Swimming and Diving Falls To UMass

AMHERST, Mass. – Natasha De Pree and Tone Sandsjo every set pool information whereas De Pree added a college commonplace to her efficiency because the Fairfield University swimming and diving packages dropped selections to UMass. The males’s group fell by a 189-110 depend whereas the ladies’s group was edged by a 176-124 rating on Saturday.

De Pree’s record-setting day got here within the 1000 freestyle wherein she put up a time of 10:07.45 to set the 2 information whereas Sandsjo garnered a UMass pool file within the 100 breaststroke along with her time of 1:02.21. The duo had been a part of 9 first-place end by the Stags with the ladies amassing 5 golds and the boys garnering 4 prime spots.

After De Pree and Sandsjo opened the meet with their wins, Max McMillan earned the boys’s first gold along with his efficiency within the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 50.34. Caroline Gray adopted up with one of the best time within the 200 butterfly, ending the occasion in 2:05.10.

Aidan Schnapf was subsequent on the winner’s podium by taking the 200 backstroke occasion by touching the wall in 1:49.17. De Pree grew to become the one Fairfield double winner on the day when she beat all of her rivals within the 500 freestyle (4:59.86).

Tim Regan and Jochi Nolla took the highest two spots within the 500 freestyle by ending in 4:36.36 and 4:37.52 respectively. Allie Bashor continued the Stags’ successful pattern by choosing up first-place within the 100 butterfly, taking the space in 55.91.

Bobby Regan closed out the day for Fairfield by successful the 200 IM within the closing particular person occasion of the meet, ending in 1:50.68.

Balasz had a stable day with a pair of runner-up efficiency, posting instances of 55.22 within the 100 breaststroke and 1:59.64 within the 200 breaststroke.

The divers put forth prime three performances in three of the 4 occasions. Lillian Tonole paced the ladies’s divers with a third-place performances within the 1 meter with 205.50 factors and a fourth-place effort within the 3 meter with 234.00 factors. Andrew Cataldo earned bronze within the 3 meter with 267.30 factors and silver within the 1 meter with 272.63 factors.

The Fairfield swimming and diving groups will take a brief break from competitors earlier than returning to the pool for the 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships which takes place from February 11-14 in Geneva, Ohio.