Vassar Begins Bomber Invitational Friday Evening

Vietti places fourth in 1,650-yard relay

Ithaca, NY – The Vassar College Women's Swimming and Diving team opened the three-day Bomber Invitational at Ithaca on Friday in strong fashion, finishing the opening session in sixth-place with 111 points. Junior Maleigha Vietti (Overland Park, KS) led the way for the Brewers with a fourth-place swim in the 1,650-yard freestyle.

For The Brewers

Vietti continued a strong start to the season with the Brewers' top individual performance of the first session of the meet. Vietti completed the 1,650-yard freestyle in a time of 18:22.37, taking the fourth spot in the event.
First Year Tia Spivey (Gate City, VA) recorded a 14^th-place finish for the Brewers in the 1,650-yard freestyle, racing to a time of 20:05.85.
Vassar had two relay teams post strong performances on Friday with the 'A' entry in the 800-yard freestyle event taking eighth-place and the 'B' entry swimming to a 13^th-place finish.
The team of Vietti, Anna Little (Irwin, PA), Lilly Masters (Bloomfield Village, MI) and Abigail McLaughlin (Denver, CO) completed the race in a time of 8:01.67.
The quartet of Vivien Li (Pittsburgh, PA), Lara Chebotarev (East Longmeadow, MA), Eva D'Addario (Baltimore, MD) and Sophie Tran (Hillsborough, NJ) raced to a time of 8:40.80 for the Brewers.

Team Standings
Ithaca – 253
Hamilton – 205
Rochester – 189
Nazareth – 164
Middlebury – 121
Vassar – 111
Union – 82
Smith – 78
Alfred – 35

What's Next

Prelims swims on day two will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with finals starting at 6:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Lara Chebotarev: BR; Sophomore; Breaststroke

Vivien Li: Sophomore

Anna Little: Sophomore

Lilly Masters: FR; 5' 4"; Junior; Freestyle

Abigail McLaughlin: FR/BK; 5' 10"; Junior; FR/BK

Maleigha Vietti: BK/Free; 5' 3"; Junior; Backstroke/Freestyle

Eva D'Addario: FLY; First Year

Tia Spivey: FR/FLY; 5' 2"; First Year

Sophie Tran: BR; First Year; Breaststroke

Players Mentioned

Lara Chebotarev
: Sophomore; Breaststroke
: BR

Vivien Li
: Sophomore

Anna Little
: Sophomore

Lilly Masters
: 5' 4"; Junior; Freestyle
: FR

Abigail McLaughlin
: 5' 10"; Junior; FR/BK
: FR/BK

Maleigha Vietti
: 5' 3"; Junior; Backstroke/Freestyle
: BK/Free

Eva D'Addario
: First Year
: FLY

Tia Spivey
: 5' 2"; First Year
: FR/FLY

Sophie Tran
: First Year; Breaststroke
: BR