The Basics
• Location: Columbus, OH • McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
• The Short Story: Freshman Emerson Davis broke the freshman record in the 200 Fly as the Johns Hopkins women's swim team wrapped up the Ohio State Winter Invitational.
 
Quoting Coach Armstrong
• "This team saved their best for the last session. Several swimmers stepped up at the end of a grueling weekend to put in their best performances of the weekend! Thank you to Ohio State for hosting and the parent group and alums for all their support!"
 
Top Finishers
• Junior Amy Pearson opened the third and final night with a ninth-place finish in the 1650 Free in 18:06.23.
• Junior Emma McElrath then took seventh A final of the 200 Back as she finished in 2:05.13. Freshman Chase Lahr placed second in the B final with a time of 2:04.94. Junior Carmela Irato followed in fourth place with a time of 2:09.91.
• The Blue Jays then placed six swimmers in the finals of the 100 Free. Junior Hanan Bandak led the way as she finished eighth in the A final in 52.62. Sophomore Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen placed fourth in the B final in 53.04. Junior Mikayla Bisignani took fifth (53.34) and senior Alison Shapiro took sixth (53.57). Junior Tiffany Lara won the C final in 54.85 and freshman Rayna Saldanha placed third (55.35).
• Freshman Cali Wilson finished in ninth in the 200 Breast as she touched in 2:28.89, while senior Therese Larson placed 10^th (2:31.45).
• Davis then placed sixth in the 200 Fly and broke the freshman record with her time of 2:03.76. It is also an NCAA B time and the eighth fastest in program history.
• Hopkins closed out the weekend with a third-place finish in the 400 Free Relay. Irato, McElrath, Bandak and Shapiro combined for a 3:34.20.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Friday, February 21 at the Blue Jay Invitational.