KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Dec. 7, 2024) – The USMMA women's swimming & diving team lost its meet against Stevens Institute on Saturday, 121-106, at the Sue Petersen Lubow Pool. Merchant Marine falls to 3-1 on the season, while the Ducks improve to 3-3 in victory.
 
The Mariners were trailing by just six points going into the final event of the meet, however a victory by Stevens in the 200 freestyle relay clinched the win for the visitors.
 
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Three Mariners earned multiple victories on the day. Sophomore Isabel Lunsford (Burnet, Texas) was victorious in the 200 free in 2:01.22 and the 500 free in 5:28.09. Freshman Megan Hu (Syosset, N.Y.) beat her season-best times by one second after touching first in both the 100 butterfly (1:01.41) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.86). And sophomore Victoria Crofford (Fairfax, Va.) won both the one- (127.20) and three-meter (123.52) diving events.
 
Senior Haley Agin (Roswell, Ga.) also recorded a win for the Mariners, as she triumphed in the 50 free with a time of 26.49.
 
Other season-bests of note came from freshman Haley Martin (Murrieta, Calif.) in the 200 free (2:06.63) and freshman Rylie Larkin (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) by 1.5 seconds in the 100 fly (1:07.98).
 
Lunsford, who was celebrating her birthday, was named the "Mariner of the Meet," awarded based on a team vote to an individual for their performance and contribution to the team.
 
The Mariners now have a break from competition for the remainder of the calendar year and will pick back up in 2025 with a road tri-meet on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at John Jay against the host Bloodhounds and Hunter College. Action is set to get underway at 6 p.m.
 
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