Aquatic Triumph: Swimmers Dominate at Keene and Bridgewater State!

KEENE, N.H. – The swimming and diving squads from Brandeis University traveled on Saturday afternoon and secured two victories at Keene State College against the local Owls and Bridgewater State. The Brandeis men’s team triumphed over KSC, 193-62, and BSC, 165-121. The women achieved victories over Keene State, 193-62, and Bridgewater State, 184-77. The Judges won all but five of the meet’s 32 competitions.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis men: 3-5.
• Brandeis women: 2-8.

TOP PERFORMERS – WOMEN

• Juniors Jenna Wild (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) and Rebecca Kaplan (Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary School) took the lead for the Judges. Wild secured victory in three individual contests, while Kaplan achieved success in two events, in addition to a second-place result behind Wild.
• Wild clinched the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:46.01, the 100 free with a duration of 57.39 seconds, and the 500 free in 5:40.37.
• Kaplan demonstrated her adaptability by winning the 400-yard individual medley in 5:04.33 and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:40.23, while placing second in the 1000 free at 11:52.54.
• Senior Chloe Gonzalez (Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Beach Senior) celebrated dual victories in the 200 free (1:57.83) and the 50 free (24.95).
• Classmate Anastasia Bekou (Limassol, Cyprus/Laniteio Lyceum) dominated both backstroke events, triumphing in the 50 in 29.25 seconds and the 200 in 2:18.64.
• Senior Eva Parson (Milford, Mass./Milford) accomplished victory in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 34.28 seconds.
• The Judges also secured wins in both relay events, with Bekou, Kaplan, Gonzalez, and Wild clinching the 200 medley in 1:55.27, while junior Samantha Slater (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), Bekou, junior Audrey Teo (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), and Gonzalez won the 200 free relay in 1:44.88.

TOP PERFORMERS – MEN

• For the men, the junior class excelled with three athletes achieving double victories. Sam Bundy (Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell) won the 1000 free in 10:31.89 and the 200 butterfly in 2:04.64.
• Benjamin Lee (Upton, Mass./Nipmuc Regional) took first place in the 200 backstroke in 2:02.95 and the 200 free in 1:49.98.
• Eric Xiao (College Station, Texas/AM Consolidated) achieved victory in the 50 breaststroke in 28.31 seconds and the 100 free in 49.17 seconds.
• First-year Peter Mou (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brimmer and May School) emerged victorious in the 50 free in 21.66 seconds and the 500 free in 5:03.89.
• Sophomore Riley Pasicaran (Kennewick, Wash./Hanford) clinched the 50 back in 27.07 seconds.
• First-year Daniyal Nabi (Lahore, Pakistan/Aitchison College) secured the triumph in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:32.41.
• In the relays, Pasicaran, Lee, Xiao, and Mou collaborated to win the 200 medley in 1:39.99, while Xiao, junior Solomon Skelton-Harris (Golden Valley, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong), Lee, and Mou took the 200 free relay in 1:28.88.

UP NEXT

• Brandeis will conclude its regular-season agenda on Saturday, January 25^th, featuring a senior day competition against Clark at 2 p.m.