STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- The Hunter College women's swim team kicked off the 2026-27 season on Friday afternoon, as the team looks to repeat a conference championship run. The Hawks fell to Division II hosts, College of Staten Island, 186-76, as well as to Fairleigh Dickinson University, 157-79.
Grace Valette led Hunter (0-2) with three second place finishes, in the 200-yard individual medley (2.28.7), 200-yard freestyle (2:05.70) and a 57.61 finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Lily Bradshaw also swam in the 100-free, clocking in a 1:03.57.
Bradshaw also competed in the 100-yard backstroke, with a time of 1:12.81.
Senior, Parvinabonu Makhmadalieva, earned a fourth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with her time of 1:24.09. Hunter's 200-yard medley relay ream also earned a fourth place finish, as Anastasiia Lyshyk, Jasmine Guerrero, Annie Huang, and Bradshaw posted a team time of 2:11.91.
In her career debut, Guerrero earned a silver in the 200-yard butterfly, with a time of 2:52.44.
Sophomores, Huang and Imani Chisolm led Hunter in sprits, with Huang touching the wall in 29.0 for the 50-yard freestyle, followed by Chisolm at 31.74
Lyshyk placed fifth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:43.87), followed by Denisse Rojas (3:11.71), while Molly Nettles posted a time of 3:16.33 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The Hawks look to build momentum as they continue the season on Oct. 23 with another trip-meet, against hosting Mount Saint Mary College, and Brooklyn College.
