Omdahl Petersen Breaks Record at Fall Frenzy Invite

Saturday, November 23

Charlotte, NC

ALL DAY

George Washington University

Queens University Fall Frenzy

11/23/2019 10:37:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Men's Recap Results

First-year took down 100 breast mark Saturday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stine Omdahl Petersen dropped the program record in the 100-yard breaststroke to lead GW women's swimming and diving on Saturday at the Sheraton Le Meridien Fall Frenzy Invite hosted by Queens University.

The first-year from Norway took down the six-year-old mark in her prelim swim and then went even faster during finals with her time of 1:02.97, good for a third-place finish.

Isabela Patino (400 IM), Jackie Torrez (400 IM), Meghan Burton (100 fly) and Andrea Ho (100 back) also advanced to individual A finals on the second night of competition at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

Ho, Omdahl Petersen, Burton and Rebecca Smolcic were part of a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as well.

The Colonials rank third in the team standings with 1,527 points behind the host Royals (1,954) and Wingate (1,618) entering the final day of racing.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Omdahl Petersen topped one of the oldest marks in GW's record book, besting a 2013 swim from Lauren Steagall by more than a second. She also scored individually in the 100 fly on Saturday by finishing 16th (:57.49).
- After setting a program record in the 400 medley relay Friday, GW narrowly missed taking down another mark in the 200 medley relay. Ho, Omdahl Petersen, Burton and Smolcic finished runner-up to Queens University in a time of 1:41.80, which was less than a second away from the record set at last season's A-10 Championships.
- Patino, Grace Olivardia, Marissa Martin and Andrea Moussier teamed up to place fifth in the night-closing 800 free relay (7:35.51).
- Torrez took seventh in the 400 IM in 4:30.85 with Patino right behind in eighth (4:31.16). Ann Juneau (12th, 4:32.12), Moussier (13th, 4:32.12) and Tali Lemcoff (16th, 4:43.59) were part of the B final, and Courtney Sicinski won the C final to take 17th in 4:32.00.
- Burton led the Colonials in the 100 fly, taking sixth in 55.68 seconds. Three Colonials advanced to the B final: Patino won in 55.86 seconds for ninth and was joined by Ho (13th, :56.73) and Omdahl Petersen (16th). Patricia Cerri-Droz (28th) and Morgan Birdy (32nd) qualified for the evening session, as well.
- Beyond Omdahl Petersen's impressive swim, Juneau (12th, 1:05.36), Sicinski (16th, 1:06.98) and Courtney Coghill (28th) also scored for the Buff and Blue in the 100 breast.
- Ho qualified for the championship final in the 100 back and placed fifth (:55.75). Burton (13th, :57.29), Isabel Berdecio (15th, :58.32) and Olivardia (16th, :58.47) were part of the B final with Smolcic (30th) also scoring.
- Olivardia paced six Colonials in the 200 free finals, taking the B final in 1:52.26 for ninth place. The sophomore from Florida was joined in that heat by Martin (13th, 1:54.27). Sydney Melnick (21st), Erin McCarthy (23rd), Lynn Zhang (27th) and Becca Brown (30th) were the others to advance.

UP NEXT: The meet concludes Sunday with preliminary races starting at 9:30 a.m. and evening finals at 5 p.m. Live results are available via the Meet Mobile app.

WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after the second day of the meet.

.@GWCoachBThom recaps our second day at the @QueensAthletics Fall Frenzy, highlighted by a program record in the 100 breast for Stine Omdahl Petersen and a win in the 100 back for Andrew Cho. Plus, a special shoutout for @GWSwimKatie! 🎂🥳🎉#RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/bPwi03MZ41
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) November 24, 2019