Mimi Watts swims the butterfly
Scott Taetsch

Swimming and Diving

Mimi Watts Adds Another Gold Medal with a Win in the 100 Fly at the ECAC Championships

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Make that four gold medals in 10 days for junior Mimi Watts of American University swimming & diving as Watts placed first in the women's 100 butterfly at the 2023 ECAC Championships hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy. Watts is coming off a three-gold performance at the Patriot League Championships where she was named AU's first Women's Swimmer of the Meet since 2006.

Watts won the prelims of the 100 fly in a time of 52.82 that was just 0.06 off her own PR. Her finals time was slightly higher at 53.41 but a tenth of a second ahead of second-place Lily Mead from Loyola Maryland.

The season is now concluded for Watts, who has an NCAA "B" cut in the event as well as in the 50 freestyle, but is not high enough up the list in either event to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships.

Three Eagles will compete on Sunday in the final day of the ECAC Championships as sophomore Amaya Tomma races in the 200 backstroke, sophomore Laura Laux in the 100 freestyle and sophomore Mary Barto in the 200 butterfly.

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Players Mentioned

Mary Barto

Mary Barto

Breaststroke / Fly
Sophomore
Cheshire Sea Dog Swim Club
Laura Laux

Laura Laux

Free / Back
Sophomore
York YMCA
Amaya Tomma

Amaya Tomma

Fly / Back
Sophomore
Utica Shelby Swim Club
Mimi Watts

Mimi Watts

Fly / Free
Junior
TAC Titans

Players Mentioned

Mary Barto

Mary Barto

Sophomore
Cheshire Sea Dog Swim Club
Breaststroke / Fly
Laura Laux

Laura Laux

Sophomore
York YMCA
Free / Back
Amaya Tomma

Amaya Tomma

Sophomore
Utica Shelby Swim Club
Fly / Back
Mimi Watts

Mimi Watts

Junior
TAC Titans
Fly / Free