Bucknell University Athletics
11/10/2026 3:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – After a strong showing in Saturday's quad meet with conference rivals Navy, American, and Lafayette, three Bucknell swimmers were honored by the Patriot League on Tuesday. Clara Renner was selected as the Women's Swimmer of the Week after winning all three of her individual events, and freshmen breaststrokers Edward Johnson and Abbey Amato were tabbed as the Men's and Women's Rookies of the Week.
Renner kicked off the meet with a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle. The race came down to the wire as Renner gutted out the win by just under two seconds in the distance event with a time of 10:15.00. Later in the day, Renner made a run at her own school record in the 200 butterfly. She won the event in 1:59.98, not far off her record time (1:58.21) for this early in the season. Renner's third win of the day came in the 500 free. Her time of 4:58.52 bested the field by more than three seconds.
Amato, an Austin, Texas native, finished third in the 100 breaststroke behind only two Navy swimmers. Her time of 1:03.90 was just .14 outside Bucknell's top-10 performers list. Amato also finished ninth in the 200 breast in 2:27.79, and she swam the breaststroke leg on the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:44.01).
Johnson also had a strong showing in the breaststroke events. The Richmond, Va., native was runner-up to Navy's Jack Ussery in the 200 in a time of 2:03.50, and he was third in the 100 breast (57.19) behind Ussery and teammate Evan Hepburn. Johnson also helped the 200 medley relay to a third-place finish in 1:30.37.
Both Bison squads finished second to Navy while easily dispatching American and Lafayette on Saturday. Next up is the Bucknell Invitational at Kinney Natatorium Dec. 4-6.
Renner kicked off the meet with a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle. The race came down to the wire as Renner gutted out the win by just under two seconds in the distance event with a time of 10:15.00. Later in the day, Renner made a run at her own school record in the 200 butterfly. She won the event in 1:59.98, not far off her record time (1:58.21) for this early in the season. Renner's third win of the day came in the 500 free. Her time of 4:58.52 bested the field by more than three seconds.
Amato, an Austin, Texas native, finished third in the 100 breaststroke behind only two Navy swimmers. Her time of 1:03.90 was just .14 outside Bucknell's top-10 performers list. Amato also finished ninth in the 200 breast in 2:27.79, and she swam the breaststroke leg on the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:44.01).
Johnson also had a strong showing in the breaststroke events. The Richmond, Va., native was runner-up to Navy's Jack Ussery in the 200 in a time of 2:03.50, and he was third in the 100 breast (57.19) behind Ussery and teammate Evan Hepburn. Johnson also helped the 200 medley relay to a third-place finish in 1:30.37.
Both Bison squads finished second to Navy while easily dispatching American and Lafayette on Saturday. Next up is the Bucknell Invitational at Kinney Natatorium Dec. 4-6.
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