Swim Competes in Shortened EC Quad Meet

Franklin Springs, Georgia- The Brenau swimming and diving team competed at the Emmanuel University Quad Meet on Friday.

Due to pending weather conditions, the team competed only on day one of the meet, so results were incomplete for the entire meet. 

In the 400 medley, the team of Sophie Bell, Nele Behrendt, Francesca Pastori, and Abi Binns placed 2nd with a time of 4:13.51. The strong relay performances continued in the 400 freestyle relay as Sofia Bellocchio, Emily DiMaggio, Ana Alves, and Ariel Furhman placed 2nd, and the team of Nele Behrendt, Adriana Oetzel, Sylvie Jacques, and Lindsey Tatakis placed 4th. 

In the individual events, the team had many strong performances at the meet, including:

Ana Alves: 

• 5th place, 500 freestyle, 5:49.49;

Nele Behrendt: 

• 200 breaststroke, 2:35.53;

Sophie Bell: 

• 3rd place, 200 IM, 2:17.50;

Sofia Bellocchio 

• 6th place, 50 freestyle, 27.04;

Abi Binns: 

• 5th place, 26.64;

Emily DiMaggio

• 10th place, 50 freestyle, 28.77;

Ariel Furhman: 

• 2nd place, 200 backstroke, 2:17.35;

Manuela Horta: 

• 4th place, 50 freestyle, 26.49;

Sylvie Jacques: 

• 9th place, 500 freestyle, 7:27.32;

Adriana Oetzel:

• 6th place, 200 breaststroke, 2:49.11;

Francesca Pastori 

• 7th place, Francesca Pastori, 27.07;

The team now looks forward to the 2026 AAC Swimming and Diving Championships beginning on February 12th in Kingsport, Tennessee.