Li Leads Big Green to Win over Bates

Saturday, January 4

Lewiston, Maine

1:00 PM

Dartmouth College

183

Bates College

1/4/2025 8:22:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

By: Callie Cyr

LEWISTON, Maine – Samantha Li led the Dartmouth women's swimming and diving team to a win over Bates College on Saturday afternoon, 151-53. Li was one swimmer of four that set a pool record in the meet. The Big Green women won every single event of the meet over the Bobcats.

"Our first meet of 2025 was a success! In our first weekend back to campus from our time at home, we brought energy and rewrote some Bates pool records. It was great seeing so many lone pine celebrations; We're so proud of the women for winning every event! We're excited for next weekend when we travel to Yale! Go Big Green!" said Captain Sophie Wiener.

Li set the Tarbell Pool record with her time of 51.33 in the 100 free. She also set a pool record her leg of the 200 free relay, swimming a time of 23.69 in the leadoff 50. The relay team of Li, Maddie Blackwell, Elizabeth Ann Stromberger and Lane Murray set a pool record with a time of 1:35.97.

The 400 medley relay of Maria Uranga, KatherineJia, Murray, and Li set a new pool record after swimming a 3:51.11 in the event.

Jia, Izzy Mundee and Wiener went 1-2-3 in the 200 Free with Jia swimming a 1:55.42, Mundee going for a 1:55.64 and Wiener swimming a 1:59.96.

Blackwell, Lindsey Drumm, and Stromberger went 1-2-3 in the 50 Free with times of 24.36, 25.01, and 25.28, respectfully.

Murray placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.74, setting a new lifetime best time.

Jia set a pool record in the 200 breast, 2:17.26, also going a season best time that is roughly only one second off her lifetime best time from Ivy Championships last season.

The Dartmouth women's swim and dive team is back in the pool when they travel to Yale on Friday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 11 with the divers competing on Friday and the swimmers competing on Saturday.