COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a gauntlet schedule featuring four ranked teams this fall, Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving heads on the road this week for its midseason meet at Ohio State starting Thursday.
The Irish will face tough competition again this weekend, as the Ohio State Fall Invitational features No. 3 Indiana, No. 7 Louisville, No. 15 Ohio State and No. 24 UCLA. Cincinnati, Penn State and Yale will also be there. Rutgers will participate in diving only.
A few names have stuck out for the Irish to date, including a pair of freshmen. Carli Cronk won two events in her collegiate debut and followed that with a 400 IM victory against Michigan and Indiana. Her time of 4:15.53 ranks eighth in school history and ranks 25th in the nation this year.
Hollie Widdows won the 50 free against Miami University to start her college career (23.16), and she has had a constant presence in the scoring heats for the Irish this season. Widdows along with Jess Geriane, Imogen Meers and Madelyn Christman broke the school record in the 200 free relay against Louisville two weeks ago with an NCAA A cut of 1:27.84.
A full breakdown of the schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Nov. 21 – Prelims at 9:30 a.m., Finals at 5:30 p.m.
200 Freestyle Relay (Finals only)
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
400 Medley Relay (Finals only)
1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving (Prelims at 12:00 p.m., Finals at 6:00 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 22 – Prelims at 9:30 a.m., Finals at 5:30 p.m.
200 Medley Relay (Finals only)
100 Butterfly
400 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
800 Freestyle Relay (Finals only)
1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving (Prelims at 12:00 p.m., Finals at 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 23 – Prelims at 8:00 a.m., Finals at 3:30 p.m.
1650 Freestyle (2:00 p.m. early heats)
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay (Finals only)
Platform Diving (12:00 p.m. Finals only)