Swimming and Diving Defeats Bridgeport & Sacred Heart

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Fairfield University swimming and diving packages began its weekend with victories over in opposition to Sacred Heart University and host University of Bridgeport on Friday. The males’s workforce picked up a 177-119 win over Bridgeport whereas the ladies’s workforce swept Bridgeport (236-53) and Sacred Heart (183-114).

The Stags noticed a number of student-athletes choose up a pair of wins together with diver Andrew Cataldo who scored a meet-best 248.25 factors within the 1 meter and 289.05 within the 3 meter. Balazs Ament picked up first-place leads to the 50 breast (28.74) and the 100 breast (1:02.77). Cormac Rouse additionally loved first-place swims together with the 50 free in 27.48 and the 50 butterfly in 26.30.

On the ladies’s facet, Tone Sandsjo swept the breaststroke occasions by touching the wall first within the 50-yard distance (32.89) and within the 100-yard distance (1:12.51). Allie Bashor additionally garnered first-place swims within the butterfly races, posting a time of 29.07 within the 50-yard distance and 1:04.08 within the 100-yard distance.

Natasha De Pree and Riley Edge scored factors with their first and second-place swims within the 200 free, timing out at 2:07.88 and a couple of:12.50 respectively.

Sofia Smerechniak (9:22.41) and Ella Lepis (9:44.01) began the meet by taking the highest two spots within the 800 free. Natasha De Pree (2:07.88) and Riley Edge (2:12.50) achieved the identical job within the 200 free. Holly Rahurahu additionally put forth a first-place effort within the 50 again, timing out in 30.39.

Tim Regan garnered gold within the 100 butterfly by ending the space in 56.97. Aidan Schnapf and Cormac Rouse secured first and second place within the 100 free by registering occasions of 51.56 and 52.48 respectively.

The girls’s workforce took the highest three positions within the 100 again, paced by Ayva Christie’s time of 1:04.61. Katie Torrey (1:04.68) and Chloe Wukitch (1:06.19) rounded out the occasion for the Stags. Bashor was joined by Lara Kisakol and Natasha De Pree secured all three placements within the 50 butterfly.

Riley Edge joined Olivia Glaser to garner the highest two occasions within the 400 IM, recording occasions of 5:07.82 and 5:11.98 respectively. Jack Behm additionally posted a win in the identical occasion by touching the wall in 4:36.04.

The Fairfield University swimming and diving packages will proceed their weekend by touring to the University of Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon.