BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins women's swimming team closed the first semester portion of its 2025-26 schedule by hosting Loyola Maryland and Howard in the Johns Hopkins Open on Friday (Dec. 5) and Saturday (Dec. 6).  The Blue Jays grabbed 12 first-place finishes in the non-team-scored meet.
 
Top Blue Jay Performances:
200 Free Relay (Elizabeth Cohen, Renee Bak, Anna Miller, Kimberly Lan)
1^st Place - 1:35.93 (narrowly misses pool record of 1:35.72)
 
500 Free
1^st Place – Clair Han (5:14.73)
 
200 IM – Blue Jays go 1-2-3
1^st Place – Renee Bak (2:08.78) – Best JHU time this season
2^nd  Place – Melissa Er (2:08.90)
 
50 Free – Blue Jays Grab Top 5 Finishes
1^st Place – Elizabeth Cohen (24:18)
2^nd Place – Ken Lee (24:28)
3^rd Place – Anna Miller (24:32)
 
400 Medley Relay (Stella Zhang, Amy Hu, Melissa Er, Elizabeth Cohen)
1^st Place – 3:52.68
 
400 IM
1^st Place – Maddie Horner (4:35.79) – Career best time
 
200 Free
1^st Place – Ken Lee (1:52.23) – Career-beat time and narrowly missed pool record time of 1:51.81
 
200 Medley Relay (Jaya Veerapaneni Reese Rosenthal, Ken lee, Elizabeth Cohen)
1^st Place – 1:46.57
 
200 Back
1^st Place – Lilly Rossmann (2:05.05)
 
200 Breast
1^st Place – Rachel Davis (2:22.81) – Best JHU time this season
 
200 Fly
1^st Place – Kate Petitt (2:09.53)
 
400 Free Relay (Alex Watson, Elizabeth Cohen, Melissa Er, Ken Lee)
1^st Place – 3:31.29