The Basics: 

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Score: Hollins 121, Salem 48
Meet: Hollins at Salem (Dual Meet) 
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. 

The Lead: Hollins had one last tune up in the pool in advance of the conference championships next month when they made the trip to face Salem College. The Green and Gold won both relays and took nine of the 12 individual events on their way to a regular season ending 121-48 win over the Spirits.

Highlights  

• Jada Deane, Rachelle Kilgore, Katherine Komarek, and Madeleine Freeman won the 200 Medley Relay (2:16.79) to get the meet started.
• Komarek finished first in each of the distance events, posting a time of 13:43.78 in the 1000 Freestyle before returning to win the 500 Free (6:45.39).
• Mia Bollerer touched first in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:38.53 and finished runner-up in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle races.
• Deane won the 200 Backstroke in 2:57.14 and earned runner-up points in the 100 Back.
• Freeman picked up first place points in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:53.41 and finished the 200 Breaststroke (3:14.76) ahead of Kilgore giving HU and 1-2 finish. Kilgore would pick up a win in the 100 Breaststroke with her time of 1:30.64.
• Nora Sorensen and Samantha Ferrer finished first (1:37.00) and second (1:46.39) in the 100 Butterfly. Ferrer would add a win in the 200 Fly when she touched in 3:44.08.
• The final event of the meet would see Arabella Crookshanks team with Ferrer, Kilgore, and Sorensen to win the 200 Freestyle Relay, 2:41.45.

Up Next: Hollins will compete in the 2024 ODAC Women's Swim Championships, February 7-10.