Leiya Istambouli

200 Free Relay Record Falls on Day Two - Seton Hall University Athletics

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Feb. 25, 2022 — East Meadow, N.Y. – The relay team of Josie McCartney (Verona, Wisc.), Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.), Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.), and Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) set a new program-record with a third-place finish in the 200 Free Relay on night two of the 2022 BIG EAST Championships on Thursday. The team combined to touch the wall in a time of 1:33.17 breaking the previous school record of 1:33.81 set earlier this season.

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Natalie Heim | Leiya Istambouli

Mandy Zajdzinski with a new personal-best time of 4:53.18 to win the 500 Free Consolation Final!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/vNRMzVokaB
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 24, 2022

Josie McCartney swims a personal-best time of 23.70 for a third-place finish in the 50 Free Consolation Final!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/gXFDjuQzIq
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2022

Another relay program record for the Pirates!

The 200 Free Relay team of Josie McCartney, Natalie Heim, Leiya Istambouli and Cornelia Jerresand combine to touch the wall in a record-setting time of 1:33.17 for a third-place finish!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/xv28NOt9GE
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2022

Istambouli, Moeller, Heim and Jerresand Have Record Swim at Patriot

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Nov. 19, 2021 — Fairfax, Va. – On the first night of the Patriot Invitational, the Seton Hall women's 200 Free Relay team consisting of Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.), Lea Moeller, Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) and Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) combined to break the program record in the event, doing so in a time of 1:33.81. The previous record, set in 2017, sat at 1:34.13.

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Natalie Heim | Leiya Istambouli | Lea Moeller

Mesa Distance Swimmer Mandy Zajdzinski Commits To Move East For Seton Hall

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March 14, 2020 — Mandy Zajdzinksi , a senior at Arete Preparatory Academy and a member of Mesa Aquatics Club in Arizona, has signed to swim for Seton Hall University beginning in the fall of 2020. Primarily a distance swimmer, Zajdzinksi has a career-best time in the 1,650-yard freestyle that would be the fastest on the current Pirates’ squad and second fastest in the 500-yard freestyle behind current junior Julie Stankiewicz . At the 2019 Arizona Division 3 High School State Championship meet, Zajdzinski won both the 200 and 500-yard freestyles (1:52.21 and 5:00.73 respectively).

@SwimXps Mandy Zajdzinski commits to Seton Hall #swimming

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