Kingston, R.I.—The Roger Williams University women's swim team competed in the Harold Anderson Invitational at URI this past weekend, going head-to-head against Division I schools.
In day one, the team of
Noelle Schneider (Plymouth, Mass.),
Kate Wieler (Bourne, Mass.),
Avery Benigni, and
Gabby Carr (West Tisbury, Mass.) qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:39.15.
Schneider qualified for ECACs in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.17 seconds.
In the 400-yard medley relay with a total time of 3:57.09 was Wieler,
Bella Kuzbek (Manitou Springs, Colo.), Schneider, and Carr qualified for the ECAC Championships. Carr also qualified for the ECACs in the 50-yard freestyle.
Day two of the competition saw Carr qualify a fourth time for the ECAC, this time in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.22.
Kuzbek qualified in the 100-yard breaststroke, completing the race with a time of 1:06.35. She also went on to qualify for ECAC competition in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:27.53.
The team of
Ula Haller, Kuzbek, Schneider, and Benigni finished with a time of 1:50.84 in the 200-yard medley relay, posting another qualifying time for the Hawks.
Having a qualifying time of 24.9 seconds in the preliminaries, Carr qualified for ECAC Championships in the 50-yard freestyle with a final time of 24.52 seconds.
Schneider qualified for ECACs and reset her school record with a time of 56.29 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly. She did the same in the 200-yard butterfly, shaving nearly four seconds off of her previous record, completing the race in 2:06.57
On day three Carr qualified for ECACs yet another event, this time in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.05.
The team of Carr, Benigni, Wieler, and Schneider qualified for ECACs in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:39.12.
The Roger Williams University women's swim team will next compete against Connecticut College and Vassar College on Saturday, Dec. 10. The season will then resume after the holidays on Saturday, Jan. 14 against Wesleyan University and Springfield College.
