Complete Results

With the Mark Fino era officially kicking off on Saturday afternoon the John Carroll University women's swimming and diving team looked to blend experience and youth together to make a splash in the pool. The Blue Streaks took first in five events but the Polar Bears took the meet 187.5-88.5.

The quartet of Rachael Libertin, Lindsey Fano, Margaret Zagrobelny and Victoria Watson officially kicked off the Fino era with a third place finish in the 200-medley relay at 1:57.67.

Junior Katii Sheffield had a strong start to the season picking up the first event win of the Fino era of John Carroll swimming and diving. Sheffield took first in the 1,000-free clocking in at 11:20.39. Sheffield would go on to take first in the 500-free at 5:33.07.

Fano also picked up two wins during the meet. Fano owned both breaststroke events winning the 100 in 1:09.69 and the 200 in 2:32.62. The sophomore added runner-up honors in the 400-IM clocking in at 4:53.75.

Watson picked up the fifth event win out-touching Emily Uhrin of Ohio Northern by 15 hundreds of a second to take the 200-free. Watson and Uhrin would finish neck-and-neck in the 50-free with both swimmers touching at 26.32 to tie for second.

Rachael Libertin added a runner-up mark in the 200-fly clocking in at 2:25.50. The senior would later take third in the 100-fly.
Samantha Clark placed second in the 1-meter diving and will look to carry on the long tradition of divers at John Carroll.
Ohio Northern won by the overall score of 187.5-88.5.

The women's swimming and diving team will compete at Case Western Reserve on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.