Kennedy, Caitlin Crysel, Natalie Boorjian, Louisa Wendt
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1:31.98
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NCAA Championships
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200 Medley Relay
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Megan Jungers, Katie Cohen, Allison Greeneway, Ava Kennedy
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1:40.94
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NCAA Championships
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400 Free Relay
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Ava Kennedy, Caitlin Crysel, Louisa Wendt, Penelope Helm
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3:21.86
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NCAA Championships
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400 Medley Relay
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Megan Jungers, Katie Cohen, Allison Greeneway, Caitlin Crysel
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3:42.27
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NCAA Championships
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800 Free Relay
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Elodie Mitchell, Katie Swan, Natalie Boorjian, Penelope Helm
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7:18.93
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NCAA Championships
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* - Indicates Emory record
