Women’s Swimming and Diving Concludes Miami Invitational

Women’s Swimming and Diving Concludes Miami Invitational

12/3/2022 10:07:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Lindsey Drumm and Christina Cianciolo were among the key contributors on the final day

By: Kyle Relf

OXFORD, Ohio — The Dartmouth women's swimming and diving team finished fifth in the Miami University Invitational following the end of the three-day event Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.

Miami (Ohio), the host, earned first in the rankings amongst an eight-team pool that included Dartmouth, Grand Canyon, Ball State, Bowling Green, Youngstown State, Ouachita Baptist, Ashland and Anderson.

"Our women stepped up to compete and beat teams with larger rosters, get lifetime best times and achieved numerous all-time top-10 program performances," said head coach Milana Socha. "We showed we can swim fast and dive well even when its hard. This meet gives me a lot of confidence that this group of women is poised for great performances at the end of the season."

Lindsey Drumm placed fifth in the 200 butterfly with a personal-best time of 2:04.27. She was also a member of the 400 freestyle relay team along with Mary Howley, Christina Cianciolo and Lane Murray that placed fifth with a 3:29.47 mark. Murray added a lifetime best, 2:08.12, in the 200 butterfly B Final.

Cianciolo placed fifth in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:16.54. Carly Joerin followed with a seventh-place finish at 17:16.54.

Howley was an A finalist in the 200 backstroke and placed eighth with a time of 2:04.42. She also registered a lifetime best in the 100 freestyle.

Dartmouth is back in action Sunday, Dec. 18 to compete in the CSCAA Open Water Championship in Biscayne Bay, Florida. A dual meet with Bates Saturday, Jan. 7 precedes the return to Ivy League competition Friday, Jan. 14 at Yale.