George Washington University Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving Defeats Richmond
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Freshman Kristen Fagley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Westminster Academy), freshman Ruth Dubyel (West Point, NY/James I. O'Neill) and junior Nell Friar (Oak Ridge, TN/Oak Ridge) all won multiple events to help lead the Colonials. Fagley won the 200-yd freestyle (1:55.84) and the 500-yd freestyle (5:07.40). Dubyel won the 100-yd backstroke (1:00.54) and the 100-yd butterfly (:58.70). Friar continued her stellar season by sweeping the breaststroke events. She won the 100-yd breaststroke in 1:07.09 and the 200-yd in 2:26.68. Other winners included junior Laura Clemens (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley), who won the 200-yd backstroke (2:09.19), senior Lynne McCormick (Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington), who captured the 3 meter diving event with a score of 233.400, Jocelyn Finch (Olympia, WA/Olympia), who won the 200-yd individual medley (2:11.26) and freshman Crystal Freeman (Ft. Dix, NJ/Holy Cross), who won the 1000-yd freestyle (10:36.79).
The women's team returns to the pool on February 15 as they join the men's team at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Buffalo, NY.
First Place Finishes
| 1000-yd Free | Crystal Freeman | 10:36.79 |
| 200-yd Free | Kristen Fagley | 1:55.84 |
| 100-yd Back | Ruth Dubyel | 1:00.54 |
| 100-yd Breaststroke | Nell Friar | 1:07.09 |
| 3 meter Diving | Lynne McCormick | 233.400 |
| 200-yd Back | Laura Clemens | 2:09.19 |
| 200-yd Breaststroke | Nell Friar | 2:26.68 |
| 500-yd Free | Kristen Fagley | 5:07.40 |
| 100-yd Butterfly | Ruth Dubyel | :58.70 |
| 200-yd Individual Medley | Jocelyn Finch | 2:11.26 |
