#21 Women’s Swimming bounces back with Senior Day win over Barton

Salisbury, N.C. —- The 21st-ranked Catawba College women's swimming team returned to action at Johnson Pool, defeating visiting Barton 201-46 on Senior Day.

HOW IT HAPPENED

400 Yard Medley Relay

- Catawba's relay team of Ash Fortin, Sydney McKenzie, Sydney Peterson and Marit Reckmann finished first with a time of 3:50.48

1000 Yard Freestyle

- Jolina Franke won the 1000 Free with a time of 11:13.31

200 Yard Freestyle

- Catawba sophomore Ella Gutenwik earned the top time in the 200 Free with a time of 1:54.21

100 Yard Backstroke

- McKenzie earned her second win in four events with the 100 Back, with the lone sub-60 second time with a mark of 57.62

100 Yard Breaststroke

- Hannah Koopmans bested a short field in the 100 Breast with a 1:06.41 effort

200 Yard Butterfly

- Rebecca Possenti recorded a 2:07.71 in the 200 Fly, finishing ahead of her Barton competitor

50 Yard Freestyle

- Marleen Plachetka was the first to finish of an all-Catawba top-three, earning a win in the 50 Free with a time of 24.14

100 Yard Freestyle

- Brinkley Watson sprinted her way to a top finish in the 100 Free with a 52.94

200 Yard Backstroke

- Gabi Moll inched ahead of Fortin in the 200 Back with a 2:09.30 mark

200 Yard Breaststroke

- McKenzie picked up her third win of the afternoon in the 200 Breast, finishing nearly 10 seconds ahead of the rest of the pack with a 2:05.51 time

500 Yard Freestyle

- Possenti impressed again with a top finish in the 500 Free with a 5:16.36

100 Yard Butterfly

- Reckmann turned in another victory-worthy effort, this time in the 100 Fly, finishing in 58.70

400 Yard IM

- Senior Lillie Martin earned a win on her Senior Day in the 400 Yard IM, finishing sub-five minutes with a time of 4:58.31

200 Yard Freestyle Relay

- Catawba's women made it a clean 14-event sweep with a win in the 200 Free Relay behind the team of Watson, Reckmann, Plachetka and Peterson

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to action at the Queens Fall Frenzy in a three weeks; the four-day event starts on Thursday, Nov. 21