Dan Sherman
Asst. SID
Juniata College
814-641-3513
Millersville, Pa., Juniata women's swimming traveled to Millersville for a head-to-head meet earlier today. The women were defeated 139-54.
Head coach Nate Smith was pleased with how his team performed stating that, "overall, it was a good meet. We had a few upperclassmen swim best times and had some freshmen step up as well."
Meghan Swavely (Hummelstown, PA / Lower Dauphin) and Tzvia Cahn (San Jose, CA / Kehilia Jewish) swam well in the 50 yard freestyle, finishing with times of 26.58 and 26.78 respectively. The two also had success in the 100 yard freestyle. Swavely finished second at 57.69, while Cahn trailed at 59.55.
Elizabeth Hainsworth (Glade Spring, VA / Patrick Henry) finished the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:09.05 and the 500 yard free at 5:50.54. She finished second in both races. The sisters Peachey, freshman Krista Peachey (Hummelstown, PA / Lower Dauphin) and senior Alyssa Peachey (Hummelstown, PA / Lower Dauphin), also had strong days in the pool.
Smith said that his team was, "heading in the right direction", and that he was, "looking forward to seeing what they can do at the end of the season." The team continues its season on November 1st at the Chatham University Invitational.
