Fraction of a second moves squad out of first

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The DePauw women's swimming team lost this weekend by six points to host Wittenberg University, dropping to 0-2 on the season. Trailing by one point, the Tigers entered the final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay and lost by half of a second, for a final score of 146-152. 

Freshman Emily Weber was the first to pick up an event win with a 10:58.60 time in the 1000-yard freestyle and freshman Emma Haynes won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:03.44.  

In diving, junior Morgan Crandall won the one-meter diving competition with 189.25 score. Junior Chelsea Courtney took first in the three-meter dive with a score of 171.25.  

The women will be back in the water on Friday Nov. 18 when they host their first meet of the season against Wheaton College at 6 p.m.