A double dual meet against Pennsylvania and Cornell proved not to be a problem for the women's swimming team. With scores of 163-126 and 166-122, the Tigers managed to get rid of both league rivals last Saturday in Philadelphia. With these wins, the team stretched its dual meet winning streak to 26 and is now No. 24 in the College Swim Coaches Association of America Poll.
Princeton (3-0) clearly outmatched both Penn and the Big Red. The Tigers led by as much as 100-31 in the meet against Penn, a team that battled to close the gap before eventually failing to make up the difference.
The victory against Cornell demonstrated no more compassion on the part of the Tigers. Princeton never looked back after taking an early lead, winning 15 of 16 events on the day. Four Tiger swimmers and one diver won two events in the meet against the Big Red.
Juniors Lauren Rossi, Molly Seto and Maura Bolger won two events apiece. Rossi took first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.73 seconds) and 200 breaststroke (2:23.87) and Seto won both the 100 butterfly (57.55) and the 200 butterfly (2:07.74). Bolger captured first place in both the 1000 freestyle and the 400 individual medley.
Freshman Amy Jones was first in the 100 free (52.73) and 200 free (1:51.79). Seniors Danielle Stramandi and Kate Conroy capped the Princeton two-event winners. Stramandi, a diver who placed 12th at the last World University Games, won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events against Cornell. Conroy captured the 100 back and 200 back events, stopping the clock at 58.01 and 2:06.86.
Conroy also won both the 100 and 200 back during the meet against Penn. Stramandi demonstrated her early-season dominance on the board with victories in both the 1- and 3-meter events against both opponents.
"It was good to get up and race against Ivy League competition," junior Maura Bolger said. "Our team really came together and accomplished the goals we had going into the meet."
The Tigers, who defeated Boston College at Denunzio Pool last weekend, advanced to 3-0 on the season. More than three seasons have passed since the team's last loss in a dual meet.
But the toughest challenge is yet to come. Brown, Princeton's archrival, is the next opponent. Taking place on Nov. 29 in Providence, R.I., the meet will prove whether or not the Tigers are as good as they have seemed against weaker opponents.
"Brown has been strong all my four years, and continue to be a great force within the Ivy League," senior Sandra Kamholz said. "We've won the Brown dual meet every year since my freshman year, and we're looking to do the same this year."
However, it is important that the Tigers don't take history as a factor giving them the advantage.
"That's exactly what we don't want to do," Kamholz said, "we're not resting on our past successes."
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