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Turhan Sets 100 Butterfly Record as Women's Swimming & Diving Takes Second at the Fisher Invitational

BRISTOL, R.I.—First-year Tuana Turhan (Lake Forest, Ill.) set a new school record in the 100-yard butterfly and the Babson College women's swimming & diving team finishes second at the two-day Fisher Invitational on Saturday evening inside the Roger Williams University Aquatic Center. 

The Beavers picked up 359.5 points on Saturday to end the two-day meet with 743.5. Roger Williams finished first with 955.5 points, while Wheaton College (717) and Eastern Connecticut State University (359) placed third and fourth, respectively. 

Turhan posted a time of 58.49 and missed Vera Belfonti's '24 school record by just 0.03 seconds in the 100 butterfly prelims before finishing second in the A final with a time of 58.25 on Saturday night. In addition to her new school mark, she also took first place in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.30 and teamed with first-years Julia Netishen (Exeter, N.H.) and Samantha Gilbert (Arlington, Va.) and sophomore Sylvie Racicot (Arlington, Mass.) to a second-place showing in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.72. 

Netishen came in first with a season-best time of 58.45 in the 100 backstroke and was the runner-up in the 50 free with a time of 24.75 after touching the wall in 24.38 in Saturday morning's prelims. First-year Marta Gershanok (Closter, N.J.) recorded the third win of the evening for the Beavers with a season-best time of 4:46.98 in the 400 IM. 

Senior Kendall Garvey (Wilbraham, Mass.) came in second in the grueling 1650 free with a time of 18:40.07, while junior Vangella Randell (Holden, Mass.) was one spot behind her in third with a time of 19:22.05. Senior Maggie Cassily (Rye, N.H.) finished second in the 100 back with a time of 1:01.43 and Gilbert placed third in the 200 breast with a time of 2:34.39. 

Racicot came in fourth in the 50 free with a time of 25.80 and sophomore Nicolette Newsome (Bridgewater, N.J.) was Babson's top performer in the 200 free coming in fifth with a time of 2:01.75. 

In addition to the swim teams competing at Roger Williams, senior diver Elina Sung (Dongguan, China) recorded a score of 112.45 in the 1-meter prelims at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Saturday. 

After taking a break for final exams, the Beavers return to action on January 3 at Amherst. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Vera Belfonti

Vera Belfonti

Fly/Free
Senior
Maggie Cassily

Maggie Cassily

Back/Free
Senior
Kendall Garvey

Kendall Garvey

Free/IM/Back
Senior
Nicolette Newsome

Nicolette Newsome

Free/Back
Sophomore
Sylvie Racicot

Sylvie Racicot

Free
Sophomore
Vangella Randell

Vangella Randell

Breast/IM
Junior
Elina Sung

Elina Sung

Diving
Senior
Samantha Gilbert

Samantha Gilbert

Breast/IM
Freshman
Tuana Turhan

Tuana Turhan

Fly/Breast/IM
Freshman
Julia  Netishen

Julia Netishen

Free/Back
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Vera Belfonti

Vera Belfonti

Senior
Fly/Free
Maggie Cassily

Maggie Cassily

Senior
Back/Free
Kendall Garvey

Kendall Garvey

Senior
Free/IM/Back
Nicolette Newsome

Nicolette Newsome

Sophomore
Free/Back
Sylvie Racicot

Sylvie Racicot

Sophomore
Free
Vangella Randell

Vangella Randell

Junior
Breast/IM
Elina Sung

Elina Sung

Senior
Diving
Samantha Gilbert

Samantha Gilbert

Freshman
Breast/IM
Tuana Turhan

Tuana Turhan

Freshman
Fly/Breast/IM
Julia  Netishen

Julia Netishen

Freshman
Free/Back