Win streak snapped in loss to Princeton

The women’s swimming and diving team had its five-game win streak snapped this past Friday, losing to undefeated Ivy League foe Princeton 94-141. However, the Lions pushed themselves to the limit with many swimmers achieving season and career-best times in their events. With this loss, the Lions now stand 5-2 (3-2 Ivy). Princeton capped off its superb regular season, finishing undefeated at 7-0 (7-0 Ivy).

In the 200 medley relay, the first event of the meet, Lions swimmers Delghi Urubshurow, Mariele Dunn, Allison Hobbs, and Christina Hughes were able to place second. Next up was the 400 IM, in which swimmers Katie Meili, Caitlin Bertelsen, Isabelle Vandenbroucke, and Molly Dengler finished second through fifth and all achieved season-best times. In the 200 free Abby Reilly and Erin Kampschmidt achieved their best times of the season, finishing third and fourth with times of 1:56.71 and 1:59.64 respectively. In the 200 IM, Urubshurow placed second for the Lions, while Dunn was able to secure third. Senior Urubshurow also gained some points for the Light Blue by finishing second in the 100 free as well. In the 500 free, two more Columbia swimmers achieved season-best finishes as Vandenbroucke swam the event in 5:05.92, and Kampschmidt recorded a time of 5:13.22. Wrapping up the meet with a strong second-place finish was the 200 freestyle relay team of Lacey Harris-Coble, Meili, Hobbs, and Hughes.

The Light Blue will swim its last regular-season competition on Saturday, Feb. 13, against Dartmouth. The meet will begin at 11 a.m. at Uris Pool. At the meet, Columbia will also recognize seniors Bertelsen, Hobbs, Hughes, Katie Omstead, and Urubshurow as it will be the swimmer’s last home meet of their college careers. After that, Columbia will get another chance to face Princeton when it competes in the Ivy League Championships, which begins on Feb. 25.