Results

LATROBE, PA – Alexis Rectenwald won the 1 meter dive event, and qualified for the NCAA Regional meet in that event, as the Chatham Swimming and Diving team competed at Saint Vincent College on Saturday against the Bearcats and Bethany College.

Chatham fell to Bethany 159-99, and to Saint Vincent 146-103.

Rectenwald scored 180.70 points in the 1 meter dive, over 72 points ahead of the second place finisher. Elina Lankinen was the other winner on the day for Chatham, as she won the 200 yard breaststroke in a time of 2:43.33.

The 200 yard medley relay team of Rectenwald, Lankinen, Hillary Lotz, and Theresa Schrider took second in 2:02.82. Lotz had a pair of second place finishes herself, in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 yard backstroke.

Chatham is back in action on Monday, January 20, when they travel to Franciscan University. Meet time is set for 5:00pm.

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Chatham University, founded in 1869, is located in the vibrant Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Preparing students from around the world, Chatham's enrollment throughout the past decade was the fastest growing in the Pittsburgh region.

Consisting of a historic, undergraduate women's college and graduate and online programs for both men and women, Chatham has consistently been ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Offering challenging academics and innovative programming in the fields of sustainability and the environment, the health sciences, and business & entrepreneurship, a Chatham education is designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's economy, today.

Chatham has also demonstrated institutional commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 as a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, has been named to The Princeton Review's 2013 Green Honor Roll as one of the most environmentally responsible universities in the U.S. and Canada, received a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and is the alma mater of environmental icon and Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson (class of '29).

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