Salisbury Women’s Swimming Suffers First Dual Meet Loss in Over a Year,While Teammate Sets New Standard
SWARTHMORE,Pa. – The Salisbury University women’s swimming team saw its impressive winning streak come to an end Saturday,falling to Swarthmore College,while freshman standout Julia Wood established a new program record in the 1000 freestyle.
The loss marks the first in a women’s dual meet for the Sea Gulls as a 148-57 defeat against Division I UMBC on January 20,2024. Salisbury had been on a 13-meet winning streak,including a perfect 7-0 record in the 2024-25 season,before Saturday’s competition. Despite the setback, the team demonstrated individual brilliance with Wood’s record-breaking performance.
Wood’s time in the 1000 freestyle set a new Salisbury standard, showcasing the program’s continued development of top-tier talent. The Sea Gulls will look to rebound at the yellow Jacket Invitational, hosted at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va., from November 21-23. last season, salisbury finished second out of eight teams at the invitational.
Salisbury University competes in NCAA Division III and is a member of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference,with affiliate memberships in several other conferences including the New Jersey Athletic Conference (swimming),Coastal Lacrosse Conference,State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey),and Colonial Women’s Golf Conference. The Sea Gulls boast a strong athletic tradition, having secured 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, 206 conference championships, and produced 53 Academic All-Americans across their 23 varsity sports.
