Chidley sets pool record as women's swimming and diving beats Cornell

Friday, January 21

Ithaca, N.Y.

12:00 p.m.

Brown University

157

143

Cornell

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Chidley sets pool record as women's swimming and diving beats Cornell

1/21/2022 5:15:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

ITHACA, N.Y. – Brown women's swimming and diving closed out its dual meet season with a 157-143 win over Cornell on Friday afternoon (Jan. 21).

Nell Chidley made history at Cornell, setting the pool record in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:59.74. In total, nine races were won by Brown on the afternoon.

"Of course it's always nice to wrap up the dual meet season with a win," said head coach Kate Kovenock. "I'm very proud of the tough racing we put in today, but I'm most excited to fully shift into championship season with this team. This team has been building momentum all year."

Brown began the day with a win in the 200 medley relay. The team of Jenna Reznicek, Ellie Brault, Chidley and Sam Scott finished with a time of 1:43.67.

Sara Barrett took her first of two races on the day with a win in the 1000 freestyle, clocking in at a time of 10:13.49, almost three seconds faster than second place. Barrett also won the women's 500 freestyle with a time of 4:59.38. Brown finished third in both of those races as well as Audrey Orange finished third in the 1000 (10:31.38) and Maria Iorini in the 500 (5:00.57).

Reznicek picked up a win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.77. The freshman earned another win on the day with a victory in the 100 butterfly touching the wall in 55.86.

Brown went 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke with Adurey Lukawski earning the win in 1:05.20. Kellie Willhite was second in the race for the Bears with a time of 1:05.44.

In the 200 butterfly, Brown earned the top three spots beginning with Chidley's pool record. Zehra Bilgin's time of 2:03.29 was good for second and Emma Whall finished third with a time of 2:04.65.

The top two spots in the 200 backstroke were owned by Emily Clements (1:58.89) and Chidley (2:01.77).

Brown finished second and third in the 200 breaststroke with Lukawksi taking second (2:20.09) and Brault (2:23.00).

Emily Clements took the top spot in the 200 IM, touching the wall in 2:05.21.

On the boards, Liv Mitchell was the top Brown finisher in the 3-meter with a score of 283.73, finishing third. In the 1-meter Julia Feord took third with 258.15 points.

Brown closed out the meet with the team of Anna Podurgiel, Scott, Chidley and Bilgin taking second with a time of 3:28.05.

The Bears will take part in the Boston Winter Invite from Feb. 4-5 to close out the regular season.

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