Baltimore, Md. – In its first meet of the 2021-22 season, the UMBC women's swimming and diving team competed against Delaware and Johns Hopkins at the UMBC Aquatics Complex.
The Retrievers defeated Johns Hopkins, 157.5-122.5, but fell to the Blue Hens, 171-129.
"Today was a tremendous first step towards our 2021-2022 goals," said head coach Matt Donovan. "We had a lot of great efforts in the pool today. We are eager to get back to practice Monday and continue to work on all of the elements that will lead us to have a highly successful season this year."
Jenna Gwinn (Baltimore, Md.) was the best individual performer, winning two events.
The junior won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1.05.97, and the 200 yard breaststroke in 2.23.70.
Natalija Marin (Belgrade, Serbia) won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2.09.62, while Sierra Tosten (Hagerstown, Md) took first in the 100 yard butterfly, posting a time of 58.07. Caroline Sargent (Trumbull, Conn.) won the 200 yard IM with a time of 2.11.79.
The Retrievers will travel to Navy next on Saturday, October 23 at 11:00PM. Their next home meet will be against Towson Saturday, November 6 at 1:00PM.
Scores:
UMBC 157.5 122.5 Johns Hopkins
Delaware 171 129 UMBC
Delaware 173 127 Johns Hopkins
