Dartmouth Falls to Columbia in Last Ivy Dual Meet of 2020

Saturday, February 1

New York, N.Y.

3:00 PM

Dartmouth College

215

Columbia

Sophomore Connie Zhang

Photo by: Tom Weishaar

Dartmouth Falls to Columbia in Last Ivy Dual Meet of 2020

2/1/2020 6:52:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Columbia Results

By: Charlotte Brackett

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dartmouth women's swimming and diving was defeated by Columbia (215-84) in its final Ivy league dual meet of the season on Friday.

To kick off the afternoon on the 3-meter diving board, Maggio Pionzio was second (255.60) and Isabella Lichen came in fourth place (247.28), picking up a combined six points. The Big Green touched in third place in the 200 medley relay (1:46.70).

Christina Cianciolo won the 1000 free (10:29.31), leaving a seven-second gap between her and the swimmer in second. Sarah Finlay (11:05.18) and Kenna Van Steyn (11:37.21) came in third and fourth. Ashley Post was first in the 200 free (1:51.65), while Mia Leko (1:53.79) also ended up with two points by placing fourth. A few events later, Leko won the 200 fly (2:05.08).

In the 100 back, Kaia Reznicek and Susannah Laster finished in fourth (59.73) and fifth (59.93). Competing in the 100 breast, Maggie Deppe-Walker was fourth (1:07.35) and Van Steyn took fifth (1:08.69), earning a combined three points.

Sophie Smith was second in the 50 free (23.84), touching two-tenths of a second out of first, while Post came in fourth (24.02). Smith also placed second in the 100 free (51.82) and Summer Martin came in fourth (52.58). On 1-meter, Lichen (267.00) and Pionzio (250.74) both earned points by taking third and fifth.

In the 200 back, Connie Zhang and Finlay were fifth and sixth with times of 2:11.31 and 2:12.06. Deppe-Walker placed third in the 200 breast (2:26.16), out-touching a Lion by half a second. Megan Tao also swam the event, picking up a point by taking fifth (2:26.88). Swimming the 500 free, Post took third (5:06.76) and Cianciolo was fifth (5:08.18), while Parker and Katherine Cane touched a few hundredths of a second apart in the 100 fly with times of 1:00.37 and 1:00.44.

In the 200 IM, Parker and Finlay took fifth (2:12.25) and sixth (2:20.07). To wrap up the meet, the Big Green were third (1:35.81), touching less than three tenths behind Columbia.

Next weekend, Dartmouth will take part in the two-day Boston Open against Boston University.