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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams traveled to Marymount on Saturday afternoon and both teams came away with victories. The men prevailed 136-99, while the women came out on top, 151-110.

The women (9-5) were led once again by senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) who tallied two individual wins and was a part of W&L’s win winning 200 medley relay. Strachan won the 200 butterfly in 2:18.97 and touched first in the 200 back with a time of 2:10.12. She was joined on the medley relay team by senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) and juniors Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) and Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) as they recorded a time of 1:53.71.

First-years Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) and Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Preparatory School) also recorded a pair of first-place finishes as Fredericks took the 50 free in 25.69 and the 200 individual medley in 2:15.75, while Starnes notched wins in the 1000 free (11:10.16) and the 500 free (5:24.19). Other first-place finishers for the Generals included Bazzel in the 100 breast (1:10.19), Miata in the 100 fly (1:02.90) and sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) in the 200 free (2:01.94).

On the men’s side, the Generals (11-1) were led by senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Lansdale Catholic) and junior Winston Stagg (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) as they both notched a pair of first-place finishes. Diebold took the 100 and 200 backstroke events in 55.85 and 2:03.06, respectively, while Stagg won the 100 breast (1:02.53) and the 100 fly (53.85).

Also placing first were first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery), who won the 200 free (1:50.00), sophomore Brandon Wilder (Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk Academy), who touched first in the 200 butterfly (2:02.91) and juniors Ian Childers (Ona, W. Va./Greater Latrobe) and Jonathan Giesen (Hoover, Ala./Laurence Dunbar). Childers took the 200 breast in 2:16.44, while Giesen took the 500 free in 5:01.27. The Generals also posted a win in the 200 medley relay as Childers, Giesen, Stirling and senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./George Walton) combined to record a time of 1:42.45.

Both the men and women return to action when they travel to Johns Hopkins on Saturday for an 11:00 am meet.

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