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Swimming and Diving Opens Season Against Engineers

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bowdoin swimming & diving team opened the 2019-20 season with a meet against WPI and MIT in Worcester on Saturday afternoon.

The men fell 231-62 to MIT and by a slight 150-144 margin to WPI. On the women's side, the Polar Bears topped WPI 220-78 and dropped a 185-113 result to MIT.

Men's Meet Highlights

  • Bowdoin's medley relay A team, comprised of Ted Mebust, Marc Bourgeois, Julian Abaldo, and Ethan O'Connor finished in third with a time of 1:37.73.
  • Justin Yang and Leighton Mayers finished second and third in the 100 backstroke, with Mayers also turning in a second place finish in the 200 backstroke (1:57.40).
  • In his first collegiate meet, Daniel Calder finished second in the 200 fly, turning in a time of 1:58.76.
  • Mebust had a pair of top three finishes, touching second in the 100 free (47.2) and third in the 50 free (21.30).
  • On the boards, Henry Isaacson finished second in both the one and three meter diving events.

Women's Meet Highlights

  • Marshall Lowery, Anna Roberts, Mary Laurita, and Amanda Banasiak combined for a second place finish in the 200 medley relay.
  • Kate Fosburgh had an outstanding opening meet. The sophomore won the 200 free (1:57.31), was second in the 100 free (54.06), and third in the 100 fly (59.02). Fosburgh's time in the fly was a lifetime best, breaking the one minute mark.
  • The Polar Bears finished one-two in the 1000 yard freestyle. Nadia Eguchi touched first in 10:50.10 and Kathleen Kemp was second (10:56.27).
  • Kemp turned in a second place finish in the 500 free as well.
  • Francesca Garces made her college debut with a second place finish in the 100 back. (1:00.49).
  • First-year classmates Roberts and Emilie Grand'Pierre placed second and third, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke.
  • Banasiak turned in a third place finish in the 50 free.
  • Laurita won the 100 fly (58.39) and turned in a third place result in the 100 free.
  • Banasiak, Fosburgh, Laurita, and Cassandra Maroney combined for a second place finish in the 400 free relay.
  • Thea Kelsey had a third place showing on the 3-meter.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears host the Maine State Meet on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7. 
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