Sewanee falls to Rhodes in Swimming and Diving action

SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Sewanee Swim and Dive team kicked off the new year by hosting a conference matchup against Rhodes. Despite several impressive performances, the Tigers fell short in the team scores.

On the women's side, Mary-Louise Lemieux delivered a standout performance, securing first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.45. She also contributed to two second-place relay finishes: the 200-yard medley relay alongside Natalia Evans, Eleanor Bishop, and Ada Digby, and the 200-yard freestyle relay with McKenna Reed, Digby, and Evans.

Ava Mack earned a solid second-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:37.79), while Audrey Francell claimed victory in the 100-yard butterfly. Diver Katie Walker excelled as well, finishing second in the 1-meter event and first in the 3-meter event. Lily Stooksbury and Zoe Napier added points in the 3-meter event with third- and fourth-place finishes, respectively.

In the women's 50-yard freestyle, the Tigers saw a trio of strong performances: Digby placed second (25.52), Francell took third (26.06), and Evans finished fourth (26.29).

Ella Deitch also had a solid meet, earning second-place finishes in the 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley, and 200-yard butterfly.
The women's relay teams put on a strong showing. The 200-yard medley relay team of Evans, Bishop, Lemieux, and Digby clocked a time of 1:54.55, finishing just over a second behind the Rhodes team. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Digby, Evans, Reed, and Lemieux also claimed second place with a time of 1:43.28.

On the men's side, Andrew Olsen led the men's team with two individual wins, taking first place in the 100-yard backstroke (53.85) and the 100-yard freestyle (48.25). He also contributed to a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, alongside Naeem Mangum, Josh Kim, and Carter Nabors.
Mangum and Kim added individual podium finishes. Mangum placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke, while Kim earned third in the 50-yard freestyle.

Both teams will return to action next Saturday, January 25, at 1 p.m. CT, when they host the University of Montevallo.

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Players Mentioned

Naeem Mangum: 5' 9"; Junior

Andrew Olsen: Freshman

Carter Nabors: Freshman

Natalia Evans: 5' 5"; Junior

Audrey Francell: 5' 3"; Junior

Ava Mack: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Zoe Napier: 5' 7"; Junior

Katie Walker: Senior

Eleanor Bishop: Freshman

Ella Deitch: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Naeem Mangum
: 5' 9"; Junior

Andrew Olsen
: Freshman

Carter Nabors
: Freshman

Natalia Evans
: 5' 5"; Junior

Audrey Francell
: 5' 3"; Junior

Ava Mack
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Zoe Napier
: 5' 7"; Junior

Katie Walker
: Senior

Eleanor Bishop
: Freshman

Ella Deitch
: Freshman