Emma Atkinson '20 capped off her brilliant swimming career at GA by winning the 200 freestyle (1:45.77 *NAT) and the 100 backstroke (53.05 NAT) this past weekend at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming & Diving Championship at Franklin & Marshall College. Incredibly, Atkinson also set the 100 freestyle pool (McGinness Pool), meet record, and GA record by leading off the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 49.71. She also set a new meet, pool, and GA record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.71. On Sunday, Atkinson achieved her fifth Olympic Trials qualifying time standard in the 400-meter freestyle at the Qualifier Meet by clocking in at 4:15.81.
As a team, the Patriots finished sixth overall with 362.5 points.
GA Highlights:
- 1 Meter Diving: Lyndsea Landmesser '22 - 5th Place - 333.70
- 1 Meter Diving: Molly Thompson '22 - 14th Place - 266.60
- 200 Medley Relay: Emma Atkinson '20, Elise Smigiel '21, Alana Andress '20, Nicole Ranile '22 – 2nd Place – 1:45.16
- 200 Freestyle: Emma Atkinson '20 – 1st Place - 1:45.77 *NAT
- 200 Freestyle: Alana Andress '20 - 11th Place - 1:55.47
- 50 Freestyle: Caroline Antonacio '21 - 19th Place - 25.20
- 100 Butterfly: Nicole Ranile '22 - 6th Place - 56.76
- 100 Butterfly: Alana Andress '20 - 10th Place - 58.13
- 100 Butterfly: Caroline Antonacio '21 - 24th Place - 1:02.11
- 200 Freestyle Relay: Elise Smigiel '21, Caroline Antonacio '21, Charlotte Harobin '22, Lilly Acker '22 - 13th Place - 1:42.63
- 500 Freestyle: Nicole Ranile '22 – 9th Place - 5:05.62
- 100 Backstroke: Emma Atkinson '20 - 1st Place - 53.05 NAT
- 100 Breaststroke: Elise Smiegiel '21 - 5th Place - 1:06.46
- 100 Breaststroke: Lilly Acker '22 - 13th Place - 1:09.34
- 400 Freestyle Relay: Emma Atkinson '20, Nicole Ranile '22, Alana Andress '20, Caroline Antonacio '21 - 3rd Place - 3:30.13