BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College swimming and diving teams swept Colby in a dual meet Saturday at Greason Pool.
The Polar Bears dominated, winning the men's meet by a score of 226-92 while the women beat the Mules 193-118.
The Bowdoin men boasted several multiple-event winners, led by Ryan Kulesza, who claimed a meet-best three races, taking the 200 freestyle (1:48.48) 200 backstroke (1:56.64) 200 IM (1:58.34). Andrew Park won the 50 backstroke (25.38) and 100 backstroke (1:11.95), John Lagasse took the 50 breaststroke (27.28) and 500 freestyle (5:05.22), JR Chansakul claimed the 50 butterfly (23.48) and 200 breaststroke (2:10.29), and Tom Kramer placed first in both the one meter (291.82), three meter (278.18) diving competitions. Other winners for the Bowdoin men included Tim Long in the 1000 freestyle (10:09.27), Mike Netto in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.15), Peter Deardorff in the 200 butterfly (1:57.89), and Logan House in the 100 butterfly (53.67). Bowdoin's 400 free relay team of Lyle Anderson, Deardorff, Netto and Will Hutchinson also won in a time of 3:16.09.
In the women's meet, Bowdoin had a pair of multiple winners, including Caroline Watt in both the 200 freestyle (1:59.80) and 1000 freestyle (10:43.20), and Sophia Walker in the 50 freestyle (24.68) and 200 IM (2:13.19). The Polar Bears had seven other individual victors, including Zoe Duran in the 50 backstroke (29.60), Mariah Rawding in the 50 breaststroke (31.84), Holly Rudel in the 100 backstroke (1:00.91), Katherine Kronick in the 200 butterfly (2:20.08), Lela Garner in the 100 freestyle (54.69), Teri Faller in the 200 backstroke (2:16.75) and Bridget Killian in the 500 freestyle (5:17.13). Bowdoin's 400 freestyle relay of Killian, Watt, Rawding and Walker also placed first in a time of 3:43.25.
The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday in the Maine Event hosted by Bates.