Women's Swimming and Diving | 1/10/2026 6:40:00 PM

Score: Franciscan 65, Washington & Jefferson 157
            Franciscan 63, Chatham 123

Location: Washington, Pa. - Henry Memorial Natatorium

Results

How It Happened
Franciscan Women's Swimming & Diving returned to competition after a long reset over Christmas Break. The Barons will compete a handful of times in January and February before the PAC Championships near the end of February. They took on Chatham and Washington & Jefferson in Washington, Pennsylvania, just 45 minutes east of campus.

Some of the veterans got the Barons their first points of the day. Kate Kinst placed second in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 20:34.61. In the 200 freestyle, Rachel Pergi beat the five-swimmer field with a time of 2:22.99 in first place. Kinst placed second once more, but in a much shorter event. Her time of 28.51 earned silver in the 50 freestyle. Pergi continued her strong day with a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle. 

Pergi and Kinst, were joined by Haley Fifield and Gabrielle Lewis in the 200 freestyle relay to end the meet. They placed third with a time of 1:57.19.

Up Next
Franciscan will head to Westminster on January 24th for another tri-meet. They will take on Mount Union and Westminster. This is actually just the second time the Barons and Titans will compete against each other in the regular season in program history. It will be the first time that they compete in the newly renovated Westminster Natatorium. This is the first meeting between the Barons and Purple Raiders.

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