The women’s swimming and diving team will compete in its final dual meet this Saturday against Dartmouth. The Lions are currently 5-2 (3-2 Ivy) and are looking to improve their final record to 6-2. Seniors Caitlin Bertelsen, Allison Hobbs, Christina Hughes, Katie Omstead, and Delghi Urubshurow will be recognized, as this will be the final dual home meet for these four-lettered Lions.

When Columbia challenged the Big Green last year, the Light Blue came away with a significant win, trumping Dartmouth 205-95. Senior Shannon Hosey brought in the initial first-place finish by winning the 3-meter diving competition. The medley relay team of Lauren Fraley, Mariele Dunn, Allison Hobbs, and Hannah Galey kept the points coming for the Lions by taking first in the race with a time of 1:48.50, touching the wall a full second ahead of the competition. Columbia went on to sweep the 1,000 free, with Isabelle Vandenbroucke, Paige Endsley, and Abby Reilly securing first, second, and third, respectively. Galey gained another win for the Lions in the 200 free, barely beating Dartmouth’s Maddie Steiner. The next two events were not as close, and Columbia swept first, second, and third in both the 100 back and 100 breast, leaving the Big Green no chances to gain points.

Back on the diving board, Hosey triumphed again for the Light Blue, taking the first-place spot in the 1-meter competition, and the Lions had another 1-2-3 finish in the 200 back with Urubshurow, Bridgette McCabe, and Vandenbroucke. The Lions won the majority of the events throughout the rest of the meet, finishing up with first-and second-place finishes in the 400 free relay.

With last year’s win over Dartmouth, Columbia improved to 9-2 (5-2 Ivy). This year, they will hope to conclude their regular season with a win and send the senior swimmers out of Uris Pool with a victory.

“I’m really excited for the meet on Saturday. I’m glad our last dual meet is at home, because I love competing at Uris, and it will be nice to see our families and friends come support us at our last meet.” Bertelsen said. “I’m definitely sad that Saturday will be my last dual meet, but at the same time, it’s been a great four years of swimming here and I’m so grateful to have been a part of this team. Every year at the last home meet, the juniors give speeches honoring the seniors and give us our senior gifts, so I’m definitely really excited for that. It should be a fun meet!”

The Dartmouth-Columbia meet will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13.