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Men's Swimming and Diving

Polar Bears Host Black Bears in Swim Meet Matchup

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin women's swimming & diving team defeated visiting UMaine and the men suffered a setback in Saturday action in Greason Pool.
 
The women defeated the Black Bears by an 189-150 margin as the men fell 178-146.
 
Women's Meet Highlights
  • Liv Smith had a fantastic meet with first place finishes in the 50 backstroke (28.01), the 100 backstroke (59.52), and the 200 backstroke (2:09.04).
  • Lizzie Walsh won a pair of individual races with victories in the 400 IM (4:26.92) and the 200 breaststroke (2:23.32)
  • Sadie Smith and Ursula von Goeler finished one-two in both diving events. Smith scored 272.09 on the 1 meter and 270.00 on the 3 meter. Von Goeler finished with 268.05 and 253.87 points on the 1 meter and 3 meter, respectively.
  • Ava Wong and Harper Stevenson finished back-to-back at the top of the podium in the 50 fly (27.35 and 27.44), while Wong also finished first in the 100 fly (59.63).
  • Walsh (2:07.2), Natalie Garre (2:09.63), and Stevenson (2:11.20) swept the 200 IM podium.
  • The Polar Bears performed a similar feat in the 200 fly as Sydney Lillis, Garre, and Katie Coulter swept the first three spots with times of 2:06.03, 2:07.50, and 2:10.22.
  • Garre swam away from the competition for a commanding win in the 500 free at 4:57.58.
  • Ruqayyah Abouraya earned second in the 50 breaststroke (31.80) and Ava Harrington did the same in the 200 free (1:58.02).
  • Nina Fearon snagged a first place finish in the 100 free (55.80).
  • Garre, Harrington, Abouraya, and Mia Wonacott combined to win the 200 free relay with a time of 1:40.22.
 
Men's Meet Highlights
  • Alex Grand'Pierre swept the 50 and 100 breaststroke titles with a 25.94 and 57.65.
  • Penn Lee snagged the 200 breaststroke top finish with a time of 2:11.80
  • Liam Roehr and Lee finished two-three in the 50 backstroke (24.37 and 24.57).
  • Roehr won the 200 back (1:56.54) and the 100 back (52.61). Owen Weller tagged the wall for second in the 100 (54.74).
  • Jack Tran and Getchell Gibbons both grabbed first place finishes. Tran earned the top spot in the 50 fly (22.51) and Gibbons in the 200 free (1:45.43).
  • Rhys Edwards and Raphael Grand'Pierre went one-two in the 100 free with a tight 47.07 and 47.09 finish. Edwards also finished just before Tran in the 50 free for a second-third result. Edwards posted a 21.22 and Tran a 21.80.
  • Phillip Bianco earned a second place finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:50.85.
  • Dylan Zhang and Michael Mahedy finished in the second and third sports of the 200 IM with times of 1:59.18 and 2:01.63.
  • Edwards, Alex Grand'Pierre, John McGowan, and Lee combined for a 1:25.02 in the 200 free relay. The Polar Bear relay of Raphael Grand'Pierre, Gibbons, Jaran Depew, and Micah Sher snagged second.
 
Up Next
  • The men host the CBB Meet on February 8.
  • The women are at Bates on February 1 for the CBB.
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Players Mentioned

Phillip Bianco

Phillip Bianco

Free/Fly
Sophomore
'27
Jaran Depew

Jaran Depew

Fly/Free
Sophomore
'27
Rhys Edwards

Rhys Edwards

Free/IM
Senior
'25
Getchell Gibbons

Getchell Gibbons

Fly/Free
Sophomore
'27
Alex Grand

Alex Grand'Pierre

Breast/IM
Senior
'25
Raphael Grand

Raphael Grand'Pierre

Free/Fly
Sophomore
'27
Penn Lee

Penn Lee

Free/IM
Senior
'25
Michael Mahedy

Michael Mahedy

Freestyle
Sophomore
'27
John McGowan

John McGowan

Freestyle
Senior
'25
Liam Roehr

Liam Roehr

Backstroke
Senior
'25

Players Mentioned

Phillip Bianco

Phillip Bianco

Sophomore
'27
Free/Fly
Jaran Depew

Jaran Depew

Sophomore
'27
Fly/Free
Rhys Edwards

Rhys Edwards

Senior
'25
Free/IM
Getchell Gibbons

Getchell Gibbons

Sophomore
'27
Fly/Free
Alex Grand

Alex Grand'Pierre

Senior
'25
Breast/IM
Raphael Grand

Raphael Grand'Pierre

Sophomore
'27
Free/Fly
Penn Lee

Penn Lee

Senior
'25
Free/IM
Michael Mahedy

Michael Mahedy

Sophomore
'27
Freestyle
John McGowan

John McGowan

Senior
'25
Freestyle
Liam Roehr

Liam Roehr

Senior
'25
Backstroke