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January 10, 2020 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Badger women take the win in a one-day, three-team meet

By: Drew Kocken

HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Wisconsin women's swimming team competed in a one-day triple dual vs. Hawaii and Drury on Thursday, beating both opponents. The Badgers took down Hawaii by a final score of 153-89 while defeating Drury 185.5-52.5.

The Badgers had contributions from across the board, earning a top-two finish in all but one event. Senior standout Beata Nelson continued her stellar season with two wins in two individual races – a 52.73 finish in the 100 fly and a 53.16 finish in the 100 back – as well as helping the 200 medley relay team to a second-place finish with a time of 1:46.39.

Another member of the 200 medley relay, senior Megan Doty, picked up a win of her own in the 200 free, touching at 1:49.99, while also helping the 400 free relay secure the top spot with a time of 3:26.09.

Sophomores Alana Palmer and Lillie Hosack also came through with big days for the Badgers. Palmer came away with a first-place finish in the 50 free (23.75) and Hosack took the top spot in 200 IM (2:03.02) as the two went first and second in the 100 free, as well as assisting Doty and fellow sophomore Isabel Cortina in taking home the win in the 400 relay.

On the platforms, freshman Tereza Vithoulkas came away with a win in the 1 meter with a score of 290.55 while taking second on the 3 meter, finishing at 258.55. On Wednesday – day one of the three-day diving invite – sophomore Tazman Abramowicz took the top spot in the men's 1 meter, scoring an NCAA Zone qualifying 327.90.

Straight from the Pool

"That was a great team effort today and something to build on as we tackle the second half of our training trip here in Honolulu. We got great contributions up and down the lineup from both divers and swimmers. The Badgers have a great tradition of training and racing in Hawaii and they've always been great hosts." – Head Coach Yuri Suguiyama

Up Next

The divers will finish up their three-day invite in Honolulu on Friday, while the team as a whole will compete next on Saturday, January 25^th in a home meet against conference foe Northwestern. The senior day meet will begin at noon.