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Complete Results

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Williams College wrapped up its 12th consecutive NESCAC championship with its third-greatest margin of victory, outpointing second-place Amherst by a 368.5-point margin. Only the 578-point win during the 2010 Championships and a 398-point differential in 2009 were wider margins for the Ephs.

Amherst trailed Tufts after the first two days but pulled well ahead of the Jumbos for runner-up status. Tufts finished third.

Sophomore Maggie Rosenbaum from Hamilton completed the sweep of her specialty, winning the 200-yard backstroke, and was named Swimmer of the Meet. She won all three backstroke events a year ago as well.

Also sweeping her specialty, the butterfly, was Williams senior Logan Todhunter, as she captured the 200-yard fly. Williams junior Caroline Wilson showed her stamina by capturing the 1650-yard freestyle, giving her three wins in the meet as she took the 400 individual medley and 500 free earlier.

Bates picked up its first swimming crown since 2009 when senior Kara Leasure bettered the field in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Hamilton senior Megan Gibbons returned to the top spot on the podium with a victory in the 100-yard freestyle. She was the 2010 champ in the 50 free.

McKenzie Murdoch, a Williams sophomore, won the three-meter dive to go along with her one-meter title and was named Diver of the Meet.

Final Team Scores
1. Williams - 1826.0
2. Amherst - 1460.5
3. Tufts - 1261.5
4. Middlebury - 1142.5
5. Bates - 867.0
6. Bowdoin - 732.5
7. Connecticut College - 725.5
8. Wesleyan - 678.5
9. Hamilton - 636.0
10. Colby - 452.5
11. Trinity - 422.5

Individual Winners
1650 Freestyle - Caroline Wilson, Williams - 16:58.10
200 Backstroke - Maggie Rosenbaum, Hamilton - 1:59.94
100 Freestyle - Megan Gibbons, Hamilton - 51.50
200 Breaststroke -  Kara Leasure, Bates - 2:21.11
200 Butterfly - Logan Todhunter, Williams - 2:03.21
3-meter Diving -  McKenzie Murdoch, Williams - 493.15
400 Freestyle Relay - Williams - 3:27.17#%

* - NESCAC record; # - NESCAC meet record; % - Wesleyan Natatorium pool record

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Live Results

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Defending champ Williams extended its lead over second-place Tufts to an impressive total of 283.5 points after two days of the NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at the Wesleyan Natatorium.

Tufts is in a dogfight with Amherst for second place as just 30 points separate the teams.

Eph junior Caroline Wilson and senior Logan Todhunter continued to put in their bids for Swimmer of the Meet as they won their second individual events of the Championships for Williams – Wilson captured her third straight 400-yard individual medley crown (4:24.35) while Todhunter conquered the competition for a fourth consecutive year in the 100-yard butterfly (:55.37). Todhunter won the 50 butterfly on the first day and Wilson was the 500-yard free champ.

Also making a run for meet laurels is Hamilton sophomore Maggie Rosenbaum as she set her second meet record of the weekend, winning the 100-yard backstroke for a second year in a row (55.23). She recorded a meet-record performance in the 50 back yesterday.

Also winning for the second time during the meet was Middlebury first-year Jamie Hillas with a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, as she was the 50 breaststroke champion on Friday.

In perhaps the most exciting race of the evening, Connecticut College first-year Esther Mehesz touched out Amherst sophomore Anna Pietrantonio in the grueling 1,000-yard freestyle by a mere .13 seconds.

In tonight's relays, Hillas was part of Middlebury's winning 200-yard medley squad that established a meet record while both Todhunter and Wilson added a win in the 800-yard freestyle to their credits.

Team Scores
1. Williams - 1255.0
2. Tufts - 971.5
3. Amherst - 941.5
4. Middlebury - 822.5
5. Bates - 605.0
6. Connecticut College 529.5
7. Bowdoin - 510.5
8. Wesleyan - 504.5
9. Hamilton - 441.0
10. Colby - 353.5
11. Trinity - 337.5

Individual Results
200 Medley Relay - Middlebury -  1:45.57#
1000 Freestyle - Esther Mehesz, Connecticut College - 10:22.26
400 IM - Caroline Wilson, Williams - 4:24.35
100 Butterfly - Logan Todhunter, Williams - 55.37
200 Freestyle - Sarah Thompson, Williams - 1:50.60
100 Breaststroke - Jamie Hillas, Middlebury - 1:05.41
100 Backstroke - Maggie Rosenbaum, Hamilton - 55.23#
800 Freestyle Relay - Williams - 7:31.39

* - NESCAC record; # - NESCAC meet record; % - Wesleyan Natatorium pool record

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Live Results

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Defending conference champion Williams moved out to the lead in the team scoring, as the Ephs hold a 125-point margin over second-place Tufts after the first day of competition at the 2012 NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Wesleyan University.

Repeat champions was the order of the day as four individual swimmers successfully defended their 2011 crowns, led by Williams senior Logan Todhunter. Todhunter made it four straight titles in the 50-yard butterfly with her time of 25.17.

Collecting her second consecutive victory was Hamilton sophomore Margaret (Maggie) Rosenbaum with a NESCAC-record time of 26.02 in the 50-yard backstroke.

Also a two-time winner was Williams junior Katherine Leary in the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.67) and Williams senior Carolyn Geller in the 50-yard free (23.64).

Williams captured seven of the nine events completed on day one including both the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard medley relays, both of which the Ephs have won four years running.

Action resumes on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with the morning prelims at the Wesleyan Natatorium. The evening finals begin at 6:00 p.m.

Team Scores
1. Williams - 652
2. Tufts - 527
3. Amherst - 453.5
4. Middlebury - 425.5
5. Bates - 311
6. Connecticut College 264.5
7. Bowdoin - 263
8. Hamilton - 223
9. Wesleyan - 220.5
10. Colby - 195.5
11. Trinity - 184.5

Individual Winners
200 Freestyle Relay - Williams - 1:35.13%
50 Breaststroke - Jamie Hillas, Middlebury - 29:79
50 Butterfly - Logan Todhunter, Williams - 25.17%
500 Freestyle - Caroline Wilson, Williams - 4:53.61
50 Backstroke - Margaret Rosenbaum, Hamilton - 26:02*#%
200 IM - Katherine O'Leary, Williams - 2:05.67
50 Freestyle - Carolyn Geller, Williams - 23.64
1-meter Diving - McKenzie Murdoch, Williams - 462.67
400 Medley Relay - Williams - 3:48:41%

* - NESCAC record; # - NESCAC meet record; % - Wesleyan Natatorium pool record

2012 NESCAC WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, February 17 - Sunday, February 19
at Wesleyan Natatorium, Wesleyan University

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