The 400-yard medley relay team of sophomore Julia Banker (Chadds Ford, Pa./Kennett), sophomore Vanessa Fry (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug), sophomore Brooke Bailey (Midlothian, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) and senior Lauren Paules (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area) share this week's Shorewoman of the Week honor. The quartet won the bronze medal at the 2026 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships, hosted by Franklin & Marshall, on Friday night.

The 400-yard medley relay four of Banker (backstroke), Fry (breaststroke), Bailey (butterfly) and Paules (freestyle) picked up the bronze in 3:58.18. Banker's leadoff time in the backstroke portion of the event of 59.77 slides her up to third all-time in squad history in the 100 backstroke. All four earned their first career medal at the championships in the race. It was the first time Washington medaled in the event since winning gold at the 2017 Centennial Championships as Ellen Maxwell '17, Jenni Clune '18, Lindsay Wiecki '20 and Katie Gorman '18 won the relay. Prior to Friday night, the last time any member of the Shorewomen medaled was in 2022 when Teresa Draves '22 garnered bronze in the 200 breaststroke.

This is Bailey's fifth career, Paules' fourth career, Banker's third career and Fry's second career Shorewoman of the Week honor.