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Women'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

Nina Fearon

Nina Fearon

Free/Fly
Junior
'26
Sydney Lillis

Sydney Lillis

Fly/IM
Sophomore
'27
Sadie Smith

Sadie Smith

Diving
Senior
'25
Harper Stevenson

Harper Stevenson

Fly/Free
Sophomore
'27
Ruqayyah Abouraya

Ruqayyah Abouraya

Fly/Back
Freshman
'28
Katie Coulter

Katie Coulter

Freestyle
Freshman
'28
Natalie Garre

Natalie Garre

Free/Back
Freshman
'28
Ursula von Goeler

Ursula von Goeler

Diving
Freshman
'28
Ava Harrington

Ava Harrington

Freestyle
Freshman
'28
Mia Wonacott

Mia Wonacott

Freestyle
Freshman
'28

Players Mentioned

Nina Fearon

Nina Fearon

Junior
'26
Free/Fly
Sydney Lillis

Sydney Lillis

Sophomore
'27
Fly/IM
Sadie Smith

Sadie Smith

Senior
'25
Diving
Harper Stevenson

Harper Stevenson

Sophomore
'27
Fly/Free
Ruqayyah Abouraya

Ruqayyah Abouraya

Freshman
'28
Fly/Back
Katie Coulter

Katie Coulter

Freshman
'28
Freestyle
Natalie Garre

Natalie Garre

Freshman
'28
Free/Back
Ursula von Goeler

Ursula von Goeler

Freshman
'28
Diving
Ava Harrington

Ava Harrington

Freshman
'28
Freestyle
Mia Wonacott

Mia Wonacott

Freshman
'28
Freestyle