Saturday, January 10
Bethlehem, Pa.
1:00 PM
Lehigh University
215
vs
84
Marist
Photo by: Ethan Kenworthy
Mountain Hawks Defeat Marist in Final Home Meet
1/10/2026 6:35:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh women's swimming & diving hosted the final meet at Jacobs Pool of the season on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks defeated Marist 215-84.
Senior Mairin Ludwig took home three of Lehigh's fourteen event wins. She first won the 200-yard freestyle, touching in 1:54.47. She handily championed the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:06.66 swim. She also swam 5:05.43 to win the 500-yard freestyle. Lehigh also placed in that event, as Darrah Shuff took second (5:16.11).
Caitlin Deitch also won three individual events, and Lehigh took the top two spots in all of them. The senior first took the win in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming 2:06.25. She was trailed by sophomore Clara Moschella, who swam 2:10.58. Deitch led the field in the 100-yard freestyle, where she won in 53.04. First-year Genevieve Cody was not far behind, finishing second (53.63). Her final win came in the 200-yard backstroke, where the Mountain Hawks swept the podium. Deitch swam 57.17 to win, she was followed once again by Moschella (58.06), and sophomore Annie Gao came third (59.14).Â
Sophomore Claire Coughlin took home a trio of top two finishes against the Red Foxes. She first secured the win in the 1000-yard freestyle, swimming 10:52.98 and gapping the field by almost 12 seconds. The next finisher behind her was her teammate Caitlin Hofmann, who swam 11:04.43. Coughlin also won the 200-yard backstroke event, where Lehigh swept the top three spots. Coughlin's 2:08.48 just beat out first-years Eliza Johnson and Bonita Zuo, who swam 2:08.61 and 2:09.46, respectively. The battle between Coughlin and Johnson was a continuation from earlier in the meet, where Johnson (59.46) beat Coughlin (59.75) to champion the 100-yard backstroke.
Lehigh's remaining win came in the 50-yard freestyle. Cody touched in 24.41, narrowly beating teammate and fellow first-year Giselle Michaels (24.91) for first.Â
The Mountain Hawks were victorious in both relay events. They first won the 200-yard medley relay, where the team of Johnson, sophomore Zoe Davies, Moschella, and Cody swam 1:46.56. Lehigh closed the meet with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Deitch, Ludwig, Cody, and Michaels were the team that swam 3:31.79 to win.
Kate Whitaker dominated the diving events, winning both heights. At one-meter, her score of 226.13 was eight hundredths more than second, narrowly giving her the victory. The junior also won at three-meters, scoring 255.90. First-year Jayden Yochai also made the podium in that event, placing third with a score of 223.05.
Lehigh next competes in two weeks on Saturday, January 24. The Mountain Hawks will travel to Bucknell to compete in their final dual meet of the season.
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Senior Mairin Ludwig took home three of Lehigh's fourteen event wins. She first won the 200-yard freestyle, touching in 1:54.47. She handily championed the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:06.66 swim. She also swam 5:05.43 to win the 500-yard freestyle. Lehigh also placed in that event, as Darrah Shuff took second (5:16.11).
Caitlin Deitch also won three individual events, and Lehigh took the top two spots in all of them. The senior first took the win in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming 2:06.25. She was trailed by sophomore Clara Moschella, who swam 2:10.58. Deitch led the field in the 100-yard freestyle, where she won in 53.04. First-year Genevieve Cody was not far behind, finishing second (53.63). Her final win came in the 200-yard backstroke, where the Mountain Hawks swept the podium. Deitch swam 57.17 to win, she was followed once again by Moschella (58.06), and sophomore Annie Gao came third (59.14).Â
Sophomore Claire Coughlin took home a trio of top two finishes against the Red Foxes. She first secured the win in the 1000-yard freestyle, swimming 10:52.98 and gapping the field by almost 12 seconds. The next finisher behind her was her teammate Caitlin Hofmann, who swam 11:04.43. Coughlin also won the 200-yard backstroke event, where Lehigh swept the top three spots. Coughlin's 2:08.48 just beat out first-years Eliza Johnson and Bonita Zuo, who swam 2:08.61 and 2:09.46, respectively. The battle between Coughlin and Johnson was a continuation from earlier in the meet, where Johnson (59.46) beat Coughlin (59.75) to champion the 100-yard backstroke.
Lehigh's remaining win came in the 50-yard freestyle. Cody touched in 24.41, narrowly beating teammate and fellow first-year Giselle Michaels (24.91) for first.Â
The Mountain Hawks were victorious in both relay events. They first won the 200-yard medley relay, where the team of Johnson, sophomore Zoe Davies, Moschella, and Cody swam 1:46.56. Lehigh closed the meet with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Deitch, Ludwig, Cody, and Michaels were the team that swam 3:31.79 to win.
Kate Whitaker dominated the diving events, winning both heights. At one-meter, her score of 226.13 was eight hundredths more than second, narrowly giving her the victory. The junior also won at three-meters, scoring 255.90. First-year Jayden Yochai also made the podium in that event, placing third with a score of 223.05.
Lehigh next competes in two weeks on Saturday, January 24. The Mountain Hawks will travel to Bucknell to compete in their final dual meet of the season.
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