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Women's Swim and Dive Sets 800 Free Record on Day One of SCIAC Championships

2/18/2026 9:51:00 PM

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer women's swim and dive secured a relay win with a conference record time on day one of the SCIAC Championships. 
 
The Sagehens' 800-yard free relay team posted a conference record to tally the team's first win of the SCIAC Championships. Chesna Pelka, Ellie Burkhardt, Charlotte Dixon and Nina Aballea swam a time of 7:21.56, winning by more than seven seconds and besting the previous SCIAC record time by more than two seconds. 
 
Pomona-Pitzer's 200 medley relay team, made of Amaia Sherman, Francesca Coppo, Pelka and Sabrina Wang, finished second with a 1:42.04. Lilly Gillespie placed fifth in the 1m dive, scoring a 408.50. Ardaea Forrestor followed in ninth while Yuxi Appl took 13th. 
 
As a team, the Sagehens finished day one in second place with 129 points, trailing CMS (151) and leading Caltech (94) in third. 
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