Swimming & Diving Break up With Colgate, Fall To Boston University

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Fairfield University swimming and diving groups made their 2026 debut at this time, collaborating in a tri-meet with Boston University and host Colgate University. The males’s workforce earned a cut up by defeating Colgate by a 154-83 rating however falling to Boston University by a 169-72 rely. The girls’s workforce got here up brief in opposition to each Boston University (153-88) and Colgate (152-89).

The Stags earned a number of high three finishes over the occasion with first-place finishes from Natasha De Pree and Balazs Ament highlighting the day. De Pree secured the most effective time within the 500-yard free with a time of 5:01.87 whereas Ament garnered the highest spot primarily based on end of 1:59.83 within the 200-yard breast.

In addition, three males’s swimmers secured a pair of high three finishes for Fairfield, specifically Tim Regan, Bobby Regan, and Aidan Schnapf. Schnapf earned second place within the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:41.17 and third place within the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:51.02.

Tim Regan garnered third-place swims within the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:41.28, in addition to the 500-yard freestyle, checking in at 4:40.69. Bobby Regan collected silver within the 200-yard IM by taking the space in 1:52.56 and bronze within the 200-yard breaststroke by clocking in at 2:05.40.  

Jochi Nolla accomplished the 1000-yard freestyle in 9:42.19 which was robust sufficient for third place. Cormac Rouse accomplished Fairfield’s high three finishes for the lads together with his second-place exhibiting within the 100-yard freestyle (46.30).

On the ladies’s facet, Sofia Smerechniak additionally positioned within the 1000-yard freestyle, bringing house third with a time of 10:34.52. Isla Bartholomew registered third place within the 200-yard IM by ending the occasion in 2:08.55. Callie Gray picked up a second-place end within the 200-yard butterfly by touching the wall in 2:04.46. Tone Sandsjo ended the day for Fairfield swimmers along with her third-place swim within the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.92).

Fairfield divers additionally made their mark within the tri-meet with Jade Leblic scoring 196.90 factors within the 1-meter (6^th) and Alexandra Reback posting 180.45 factors within the 3-meter (8^th). Andrew Cataldo was the Stags’ high finisher in each the 1-meter (238.05 factors) and the 3-meter (255.90 factors) for fourth place in each dives.

The Fairfield University swimming and diving groups will full the house portion of their schedule on Saturday, January 17 when the squads host Iona University on the RecPlex Pool. Between the diving and swimming competitions, the Stags will honor the senior class with a ceremony.