MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Five Hamilton College swimmers scored team points in the 1,000-yard freestyle and Jade Matthias '26 made an NCAA championships 'B' cut on the third day of the 2024 NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at the Middlebury College Natatorium on Saturday, Feb. 17.
 
Matthias posted a time of 56.50 seconds in the 100 backstroke during a time trial in the evening. The 'B' cut time for the Division III meet is 56.82 seconds.
 
All five swimmers entered in the 1,000 finished in the top 24 for the Continentals, including four in the top 15. Emma Robinson '26 led the group in eighth place and is now fourth on the team's all-time Top 10 Times list.
 
Hamilton remained in eighth place out of 11 teams through 18 events. The fourth and final day of the championships begins with the preliminary heats at 10 a.m., and the finals start at 5:15 p.m.
 
TOP PERFORMANCES

1,000 Freestyle
8. Emma Robinson '26, 10:32.09
11. Charlotte Moulson '26, 10:42.50
13. Emma Nordquist '25, 10:46.12
15. Brooks Risher '27, 10:46.84
24. Marissa Duffy '25, 11:03.69

100 Butterfly
23. Madison Goodman-Leong '25, 58.42 seconds (7th in preconsolation final, 58.35 in prelims)

400 Individual Medley
18. Natalie Peng '26, 4:38.78 (2nd in preconsolation final)

200 Freestyle
13. Goodman-Leong, 1:55.85 (5th in consolation final, 1:55.73 in prelims)
14. Ashley Kolpan '24, 1:55.99 (6th in consolation final, 1:55.92 in prelims)
T18. Gianna Cofone '27, 1:56.66 (tie for 2nd in preconsolation final, 1:56.27 in prelims)
T21. Ainsley Routh '26, 1:57.52 (tie for 5th in preconsolation final, 1:57.43 in prelims)

100 Breaststroke
19. Holly Woodhouse '26, 1:06.38 (3rd in preconsolation final)
22. Irene Keh '24, 1:06.99 (6th in preconsolation final, 1:06.57 in prelims)

100 Backstroke
19. Caroline Shen '24, 58.33 seconds (3rd in preconsolation final)

3 Meter Diving
16. Lucy Meola '26, 254.70 points