Rivalry Week began in the water on Saturday as Exeter and Andover met for their annual dual meet, and the Big Red girls delivered a championship-caliber performance. Exeter's 103–83 victory secured a fourth consecutive undefeated season in dual meets for the varsity squad. Seniors Gene Sunthornrangsri, Mena Boardman, Shawna Jiang, Ellen Jin, Raylea Richmond, Ellie Colman, and Isabel Avelino closed out their careers having never lost a dual meet, and they now head to New England's as three-time defending champions.

Mena Boardman and Chloe Meyer-Blohm led the way with dominant efforts in both individual and relay events. Boardman swept the sprint freestyles, touching first in the 50 free in 24.36 and returning later in the meet to win the 100 free in 53.21. She was also a key piece of two winning relays, swimming in the 200 medley relay with Meyer-Blohm, Ellen Jin, and Jane Lamberton that captured first in 1:46.34, and closing out the meet with Meyer-Blohm, Alice Wu, and Lamberton to take the 200 freestyle relay in 1:41.76.

Meyer-Blohm also had a terrific day, placing second just behind Boardman in the 50 freestyle in 24.94 before turning in one of the swims of the day to win the 100 backstroke in 57.02.
Lamberton added valuable points with a runner-up finish in the 100 freestyle (54.57) to go along with her relay contributions, while Jin powered to a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.68 and helped set the tone early on the medley relay.

On the boys side, Andover came away with the team win, 105–81, but Exeter produced several standout performances. Fin McLane was victorious in a pair of individual events, taking the 200 IM in 1:50.82 and then dominating the 100 breaststroke in 56.28, winning the event by nearly three seconds. Alex Kim delivered a victory in the 500 freestyle with a 4:41.96 and later joined Nathan Ye, McLane, and Wayne Zheng to post a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:07.65. In diving, Nick Limoli turned in a great performance, capturing the one-meter competition with a score of 284.35, winning by an 18-point margin.

In junior varsity competition, Andover claimed both meets, topping the Exeter boys 118–45 and the Exeter girls 104–74.

Big Red returns to Andover on March 7–8 for the New England Division I Championships, where the girls varsity will chase a fourth straight crown while the boys look to build on back-to-back runner-up finishes.