Swimming & Diving Groups Open Season Saturday in Twin Meet at Roger Williams

Swimming & Diving at Roger Williams

Saturday, October 18| 10 a.m. 

RWU Aquatic Center | Bristol, R.I.

WHAT TO KNOW

• The Babson males’s and girls’s swimming & diving groups open the 2025-26 season with a twin meet in opposition to Roger Williams on Saturday morning in Bristol, R.I. 

SERIES HISTORY

• The Babson males are 2-3 all-time in opposition to Roger Williams in a sequence that dates again to 2018. 

• The Beaver girls are additionally 2-3 all-time in opposition to the Hawks since 2018.

LAST MEETING

• The Babson girls gained 10 of the 14 occasions on the way in which to capturing a 150-112 victory over Roger Williams, whereas the Beaver males gained simply three occasions and completed runner-up in seven races in a 150-112 loss to the Hawks on October 21, 2023, contained in the RWU Aquatic Center.

• April Kupsky ’24 led the Beaver girls with three particular person victories (200 fly, 200 breast, 200 IM) whereas Audrey Daniels ’25 (100 free) and Emily Tran ’25 (100 again) and junior Sylvie Racicot (50 free) all captured one particular person occasion and swam on each successful relay groups. Vera Belfonti ’24 (100 fly) and Kendall Garvey ’25 (1000 free) had been additionally particular person winners for the Beavers.

• Pat Anutarasoti ’25 (100 breast) and Matthew D’Elia ’25 (200 fly) captured particular person occasions for the Beavers, and the crew of Nathan Ford ’25, Joshua Kim ’25, senior Zackary Cheung and Anutarasoti gained the ultimate occasion, the 400-yard free relay, by simply 21 one-hundredths of a second.

A LOOK BACK ON 2024-25

• The Babson males completed with a 7-3 document in twin meets final winter and positioned fourth within the crew standings on the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships with 704 factors, this system’s third-highest whole since 2002.

• The Beaver males set 12 program information, together with particular person marks by Anutarasoti (50 and 100 breast, 50 and 100 fly), juniors Anthony Taslakov (200 free, 200 IM, 200 again) and David Krol (1-M and 3-M diving 6-dives), and Elia (200 fly), in addition to the 800 free and 200 medley relays.

• The Babson girls went 8-5 in twin meets recording their most wins and highest successful share (.615) since 2019-20 earlier than coming in seventh on the NEWMAC Championships.

• The Beaver girls established six program information, together with particular person marks by Kendall Garvey ’25 (1650 free) and sophomores Julia Netishen (50 free) and Tuana Turhan (100 fly), in addition to the 200 and 400 free and 400 medley relays.

ABOUT THE BABSON MEN

• The Beavers return 19 opponents from final yr’s crew and welcome a half dozen newcomers to this yr’s squad.

• Taslokov completed runner-up on the NEWMAC Championships in each the 200 free and 200 again in addition to taking fourth within the 200 IM and likewise earned an NCAA B reduce within the 200 again.

• In addition to his two 6-dive program information, Krol earned a pair of podium finishes by putting runner-up within the 3-meter and third within the 1-meter on the NEWMAC Championships. He additionally positioned eighth (3-M) and ninth (1-M) on the NCAA Diving Regionals.

• Sophomore Tommy Hannenian has program top-5 instances within the 100 free (fifth) and 200 free (fifth); classmate Thomas Ambelang seems within the 100 again (4th) and 200 again (fifth); sophomore Nathan Huynh is within the high 5 within the 100 breast (third) and 200 breast (fifth); sophomore Williams Iglar seems within the 100 breast (4th) and 200 breast (2nd); sophomore Liam Maloney is within the high 5 within the 100 fly (4th), 200 fly (fifth), and classmate Nehemiah Rhee is a high 5 performer within the 200 fly (4th) and 400 IM (fifth).

• The quarter of Taslakov, William Iglar, Liam Maloney, and Hannenian earned a podium spot on the convention meet with a third-place end within the 800 relay ‘A’ remaining. Ambelang and Huynh joined Anutarasoti and Aidan Downey-Lamprey ’25 to complete third within the 200 medley relay.

ABOUT THE BABSON WOMEN

• The Beavers carry again 11 veterans and welcome a gaggle of eight newcomers to this yr’s squad.

• In addition to her program document within the 100 fly, Turhan can also be extremely ranked on this system’s all-time high performers checklist within the 200 fly (2nd), 200 breast (third), 100 IM (eighth), and 200 IM (2nd).

• In addition to her document within the 50 free, Netishen can also be on the all-time high checklist within the 100 free (seventh), 100 again (2nd), and 200 again (ninth). Sophomore Samantha Gilbert is ranked within the 200 free (third), 500 free (ninth), 100 breast (sixth), 200 breast (seventh), 100 fly (sixth), and 200 IM (4th).

• Sophomore Marta Gershanok is ranked in program historical past within the 200 again (4th), 200 IM (sixth), and 400 IM (2nd); junior Nicolette Newsome is ranked within the 500 free (fifth), 1000 free (eighth), and 1650 free (4th); and Racicot is ranked within the 50 free (ninth) and 100 free (eighth).

• The quartet of Anya Pelshaw M’25, Racicot, Netishen and Turhan set a brand new college document within the 400 medley relay; Pelshaw, Audrey Daniels ’25, Racicot, and Netishen set this system within the 200 free relay; and Pelshaw, Netishen, Racicot and Gilbert established a brand new mark within the 400 free relay.

UP NEXT

• Babson will journey to WPI for the annual multi-team meet with Brandeis, Coast Guard, and Smith on Friday, October 31 at 5:30 p.m.