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Senior Maureen O'Neill anchored the 200 medley relay that opened with a win
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - First year Jenny Hu (Oakland, CA) won both breaststroke events for the Tufts University women's swimming & diving team on Saturday as it competed against Connecticut College and Middlebury College in a NESCAC tri-meet.
Tufts lost to both opponents by small margins. Middlebury College defeated the Jumbos 160-132, and host Connecticut College won 150-142 over Tufts.
Hu won the 100 breaststroke by seven-tenths of a second with her 1:10.30 time. Later in the meet, she touched first in an even closer 200 breaststroke race. Her 2:34.22 time was 0.44 ahead of CC's Erika Fernandez.
First year Sami Bloom (Wilton CT) also won twice in the diving events. Her 211.90 score was 21 points better than anyone else in the one-meter event. Three-meter diving included just two competitors, with Bloom's 235.05 winning.
The Jumbos had gotten off to a strong start, winning the 200 medley relay with a 1:52.89 time. The foursome was first year Jen Konick (Salem, OR), first year Ellen Gage (Storrs, CT), first year Mia Greenwald (Park City, UT) and senior Maureen O'Neill (Cherry Hill, NJ).
In the second event, senior Megan Kono (LaGrange, IL) was the runner-up with a 11:00.56 time. Greenwald later won the 100 butterfly with a 1:00.18 finish.
Following their win over Bates to open the season last night, the Jumbos conclude their busy weekend with a 1-2 record. They next host Wellesley College on December 1.
Meet Results
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