BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin men's and women's swimming & diving teams both turned in winning results against Bates on Friday evening, ending a drought against the Bobcats dating back several years for both sides.

The women won both relays to highlight a convincing win over Bates as the Polar Bears totaled 145 points to the Bobcats' 92. The women had not defeated Bates in their annual dual meet since the 2012-13 season. The men also posted a 131-96 win over the Bobcats, earning the head-to-head victory for the first time since 2013-14.

Women's Meet

• In the opening 400 medley relay Marshall Lowery got the team off to a strong start. Mariah Rawding, Mary Laurita, and Amanda Banasiak held off the team from Bates as the Polar Bears touched in 3:58.03.
• In the 1000 free the distance quartet of Nadia Eguchi, Caroline Watt, Claire Wolff, and Ellie Wargo finished second through fifth in times of 10:44.20, 10:44.77, 10:53.26, and 10:55.09, respectively.
• Eguchi (5:16.19) and Watt (5:16.31) later finished second and third behind Sterling Dixon (5:14.29) as the women swept the 500 freestyle. That was Dixon's third win of the night after topping the 200 free (1:56.23) and the 200 fly (2:08.98). Ally Fromson-Ho was third in the 200 fly with a 2:12.12.
• Senior captain Linnea Patterson touched in 1:57.29 for third in the 200 free. She was also runner up in the 100 free in 54.26, just ahead of Rawding in 54.47.
• Banasiak (24.88) and Laurita (24.98) were second and third in the 50 free. 
• After her quick 100 in the relay, Lowery dominated the 200 backstroke with a 2:06.43. The sophomore was also third in the 200 IM in 2:10.78.
• In the 200 breaststroke Wolff touched out fellow first-year Kayla Snyder 2:29.82 to 2:29.99 as the duo were second and third in the event.
• Rebecca Stern, Thea Kelsey, and Waverly Harden delivered key diving points, finishing first, second, and third respectively on both boards.
• To put an exclamation mark on the meet Patterson, Laurita, Rawding, and Banasiak combined for a 1:38.01 in the 200 freestyle relay, just three tenths ahead of the Bobcats. 

Men's Meet

• The Polar Bears' 400 medley relays finished second and third to start the meet. Will Hutchinson, Michael Tirone, Julian Abaldo, and Geoff Chen combined for a 3:31.10 while McClure Brower, Michael Netto, Logan House, and Michael O'Neal touched in 3:37.39.
• Daniel Williams cruised to a 9:58.13 in the 1000, leading Gabriel Siwady (10:11.31) and Andrew MacDonald (10:13.49) to a sweep of the top three spots. Williams was second (4:54.08) in the 500 free.
• Karl Sarier won the 200 freestyle with a 1:44.04 while first-year Jacob Baltaytis was third in 1:47.45. In a rematch of last year's top two finishers in the 100 free at the NESCAC Championships Sarier emerged on top, touching in 46.93. Baltaytis was fourth in 49.14 and House touched fifth (49.64).
• Abaldo out touched Hutchinson 21.69 to 21.70 as the duo finished second and third in the 50 free. 
• Powered by a strong freestyle leg, Chen earned a 200 IM victory in 1:57.12. He was joined under two minutes by Tirone (1:58.83) in fourth and Stephen Pastoriza (1:59.53) in fifth. 
• Pastoriza placed second in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:09.93. Netto was third in 2:14.73 and first-year Alex Burns picked up fifth place with his 2:17.18.
• MacDonald and Jean Baptiste-Andre used exceptional back halves to take the top two spots in the 200 butterfly in times of 1:59.69 and 2:00.15, respectively. First-year Jack Barry was fourth with a 2:02.08.
• Killian Dickson emerged as the team's top 200 backstroker, finishing fourth in 2:02.32. 
• Mitchell Ryan won the one meter and three meter diving events and Irfan Dotani was second on one meter. 
• Sarier, Hutchinson, Abaldo, and Chen captured the final win of the night with a 1:27.10 in the 200 freestyle relay. 

Up Next

• The Polar Bears host UMaine-Orono tomorrow afternoon at noon.