FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Fairmont State University women's swimming team turned in a strong performance on Friday, earning a convincing dual-meet victory over West Virginia Wesleyan College, 133-30.
 
Fairmont State opened the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay, as the team of Delaney Householder, Andrea Garcia Jimenez, Rachel Shryock and Maitlyn Miller touched the wall in 1:53.98. The Falcons also claimed second place in the event with their B relay team of Paige Johnson, Olivia Ridenour, Alicia Perez and Faith Farrell.
 
Miller continued her strong performance by winning the 200 freestyle in 2:01.71, with Ashlyn Bennington adding a second-place finish in 2:24.59. Reese Holbert followed with a victory in the 50 freestyle, touching the wall in 26.07, while Garcia Jimenez finished second in 27.68.
 
Viktoriia Dranytska added another individual victory for the Falcons in the 200 individual medley, finishing in 2:16.88. Householder also earned a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:02.18.
 
The Falcons continued to control the meet in the freestyle events. Dranytska captured the 100 freestyle in 54.33, followed by Farrell in second at 59.70. Rachel Shryock earned a victory in the 500 freestyle, finishing in 5:24.81, while Bennington added a third-place finish.
 
Fairmont State also swept the top three positions in the 100 breaststroke. Garcia Jimenez led the way with a winning time of 1:11.96, followed by Ridenour in 1:13.85 and Perez in 1:15.78.
 
The Falcons closed out the meet with another relay victory, as Miller, Householder, Shryock and Dranytska combined for a winning time of 1:37.13 in the 200 freestyle relay, which set a new pool and school record. Fairmont State's B relay team of Molly George, Farrell, Johnson and Holbert finished second in 1:46.59.

Fairmont State hits the road to Canton, Ohio on Thursday, November 19 for the Malone Invitational. The event runs through Saturday, November 21.