Championship Website | Live Results

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Feb. 17, 2011) – Mount Holyoke College will host the NEWMAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship for the first time in school history this weekend. The three day event is slated to begin on Friday and conclude on Sunday. Teams from all 10 member institutions will battle for the conference crown in what promises to be an exciting weekend of competition.

Mount Holyoke will be joined in the competition by Babson College, Clark University, MIT, Smith College, Springfield College, the Coast Guard Academy, Wellesley College, Wheaton College and WPI. Springfield will enter the weekend as the 10-time reigning champions. The remaining four titles belong to Wellesley.

Throughout the weekend, fans will be able to follow the action at the Championship Website. Included on the site are the meet schedule, psyche sheet and spectator information. Live results will be provided in addition to daily recaps and statistics.

The Lyons posted a dual meet record of 5-3 this season. In addition to picking up a thrilling 156-144 triumph over Smith in their regular season finale, they also claimed victories over Westfield State University, Western Connecticut State University, Clark University and Simmons College. In the early stages of the season, they secured first place at the Regis College Invitational.

First year Lauren Williams has figured in on 31 first place finishes to set the tone for Mount Holyoke. In addition to establishing a program record in the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.00), she also joined forces with first year Sin Seanne Ng, sophomore Madeline Magee and junior Lydia Bowers to break the school record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:55.59).

Bowers, Magee, Ng, sophomore Nora Cunningham and first year Allison Burhoe have also enjoyed productive seasons for the Lyons. Magee set a new program record in the 50-yard breaststroke (32.48).

Last winter, Mount Holyoke grabbed eighth place overall and shattered eight school records at the NEWMAC Championship.