Tartans Start Total Performance Invitational

(GAMBIER, Ohio) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's swimming and diving team opened the Total Performance Invitational at Kenyon College with two events, the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 800-yard freestyle relay. The Tartans competed against DePauw University, Grove City College, Kenyon, and Johns Hopkins University from Division III institutions and Davidson College and University of Pennsylvania from Division I institutions.

Freshman Miranda Ford (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) was the only Tartan to swim the 1,650-yard freestyle as she touched in 18:08.34 to lead the Tartans.

Freshman Emma Shi (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield), sophomore Allison Kirkby (West Chester, Pa./Conestoga), sophomore Kimberly Klausing (North Potomac, Md./Thomas Wootton), and Ford combined to finish the 800-yard freestyle relay in 7:52.28.

The meet continues on Friday morning with preliminary events at 9:30 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m.