The UConn women’s swim and dive team were victorious against Rhode Island on Saturday by a score of 188-112. According to Swim Cloud, sophomore Sydney Perkins, ranked sixth in the Big East, took home the high point with three of the 13 UConn gold medals. Four of the top five high points were all Huskies. This win is a huge turnaround from their last outing against Villanova.
UConn started off the meet on fire, winning in dominant fashion in four of the first five races.
The Huskies swept the 400m medley, followed by Zoey Griffin (10:39.77), Courtney Phillips and Jordyn Ricciotti taking the top three in the 1000m freestyle by over 14 seconds.
Rhode Island freshman Molly Beckwith got the Rams on the board in the 200m free with a time of 1:53.86, beating UConn freshman Lydia Gonzales by under a second. Beckwith won her second gold in the 100 m butterfly, leading the Rams in medals for the meet.
UConn got right back to work in the 100m back, with senior Molly Rogers putting up her season best with a time of 57.69. Mia Hatzis and Kiersten O’Connor finished right behind her, picking up the silver and bronze for the Huskies. Hatzis led the meet in medals, three gold and one bronze.
Sophomore Nadine Amin picked up her first gold medal in the 100m breast with a time of 1:06.51. Rhode Island’s Carolyn Wanosik and Maddy Deeney followed behind, taking silver and bronze.
Rhode Island’s best event of the day came in the 1m diving. Olivia Winslow and Emily Whiteneck took first and second place for the Rams, with Olivia Denery taking third for UConn.
The Huskies responded well with two more top 2 finishes in the 100m freestyle and the 200m backstroke, led by Hatzis and junior Rihan Russell.
Sydney Perkins continued the UConn domination with a gold win in the 200 breaststroke by a time of 2:22.12, winning by over four seconds.
The meet was wrapped up by three straight gold finishes by the Huskies from junior Kate Cooper in the 3m dive, senior Alexis Martino in the 400m IM and UConn’s A team in the 200m freestyle relay.
UConn’s performance against Rhode Island showed depth, balance and control from start to finish. The Huskies dominated nearly every event, led by standout efforts from Perkins and Hatzis. UConn gained momentum early on and did not let up.
Strong relay finishes and improved times showed clear progress since their last meet against Villanova. The team’s success in both swimming and diving reflected the results of consistent training and growing team chemistry.
This weekend, the Huskies proved they can compete with anyone in the Big East when performing at this level.
Next up, UConn will host Northeastern on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 12 p.m.