WATERVILLE, Maine – The Hamilton College Continentals are in sixth place out of 11 teams after the first 10 events of the 2025 NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championship at Colby College's Aquatics Center on Friday, Feb. 14.
 
Hamilton finished fourth and made an NCAA championships 'B' cut in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.54. Carolyn Miner '27, Jade Matthias '26, Ashlyn Blessey '26 and Chloe Lan '28 were the members of the relay.
 
Matthias competed in the championship final of the 50 butterfly and the 50 free, and Lan joined her in the 50 fly. Paige Wielgus '28 qualified for the championship final in the 50 backstroke.
 
The Continentals take part in the third day of the conference meet on Saturday, Feb. 15. The preliminary heats start at 10 a.m. and the finals begin at 5:45 p.m.

TOP PERFORMANCES

200 Yard Freestyle Relay
4. Carolyn Miner '27, Jade Matthias '26, Ashlyn Blessey '26, Chloe Lan '28 (1:34.54)

50 Yard Butterfly
4. Matthias, 25.21
5. Lan, 25.34
20. Natalie Peng '26, 26.17 (4th in preconso final)

500 Yard Free
16. Charlotte Moulson '26, 5:10.13 (8th in conso final, 5:08.93 in prelims)
20. Brooks Risher '27, 5:08.70 (4th in preconso final)
24. Emma Nordquist '25, 5:12.26 (8th in preconso final, 5:11.42 in prelims)

50 Yard Backstroke
5. Paige Wielgus '28, 26.37

200 Individual Medley
14. Charlotte Sorensen '28, 2:09.65 (6th in conso final, 2:09.56 in prelims)
16. Holly Woodhouse '26, 2:10.65 (8th in conso final, 2:09.78 in prelims)
20. Zoe Reynolds '28, 2:10.19 (4th in preconso final)

50 Free
7. Matthias, 23.73
10. Lan, 23.89 (2nd in conso final)
15. Miner, 24.16 (8th in conso final, 24.00 in prelims)
22. Blessey, 24.35 (6th in preconso final)

1-Meter Diving
11. Lucy Meola '26, 360.40 points in prelims