Saturday, October 18
Bethlehem, Pa.
1:00 PM
Lehigh University
237
vs
58
Rider
Lehigh Wins Every Event For the Second Time This Weekend
10/18/2025 5:50:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh's women's swimming & diving team got the win on Saturday afternoon against Rider. The Mountain Hawks dominated Broncs on the way to a 237-58 victory. For the second day in a row, the Mountain Hawks swept all 16 events.Â
There were six different events where the Mountain Hawks took each of the top three spots. The first of the day was the 200-yard freestyle, which was won by Mairin Ludwig. The senior swam 1:53.93, and was trailed by junior Eliza Meth (1:57.99) in second and sophomore Claire Coughlin (1:58.27) in third. Ludwig also won the 200-yard individual medley ahead of two other Mountain Hawks. She dominated the event, swimming 2:08.65, while sophomores Clara Moschella (2:14.05) and Giulia Beverini (2:18.07) followed behind. Senior Caitlin Deitch also won two of the podium sweeping races. She placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (57.50), followed by sophomore Annie Gao (59.48) and senior Juliana Guida (1:01.75). Deitch also championed the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.62. Sophomore Zoe Davies (1:08.28) took second and first-year Emma Gyorkos (1:08.35) finished third.
Davies and Gyorkos also found their way onto other Lehigh-filled podiums. The 200-yard breaststroke was won by junior Eliza Meth in 2:28.37. Senior Caitlin Hofmann placed second, swimming 2:30.34, and Davies placed third with a time of 2:33.16. Claire Coughlin won the 500-yard freestyle, with junior Darrah Shuff (5:16.84) finishing second, and Gyorkos swam 5:28.55 to come third.
First-year Bonita Zuo won her first two races of her college career in this meet. She paced the field in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming a winning time of 2:14.12. She followed that up by winning the 200-yard backstroke, swimming 2:07.38. She finished right ahead of first-year Sophie Perry, who swam 2:08.67 to place second. Perry still got her flowers in the 1000-yard freestyle, where she swam 10:57.61 to win that event.
First-years Genevieve Cody and Eliza Johnson continued their stellar start to their season, each winning a race. Cody won the 50-yard freestyle, hitting the wall at 23.72. Johnson got her win in the 100-yard backstroke, swimming 57.12. Johnson also picked up second place in the 100-yard freestyle. She swam 52.92, beaten only by Ludwig, who got her third win of the day.Â
Senior Katie Whitaker continued her hot steak in the diving events, winning over both heights for the third straight meet. She scored 242.40 to win the three-meter dive, and scored 227.70 in the one-meter.
The Mountain Hawks also continued their hot streak in the relay events. Lehigh has won every relay race to start the season. The team of Johnson, Davies, Deitch, and Cody first won the 200-yard medley relay, swimming 1:44.94. Lehigh also took gold swimming the 400-yard freestyle relay. Composed of Deitch, Cody, Ludwig, and Giselle Michaels, the squad swam 3:39.95.Â
The Mountain Hawks are back home next weekend to face Colgate on Friday, October 24.
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There were six different events where the Mountain Hawks took each of the top three spots. The first of the day was the 200-yard freestyle, which was won by Mairin Ludwig. The senior swam 1:53.93, and was trailed by junior Eliza Meth (1:57.99) in second and sophomore Claire Coughlin (1:58.27) in third. Ludwig also won the 200-yard individual medley ahead of two other Mountain Hawks. She dominated the event, swimming 2:08.65, while sophomores Clara Moschella (2:14.05) and Giulia Beverini (2:18.07) followed behind. Senior Caitlin Deitch also won two of the podium sweeping races. She placed first in the 100-yard butterfly (57.50), followed by sophomore Annie Gao (59.48) and senior Juliana Guida (1:01.75). Deitch also championed the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.62. Sophomore Zoe Davies (1:08.28) took second and first-year Emma Gyorkos (1:08.35) finished third.
Davies and Gyorkos also found their way onto other Lehigh-filled podiums. The 200-yard breaststroke was won by junior Eliza Meth in 2:28.37. Senior Caitlin Hofmann placed second, swimming 2:30.34, and Davies placed third with a time of 2:33.16. Claire Coughlin won the 500-yard freestyle, with junior Darrah Shuff (5:16.84) finishing second, and Gyorkos swam 5:28.55 to come third.
First-year Bonita Zuo won her first two races of her college career in this meet. She paced the field in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming a winning time of 2:14.12. She followed that up by winning the 200-yard backstroke, swimming 2:07.38. She finished right ahead of first-year Sophie Perry, who swam 2:08.67 to place second. Perry still got her flowers in the 1000-yard freestyle, where she swam 10:57.61 to win that event.
First-years Genevieve Cody and Eliza Johnson continued their stellar start to their season, each winning a race. Cody won the 50-yard freestyle, hitting the wall at 23.72. Johnson got her win in the 100-yard backstroke, swimming 57.12. Johnson also picked up second place in the 100-yard freestyle. She swam 52.92, beaten only by Ludwig, who got her third win of the day.Â
Senior Katie Whitaker continued her hot steak in the diving events, winning over both heights for the third straight meet. She scored 242.40 to win the three-meter dive, and scored 227.70 in the one-meter.
The Mountain Hawks also continued their hot streak in the relay events. Lehigh has won every relay race to start the season. The team of Johnson, Davies, Deitch, and Cody first won the 200-yard medley relay, swimming 1:44.94. Lehigh also took gold swimming the 400-yard freestyle relay. Composed of Deitch, Cody, Ludwig, and Giselle Michaels, the squad swam 3:39.95.Â
The Mountain Hawks are back home next weekend to face Colgate on Friday, October 24.
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