BOSTON – Simmons swimming and diving returns to the pool this weekend with the three-day MIT Invitational beginning Friday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Cambridge, Mass.

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What to Know | Meet Information

• Simmons will compete against five programs, including three nationally-ranked programs, host No. 9 MIT, No.10 Tufts and No. 18 Wheaton College in addition to meeting Wellesley for the second time this semester.
• Competition will begin on Friday evening, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. with the 800-yard free relay and the 1,650-yard freestyle. The Sharks will have one squad competing in the relay, while distance swimmer junior Eva Piernas will swim in the mile race.
• Saturday, Dec. 4 will open with the 200-yard free relay before prelims of the 200 fly, 200 free, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 400 IM and 50 free at 10 a.m. before finals at 6 p.m. and conclude the night with the 400 medley relay.
• The invitational will conclude on Sunday, Dec. 5 with the 200 medley relay and prelims for the 500 free, 200 backstroke, 100 fly, 100 free and 200 IM at 10 a.m. before finals at 6 p.m. and ending with the 400 free relay.

What to Know: Simmons Highlights

• Simmons is coming of an inter-division dual meet against Division I Merrimack College, where junior Meg Driscoll posted a personal-best time and season-top time in the 200-yard breaststroke. Driscoll touched the wall with the time of 2:38.84 to finish first and secure GNAC Swimmer of the Week honors.
• Junior distance swimmer Eva Piernas matched her season-best time in 1,000-yard free, touching the wall with a time of 11:22.74 in their last dual meet against Merrimack. Piernas also posted a top-time of 5:34.12 in the 500-yard free against the University of New England on Nov. 13.
• First-year swimmer Ella Harmon grabbed GNAC Rookie of the Week honors in the  second week of the season after posting a time of 2:30.83 in the 200-yard butterfly. Harmon broke her own top-time in the 200 fly against Merrimack, clocking in at 2:29.24.
• Harmon also holds the team's top times in the 50 fly (29.15), and 100 fly (1:03.67).
• Fellow first-year Camelia Hannah registered a personal-best time in the 50- and 100-yard backstroke at the University of New England dual meet, touching the wall with times of 30.33 and 1:05.94, respectively.
• Senior Lauren Howard posted as season-best time in the 100-yard freestyle at the Merrimack dual meet, cutting .23 seconds from her previous season-best, touching the wall with the time of 56.00 seconds.
• First-year Emma Serth recorded a personal-best time in the 200-yard free, touching the wall in 2:10.76 against the University of New England on Nov. 13 to finish in first place.
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Following the semester break, Simmons returns to the pool in the new year on Saturday, January 8, hosting Regis College and Colby-Sawyer in three-team dual meet beginning at noon.