University of Connecticut Athletics
Marcello Shatters 3M Record on Night Three
3/1/2019 10:02:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS – Senior captain Monica Marcello shattered The American Conference record in the 3M dive to cap night three of The American Championships.
In her final event, her last chance to capture gold Marcello scored an American Conference record on 349.20 knocking off the previous record of 335.65 set in 2015. Marcello crushed the field with the runner-up recording a 309.05 mark. This coming just a year after the Middletown, Conn. native had to sit out because of injury and patiently wait for her return. All that hard work paid off with a victory on Friday night.
Monica Marcello @UConnSwimDive is the new record holder in the Women's 3m Dive! Her score of 349.20 is the new standard at the #AmericanSwim & Diving Championships! pic.twitter.com/npIaXS8fvw
— American Swimming (@American_Swim) March 2, 2019
"She stepped up in a tough field and took the lead in round one and never looked back," said head diving coach John Bransfield. "She was as hot as a pistol but was cool on the inside. On her final dive she had to do a dive that she hit the board on in Prelims, which knocked her out of first going into the finals. But she got her head in a good spot and crushed it to win by a huge margin."
Junior Katie Breault nearly reached the podium in the 100 Fly with a fourth place finish in 54.53. Jackie Van Lew (200 Free, 8th), Katelyn Walsh (100 Breast, 7th) and Georgia Apostolu (100 Back, 7th) all claimed top-eight spots on night three.
The Huskies dropped to fifth place on day three with 336 total points. For full day three results, CLICK HERE.
The final day of the Championships will resume with preliminaries starting at 10 a.m. and finals resuming at 6 p.m. You can watch The American Championships on The American Digital Network.
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