Carson Claims Bronze Medal in 200 Freestyle on Day Three of Swim & Dive Championships

Hampton, Va. – Megan Carson represented Richmond in the 200 free on Friday, claiming the third place finish and bronze medal. Other strong performances came from day three of the Atlantic 10 conference championships as Richmond stands in second place entering the final day of competition on Saturday.

Friday morning action began with 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back preliminaries. Eleven Spiders found success through the early hours, moving onto the finals in their respective events:

Katie Chignell (400 IM – 4:23.08 – 6^th place)
Natalie Stuart (400 IM – 4:25.61 – 8^th place)
Emma Martin (400 IM – 4:26.77 – 10^th place)
Laura Davis (400 IM – 4:27.28 -12^th place)
Megan Carson (200 free – 1:49.41 – 5^th place)
Caitlyn Hughes (200 free – 1:51.44 – 12^th place)
Petra Mijic (200 free – 1:51.45 – 13^th place)
Carstyn Klosterman (200 free – 1:51.82 – 16^th place) & (100 back – 55.76 – 15^th place)
Presley Baber (100 breast – 1:03.11 – 9^th place)
Caroline Weldon (100 back – 54.85 – 7^th place)
Katelyn Pennell (100 back – 54.86 – 8^th place)

Megan Carson's performance in the 200 free finals was the highlight of the evening for Richmond. Carson took the 3^rd place finish in the conference with a personal best of 1:48.74. With this mark, Carson now holds the No. 4 time in program history. She fought through sixty-nine other swimmers on Friday to claim the Spiders only medal of the day.

Katie Chignell and Natalie Stuart represented Richmond in the 400 IM A-Finals as Laura Davis and Emma Martin competed in the B-Finals. Chignell took the 5^th place finish at 4:23.05 as Stuart followed soon behind in 8^th place with a personal best of 4:26.78. Davis finished 3^rd in the B-Finals with a time of 4:24.54, ending in 11^th place overall. Martin took the 13^th place conference finish with a mark of 4:25.62.

Caitlyn Hughes, Carstyn Klosterman and Petra Mijic swam in the 200 free B-Finals. Hughes finished in 10^thplace overall at 1:50.32. Klosterman took the 13^th place conference finish with a time of 1:51.62. Mijic rounded out the event in 16^th place at 1:51.89.

Freshman Presley Baber was a bright spot for Richmond in the 100 breast B-Finals, taking the 1^st place finish in the heat with a personal best of 1:02.50. Baber now holds the No. 6 mark in program history with her 9^thplace conference finish.

Katelyn Pennell and Caroline Weldon claimed 6^th and 8^th place in the 100 back. Pennell finished at 54.32 as Weldon followed at 54.46. Pennell's mark is No. 7 in program history and Weldon's is No. 8. Carstyn Klosterman swam in the B-Finals of the event, finishing in 15^th place with a personal best of 55.71.

The Spiders wrapped up their third day of competition with the 400 medley relay. Caroline Weldon, Presley Baber, Katelyn Pennell and Lucy Yeomans grouped together, taking the 5^th place finish at 3:41.84.

Atlantic 10 Women's Championships Standings as of 2/22/24

George Washington (583.5 points)
Richmond (306.5 points)
Fordham (295 points)
Duquesne (276.5 points)
Davidson (205.5 points)
George Mason (194 points)
UMass (190.5 points)
St. Bonaventure (174 points)
La Salle (112.5 points)
Rhode Island (105 points)
Saint Louis (72 points)

Tomorrow marks the final day of competition of the Atlantic 10 Championships. Richmond will return in the morning for preliminaries starting at 10:00 a.m. Finals are set to begin at 2:55 p.m. with the 1650 free. At 6:45 p.m., short distance finals will open.

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