Haley Weaver, Gettysburg

Complete Results

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior Lea Candelmo (Oakland, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy), sophomore Caroline Moyer (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley), and senior Haley Weaver (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) all won a pair of individual events to lead the Gettysburg College women's swimming team to a 173-83 Centennial Conference (CC) victory over Swarthmore College on Senior Day at the Gettysburg College Bullets Pool Saturday afternoon.
 
The Bullets (6-2, 4-1 CC) captured 10 of 14 events in their first home meet since Dec. 6.
 
Gettysburg's four seniors were honored in a brief ceremony before the start of the meet.
 
Candelmo won both the 200-freestyle (1:59.74) and the 500-freestyle (5:22.89) while Moyer captured the 100-breaststroke (1:07.79) and the 200-breaststroke (2:28.32) in addition to swimming on the winning 200-medley relay. Weaver was triumphant in the 100-freestyle (54.71) and the 200-IM (2:14.96), and she also anchored the medley relay.
 
The Bullets led from start to finish and outscored the Garnet 42-7 over the first three events. Freshman Kate Hegwood (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury), Moyer, freshman Savannah Llewellyn (Plainfield, N.J./Plainfield), and Weaver won the 200-medley relay in 1:51.64 before sophomore Meredith Lindblom (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day School) claimed the 1,000-freestyle in 11:12.11. The Bullets followed up with a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200-freestyle, with Candelmo leading sophomore Nicolette Gibbons (Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) (2:01.42) and Hegwood (2:02.59).

Gettysburg added two more victories before the first break. Llewellyn captured the 100-backstroke (1:01.55) before Moyer touched first in the 100-breast as the Bullets' lead ballooned to 79-27.
 
The Orange and Blue continued to roll after the break and would finish 1-2 in three of the final four individual events. Weaver came from behind to claim the 100-free before Hegwood led a 1-2 finish in the 200-backstroke, clocking a 2:13.42. Sophomore Maddie Tulp (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Indian Hills) took second in 2:14.06.
 
Gettysburg also placed first and second in the 200-breaststroke, with Moyer leading senior Gwen Houck (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College) to a runner-up time of  2:41.33. Candelmo edged out Gibbons (5:24.29) in the 500-free, and in the next-to-last event of the meet Weaver cruised to a victory in 2:14.96, with Tulp placing second in 2:19.44.
 
Gettysburg competes in its final home dual meet of the season on Wednesday, when it takes on Dickinson College in another Centennial Conference event starting at 7 p.m. The Bullets and Red Devils will be wearing gold caps as part of a fundraiser for pediatric cancer research; more information may be found at https://www.firstgiving.com/makesomenoise/gettysburg-bullets-race-for-gold-2015.