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Swimming and Diving Takes on Colby In Regular Season Finale

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Bowdoin men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out the regular season with a dual meet at Colby on Saturday.

The women earned a 177.5-112.5 win over the Mules. The men fell 195-93.

Men's Meet Highlights

  • Justin Yang was the only men's swimmer to earn a first place finish, topping the competition in the 200 IM, Yang also took second in the 200 backstroke.
  • Henry Isaacson won for the men on the boards, sweeping both diving events. Isaacson qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 1-meter.
  • Ted Mebust had a pair of second place finishes in the 100 back and 100 free.
  • Andrew Macdonald was the runner-up in the 200 free and Daniel Calder did the same in the 200 fly.
  • Jacob Baltaytis earned second place in the 100 fly.
  • The quartet of Mebust, Macdonald, Coleman Komishane, and Ethan O'Connor were second in the 400 freestyle relay.

Women's Meet Highlights

  • The women set the tone for the day with the A and B relays taking first and second in the 200 medley relay. Marshall Lowery, Emilie Grand'Pierre, Mary Laurita, and Amanda Banasiak won the race. Francesca Garces, Emily Jacobs, Cassandra Maroney, and Kate Fosburgh were runners-up.
  • Bowdoin swept the podium spots in the 100 breaststroke (Grand'Pierre, Lowery, and Audrey Aitelli) as well as the 500 free (Fosburgh, Erin Moody, and Kate Moynihan).
  • Bowdoin also took the top spots in the 50 free, with Laurita, Banasiak, and Fosburgh finishing one-two-three.
  • In the 1000 free, Anna Roberts was Bowdoin's lone entrant and finished second in an event outside her usual discipline.
  • Maroney earned top finishes in both the 200 free and 100 fly, closing out all of her races with strong 25 yard lengths to earn key points for Bowdoin.
  • Laurita and Nadia Eguchi finished one-two in the 100 free, while Carly Dickson picked up a first place finish in the 100 backstroke.
  • Lowery turned in the top time for the 200 backstroke as did Jacobs in the breaststroke at the same distance.
  • Thea Kelsey won both diving events and secured results that qualify her for the 1 and 3 meter NCAA Regionals.
  • Bowdoin's top relays finished first and second in the 400 free relay to close out the meet. Lowery, Maroney, Banasiak, and Fosburgh took the win. Cecilia Dehavenon, Moody, Eguchi, and Jess Gearon were runners-up.

Up Next

  • The teams are off until the NESCAC Championship. The women compete February 13-16. The men compete February 20-23. Middlebury is hosting the women's events and Williams will host the men.

 

 

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