Mimi Watts

Swimming and Diving

Mimi Watts Breaks Two More Records, Wins Two More Events for Swim & Dive on Final Day of Patriot League Challenge

LEWISBURG, Pa. - She had just 20 minutes in between the finals of the 50 free and 100 fly, but nothing could stop freshman Mimi Watts. The rookie for American University swimming and diving won both events in school record times, making it a total of three wins and three school records for the weekend. AU totaled nine top-five finishes on the day, and was led on the men's side by senior Liam Riebling and freshman Caleb Farris.

NOTABLE WOMEN'S RESULTS
  • Watts added to her school record total throughout the day, breaking her own school record in the prelims of the 100 fly and then bettering it yet again in the finals. Her winning finals time of 53.71 improved on her own 53.76 from the prelims, and both are good enough to meet the NCAA "B" standard for the 100 fly.
  • Twenty minutes before breaking her 100 fly record in the finals, Watts won the 50 free in a school-record time of 23.15 after posting the program's second-best time earlier in the day. That record was previously set by Dory Isaacs in 2009.
  • In the opening event of the night, the 1,650 free, freshman Nicole Behrens took fourth place in a time of 17:57.09 which ranks 14th among personal bests in program history.
  • With a 400 IM prelims time of 4:34.15, sophomore Kayla Winters moved into the 12th spot for personal bests all-time. She took fifth in the prelims with that time, and finished sixth in the finals of that event. 
  • Freshman Kenzie Cresci posted a time of 1:06.12 in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke which ranks as the 10th-fastest personal best in program history. Also making the list in that event was Winters with the 15th-fastest time of 1:06.75.
  • In the 1-meter diving finals, freshmen Amanda Bosses and Grace Hogue placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
  • The foursome of senior Ellie Kight, freshman Mallory Meister, sophomore Eleanor Felton and Watts posted a third-place time of 3:29.39 in the 400 freestyle relay which also ranks as third-best all-time for the AU women's team.
NOTABLE MEN'S RESULTS
  • One day after recording the fourth-fastest personal best in the 50 free as a 200 free relay leadoff swimmer, Farris managed to edge his own performance with a time of 20.70 in the 50 free prelims. He took the third-fastest time into the finals before finishing fifth overall in 20.79.
  • Freshman teammate Nick Buckley was close behind in the prelims and then edged Farris in the finals with a time of 20.72 to take fourth place. That personal best ranks fifth all-time in program history.
  • Also in the prelims, Farris posted a personal-best time of 1:41.58 in the 200 free to rank 15th all-time. In the finals of that event, Farris again took fifth overall in 1:42.18.
  • In a very tight race among the top three in the 100 fly, Riebling placed third for the Eagles in 49.16.
  • The foursome of Joe Melin, Will Deitch, Riebling and Farris took third in the 200 medley relay in 1:34.07.
  • Freshman Will Deitch posted the 15th-fastest personal best in program history in the 100 breaststroke prelims of 58.22.
  • Buckley, Riebling, Jonathan Quick and Farris teamed up for a third-place finish in the 400 free relay, posting the program's sixth-best time of 3:04.96.
FULL RESULTS

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Players Mentioned

Eleanor Felton

Eleanor Felton

Sprint / Fly / Back
Junior
Duanesburg Electric Eels
Ellie Kight

Ellie Kight

Free / Back
Senior
Carmel Swim Club
Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Quick

Fly / Free
Sophomore
Canyons Aquatics
Liam Riebling

Liam Riebling

Free / Fly
Senior
Ridgefield Athletic Club
Kayla Winters

Kayla Winters

Breast / IM
Sophomore
Swim Atlanta
Caleb Farris

Caleb Farris

Sprint Free
Freshman
Western Hills Athletic Club
Amanda Bosses

Amanda Bosses

Diving
Freshman
Rip City Diving
Mimi Watts

Mimi Watts

Fly / Free
Freshman
TAC Titans
Kenzie Cresci

Kenzie Cresci

Breaststroke
Freshman
Mecklenburg Swim Association
Grace Hogue

Grace Hogue

Diving
Freshman
Signal Mountain Swim/Dive

Players Mentioned

Eleanor Felton

Eleanor Felton

Junior
Duanesburg Electric Eels
Sprint / Fly / Back
Ellie Kight

Ellie Kight

Senior
Carmel Swim Club
Free / Back
Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Quick

Sophomore
Canyons Aquatics
Fly / Free
Liam Riebling

Liam Riebling

Senior
Ridgefield Athletic Club
Free / Fly
Kayla Winters

Kayla Winters

Sophomore
Swim Atlanta
Breast / IM
Caleb Farris

Caleb Farris

Freshman
Western Hills Athletic Club
Sprint Free
Amanda Bosses

Amanda Bosses

Freshman
Rip City Diving
Diving
Mimi Watts

Mimi Watts

Freshman
TAC Titans
Fly / Free
Kenzie Cresci

Kenzie Cresci

Freshman
Mecklenburg Swim Association
Breaststroke
Grace Hogue

Grace Hogue

Freshman
Signal Mountain Swim/Dive
Diving