Cambridge, Mass. – October 31, 2026 – The Springfield College women's swimming and diving team fell to MIT, 241-58, in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon.
Lizzy McMahon (Rensselaer, N.Y.), Avery Van Tassel (Bay Shore, N.Y.), Lena Thompson (Bow, N.H.), and Gabrielle Roy (Lewiston, Maine) competed in the 400-yard medley relay, finishing in 4:16.13. McMahon led the way individually, placing third in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:21.57, fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.76, and fifth in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:19.24. Van Tassel recorded times of 1:14.94 in the 100-yard breaststroke, 2:42.57 in the 200-yard breaststroke, and 5:04.26 in the 400-yard individual medley. Roy finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in 56.95 and sixth in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.82, while Thompson placed third in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:02.15 and fifth in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:32.12.
Thompson and Roy joined Natalie Norbut (Bristol, Conn.) and Anna Hunt (Berlin, Conn.) in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing fourth in 1:44.83. Norbut placed fourth in both the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard butterfly, with times of 1:03.55 and 2:28.22, respectively. She also finished fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:40.75. Hunt competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, and 200-yard freestyle, recording times of 26.77, 59.98, and 2:13.69, respectively. Madelyn Ball (Rockaway, N.J.) placed fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 12:08.94 and also recorded times of 1:05.91 in the 100-yard backstroke and 2:25.65 in the 200-yard backstroke.
Springfield's second 400-yard medley relay team featured Nora Tatro (Fairfield, Vt.), Erica Kerner (Cherry Hill, N.H.), Olivia Rossi (Plainville, Conn.), and Kianna Riera (Cranford, N.J.), finishing in 4:47.58. Riera competed in the 500-yard freestyle, placing fourth in 5:55.13, and recorded times of 2:10.60 in the 200-yard freestyle and 1:00.82 in the 100-yard freestyle. Tatro placed third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:40.82, finished fourth in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:16.91, and took fifth in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:03.45. Kerner recorded times of 1:21.63 in the 100-yard breaststroke, 2:53.65 in the 200-yard breaststroke, and 5:29.18 in the 400-yard individual medley. Rossi placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:01.54 and recorded times of 1:22.75 in the 100-yard breaststroke and 5:44.29 in the 400-yard individual medley.
In the diving well, McKenzie Aparo (Bristol, Conn.) led Springfield with a third-place finish in the one-meter competition, scoring 230.84, and placed fifth on the three-meter board with a score of 216.07. Olivia Dragon (Wilbraham, Mass.) finished third in the three-meter competition with a score of 219.22 and sixth on the one-meter board with a score of 223.87. Bridgette Hogan (Marshfield, Mass.) placed fourth in both events, scoring 225.14 on the one-meter board and 218.92 on the three-meter board. Mia Cirrillo (Larchmont, N.Y.) recorded scores of 151.28 on the one-meter board and 130.88 on the three-meter board.
The Pride will travel to Wheaton on Saturday, November 7, for a double dual meet against the Lyons and Coast Guard.
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