WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley College swimming & diving defeated Merrimack College 187.5-106.5 to advance to 2-0 this season on Saturday at Chandler Pool.

The meet opened with Wellesley winning the 200 Medley Relay race. Junior Lily Fender (Burnsville, N.C.) and sophomores Lana Richard (Oakland, Calif.), Lucy Choe (Ellicott City, Md.) and Alexis Kung (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) topped the competition with a time of 1:50.35. The Blue also earned third with a 1:56.22 showing from sophomore Sophia Owen (Honolulu, Hawaii) and first-years Mina Chung (Southborough, Mass.), Sonia Hsieh Schumacher (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Natasha Ackerstein (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

Kung won the 100 Back event by over three seconds, putting up a 58.55 time. Fender scored silver with a 1:01.99 time. Kung made it two wins by finishing first in the 200 Back with a leading time of 2:09.30. Fender once again took second, this time with a 2:15.60 time on the scoreboard. 

Richard was the 100 Breaststroke leader, touching the wall at 1:06.65. Richard then snatched first in the 200 Breaststroke race, clearing the competition with a 2:26.51 performance. 

Sophomore Hannah Machleidt (Middleton, Wis.) and senior Chloe Weingarten (Rochester, Minn.) were the top two finishers in the 1000 Free. Machleidt swam an 11:16.25 while Weingarten came in second at 11:43.51.

First-year Martina Dong (Beijing, China) led all competitors in the 200 Free, clocking in at 2:00.73. Classmate Lisa Schroeder (Honolulu, Hawaii) helped score points with a bronze finish, coming in at 2:05.57. Dong later captured second in the 100 Free, coming in at 56.38. Ackerstein took third with a 56.52 time.

Ackstein was the fastest to complete the 50 Free, doing so in 25.72 seconds. Dong snagged a third place honor with a 25.87 time.

Choe was the 100 Fly champ, breaking the one-minute-mark at 59.96. Senior Chelsea Park (Long Beach, Calif.) tacked on points in third place with a 1:02.55 race.

In the 500 Free, Schroeder's time of 5:28.50 was deserving of first place. Machleidt made the podium by swimming a 5:37.50 time for third place.

Chung added to the daily victories by taking gold in 200 IM competition, with a top time of 2:19.01.

Hsieh Schumacher was the runner-up with a time of 2:19.03 in the 200 Fly event. Classmate Julia Shang (Mercer Island, Wash.) came in at 2:20.27, good for fourth place.

Junior Samara Burstein (New York, N.Y.) came in second place in 1-Meter Diving, scoring 216.70 points. First-year Katharine Tan (Wayland, Mass.) was one spot behind in third with a score of 181.75. Burstein and Tan later went 1-2 in 3-Meter Diving, with respective scores of 226.35 and 162.65.

Richard, Dong, Fender and Kung finished off the day by winning the 400 Free Relay at 3:42.28.

Wellesley remains at Chandler Pool on Thursday, November 12 for a 6:00 PM meet with Coast Guard Academy.