Caroline Riggs
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Women's Swimming and Diving Tim Bennett

Yale Edges Brown 151-149 to Extend Ivy Winning Streak

Riggs wins three events to lead Bulldogs

Caroline Riggs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In a thrilling meet, the Yale women's swimming and diving team defeated Brown 151-149 at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center.
 
The Bulldogs extended their Ivy League dual-meet winning streak to 16 with the victory.
 
First year Caroline Riggs won three events – the 1000 freestyle (10:05.97), the 500 freestyle (4:56.23) and the 400 individual medley (4:20.84).
 
Vivian Weng and Jessey Li were both double winners. Weng captured the 100 (50.73) and 200 (1:50.80) freestyles, while Li was victorious in both the 100 (1:01.14) and 200 (2:15.35) breaststrokes.
 
The Bulldogs had the top two finishers in the 1000 freestyle as Lilly Derivaux (10:17.79) placed behind Riggs. Yale also went 1-2 in the 200 breaststroke as Ava Franks (2:16.79) finished behind Li and the 400 IM as Junseo Kim (4:24.36) came in behind Riggs.
 
Li also finished second in the 50 freestyle (23.46).
 
Yale takes a break from Ivy competition to face Southern Connecticut on Thursday.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Lilly Derivaux

Lilly Derivaux

Freestyle/Butterfly
Sophomore
Ava Franks

Ava Franks

Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
6' 0"
Junior
Junseo Kim

Junseo Kim

Distance Free, IM, Fly
Junior
Jessey Li

Jessey Li

Breaststroke/IM
Sophomore
Vivian Weng

Vivian Weng

Freestyle/IM
5' 7"
Senior
Caroline Riggs

Caroline Riggs

Distance/IM
First Year

Players Mentioned

Lilly Derivaux

Lilly Derivaux

Sophomore
Freestyle/Butterfly
Ava Franks

Ava Franks

6' 0"
Junior
Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
Junseo Kim

Junseo Kim

Junior
Distance Free, IM, Fly
Jessey Li

Jessey Li

Sophomore
Breaststroke/IM
Vivian Weng

Vivian Weng

5' 7"
Senior
Freestyle/IM
Caroline Riggs

Caroline Riggs

First Year
Distance/IM