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Saturday, January 19
Christiansburg, VA
11 AM
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Women's Swimming & Diving Wraps Regular Season at Virginia Tech
1/19/2019 5:55:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Isabela Patino posted an individual win for the Colonials
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va.- Isabela Patino's win in the 200-yard butterfly highlighted GW women's swimming and diving's regular season finale Saturday at Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
The two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week also finished runner-up in the 100-yard butterfly for the Colonials, who fell to host Virginia Tech, Cincinnati and James Madison in the tough quad-meet.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Patino pulled out a tight race in the 200 fly, edging Simone Palomo of Cincinnati at the wall in 2:04.36. It was a career-best time for the first-year from California after setting the previous mark last weekend at Georgetown. She also set a career-best time in the 100 fly, touching in 56.25 seconds.
- Emily Zhang paced the Colonials in three individual events, including a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.96. The senior from Maryland was also sixth in the 400-yard individual medley and seventh in the 100-yard freestyle.
- Meghan Burton took third in the 100-yard backstroke (57.70 seconds) and also led the Buff and Blue in the 200-yard backstroke (sixth, 2:07.34). She was a member of GW's top 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays, as well.
- Rebecca Smolcic, a first-year from New Zealand, headlined the 50-yard freestyle for GW (sixth, 24.11 seconds) and also swam on both top relays.
- Andrea Moussier was GW's top finisher in both distance events, topped by a sixth-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:26.77.
- Miranda Simon (3-meter) and Gabriella Arendes (1-meter) posted GW's top diving finishes.
UP NEXT: The Colonials continue the countdown to the A-10 Championships, which run Feb. 20-23 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after Saturday's meet.
The two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week also finished runner-up in the 100-yard butterfly for the Colonials, who fell to host Virginia Tech, Cincinnati and James Madison in the tough quad-meet.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Patino pulled out a tight race in the 200 fly, edging Simone Palomo of Cincinnati at the wall in 2:04.36. It was a career-best time for the first-year from California after setting the previous mark last weekend at Georgetown. She also set a career-best time in the 100 fly, touching in 56.25 seconds.
- Emily Zhang paced the Colonials in three individual events, including a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.96. The senior from Maryland was also sixth in the 400-yard individual medley and seventh in the 100-yard freestyle.
- Meghan Burton took third in the 100-yard backstroke (57.70 seconds) and also led the Buff and Blue in the 200-yard backstroke (sixth, 2:07.34). She was a member of GW's top 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays, as well.
- Rebecca Smolcic, a first-year from New Zealand, headlined the 50-yard freestyle for GW (sixth, 24.11 seconds) and also swam on both top relays.
- Andrea Moussier was GW's top finisher in both distance events, topped by a sixth-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:26.77.
- Miranda Simon (3-meter) and Gabriella Arendes (1-meter) posted GW's top diving finishes.
UP NEXT: The Colonials continue the countdown to the A-10 Championships, which run Feb. 20-23 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after Saturday's meet.
.@GWCoachBThom breaks down today's meet at Virginia Tech, which closed out our regular season. (With a cameo from Boomer!) #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/Q4jeMPCqaU
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) January 19, 2019
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