Women's Swimming & Diving Team Finishes Day One at MIT Invitational

Violets Cling to an Early Lead

Kelly Dietz topped the field in the one-meter dive with an NCAA-qualifying score of 258.10.

After day one of competition at the MIT Invitational in Cambridge, MA, the New York University women's swimming & diving team has jumped out to an early lead.

NYU has seen its toughest competition from MIT. The Violets, with 291 points, hold a slim lead over the host school, who has tallied a second-place total of 262 points.

NYU started the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay (1:40.20). One event later, the team took control of the competition. Led by a first-place time of 5:06.27 by sophomore Molly Rippe, the Violets took five of the top six places in the 500 freestyle relay.

Freshman Tatum Gormley contributed a second-place performance in the 200 individual medley (2:11.79). NYU capped off the first day with a two-three finish in the 400 medley relay with times of 4:02.74 and 4:04.34, respectively.

On the diving board, sophomore Kelly Dietz won the one-meter event with an NCAA-qualifying score of 258.10.

The MIT Invitational will continue on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 10am. Final results will be available on goNYUathletics.com.