Women’s Swimming and Diving Puts in Work on Day Two of Zippy Invitational
AKRON, Ohio – The Cornell women’s swimming and diving team continued to keep its nose to the grindstone on the second day of Akron’s Zippy Invitational on Saturday at the Ocasek Natatorium in Akron, Ohio.
Leading the charge was none other than Melissa Parker, whose impressive weekend continued on Saturday, this time in the 200 freestyle. Not only did the junior make the A Final and swim her way to a fifth-place finish in 1:49.61, but her time ranks second all-time in the Big Red record books.
Sophomore Olivia Sutter also made the A Final in her respective event, placing seventh in the 400 IM with a time of 4:27.20. She clocked in at 4:26.60 in prelims to make the cut for the A Final, in what was a time that sits ninth all-time in Cornell history.
Demetra Williams (276.05) and Elise Jendritz (270.90) made the diving finals for the second-straight day, finishing third and fourth, respectively, in the 3-meter diving competition.
The Big Red illustrated that strength comes in numbers in the 100 backstroke, as four Cornell swimmers qualified for the B Final, going 12-13-14-16 in the event. Aviva Muñoz was the Big Red’s top finisher, placing 12th overall in 56.89. Marie Williams (57.07) and Gillian Caverly (57.22) finished 13th and 14th, respectively, and Sophia Tsai touched the wall in 57.61 to place 16th.
Anna Gruvberger posted a solid performance in the 100 butterfly, winning the C Final to finish 17th overall in 55.81.
Cornell finished out Saturday on a high note, as the 800 freestyle relay team of Alex Syrkin, Schuyler DuPont, Angelica Sih, Parker notched a top-five finish, clocking in at 7:33.06 to place fifth.
Through two days of the Zippy Invitational, the Big Red sits in fifth place out of 10 teams with 593 points. The third and final day of the Zippy Invitational will commence for the Cornell women’s swimming and diving team on Sunday. Prelims are slotted for a 9 a.m. start, with finals following at 4 p.m.
