Explorers Swim And Dive Sweeps Fordham In Senior Day Meet

Philadelphia, PA — The La Salle swimming and diving groups earned a sweep over Fordham Saturday afternoon at Kirk Pool, as each the lads’s and ladies’s squads secured 157–143 victories in a tightly contested twin meet.

For the ladies, the Explorers set the tone early with a win within the 200-yard medley relay, as seniors Gabriela Herbreder and Carlota Ungo, together with sophomore Camilla Frost and senior Victoria Fenn, touched first with a time of 1:40.94. Herbreder continued her standout efficiency with a person victory within the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.03) and a runner-up end within the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.14). Ungo added a pair of wins of her personal, claiming first place in each the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.32) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.01).

Frost contributed key factors with wins within the 100-yard butterfly (55.56) and a second-place end within the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.23). Junior Felicia Rogell earned victories within the 200-yard IM (2:04.03) and added a third-place exhibiting within the 200-yard butterfly. The ladies capped the meet with one other relay win within the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Celik, Herbreder, senior Rosalia Marin Martinez, and Fenn mixed for a first-place time of three:25.66.

The ladies’s diving group additionally delivered sturdy performances, led by sophomore Tiffany Brawn, who positioned second on the 1-meter board with a rating of 267.23. Freshman Lily Chandler added factors with a fourth-place end on the 1-meter and a third-place exhibiting on the 3-meter board (270.08).

On the lads’s facet, La Salle opened the meet with a victory within the 200-yard medley relay, as senior Tarik Gusic, sophomore AJ Wong, senior Felix Jedbratt, and junior Carter Perkins posted a successful time of 1:28.89. Perkins was dominant within the freestyle occasions, successful each the 200-yard free (1:39.17) and the 100-yard free (44.51). Gusic added a person win within the 100-yard backstroke (49.60) and a second-place end within the 200-yard backstroke.

Jedbratt continued his sturdy meet with wins within the 200-yard butterfly (1:45.13) and 100-yard butterfly (46.73), whereas freshman Blaise Hofmann claimed victories within the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.59) and the 200-yard IM (1:52.40). The males closed out the meet in emphatic vogue with a win within the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Perkins, Jedbratt, freshman Ryan Powers, and Gusic mixed for a first-place time of two:59.95.

In diving, sophomore Calvin LeBlanc led the best way with a second-place end on the 1-meter board (309.45), whereas senior Carter Randall positioned third on the 1-meter and second on the 3-meter board.

La Salle will return to motion subsequent week because the squads journey to North Jersey to tackle Monmouth. The meet will begin at 11 am Saturday.