Isabella Goldsmith finishes fourth in the 200 IM [Photo: Richard Quinton].
Photo by: Richard Quinton
Bruins Dominate Day One of A3 Invite
November 17, 2016 | Swimming & Diving
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. -- The UCLA women's swim team is in first place through day one at the A3 Performance Invitational. ย With 427.5 total points so far, the Bruins have a comfortable lead over second-place Hawai'i with 296 points. ย
200 Free Relay
Kicking off the evening session with a win, the Bruin quartet of Kenisha Liu, Linnea Mack, Isabella Goldsmith, and Sarah Kaunitz recorded the top time in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.24). ย
500 Freestyle
In the first of three individual events, two Bruins finished in the top five in the championship final of the 500 Free. ย Freshman Lisa Kaunitzย placed third with a 4:53.35, followed by senior Hayden Walker in fourth at 4:53.68.ย Michaela Merlihanย recorded the top time in the consolation final of the 500 Free. ย The senior clocked in at 4:48.76 -- the third fastest time of the event finals. ย Also competing in the B final, freshman Cali Raukarย finished seventh (15th overall) with a time of 5:01.31. ย Rounding out the Bruins in the scoring finals, junior Margauxย Verger Gourson placed first in the bonus final (17th overall). ย
200 Individual Medley
Three Bruins competed in the championship final of the 200 IM on Thursday evening. ย Liu led the pack, placing third with a 2:00.70. ย Goldsmith finished fourth (2:02.57), while senior Nina Hayes recorded the eighth-best time (2:04.90). ย Sophomore Emma Schanzย swam the fastest time in the consolation final. ย Her 2:01.60 was the fourth fastest time of the evening swim. ย Lisa Kaunitzย placed 12th overall (2:05.23), while freshman Amy Okada and junior Carly Reid finished 18th and 24th, respectively. ย
50 Freestyleย
In the final individual event of the evening, Goldsmith and Sarah Kaunitzย swam for the Bruins in the championship final of the splash and dash. ย Goldsmith tied for second with SDSU's Alma Thormalm (23.20), while Sarah Kaunitz checked in at sixth (23.42). ย Senior Linnea Mack won the consolation final with a time of 22.47 -- the fastest time of the evening session. ย Senior Savannah Steffen checked in at third (11th overall) with a 23.42. ย
400 Medley Relay
Closing out Thursday's evening session with a win, Mack, Schanz, Okada, and Liu posted the top time in the 400 Medley Relay (3:40.17). ย
The A3 Performance Invitational continues tomorrow with theย 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, and 800 Free Relay. ย Preliminaries begin at 9 a.m., while finals kick off at 5 p.m. ย Live results will be available through the Meet Mobile app, available on iTunes, while daily results will be postedย here.
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