BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lafayette swimming and diving team continued its season on Friday with a dual meet against rival Lehigh. Lehigh claimed a pair of victories winning the men's competition 154-134 and the women's 211-88.

On the men's side, the Leopards won seven events on the day. The first win came in the 400 yard medley relay, as the foursome of James Lapsley, Michael Gorgan, Avery Letourneau, and Aaron Tupper finished first overall in a time of 3:18.20 to score the first 11 points on the evening. This time set a new Lafayette school record in the event.

The win in the 400 yard medley relay was just the first of many wins in a spectacular day for Gorgan. He came back later to win the 100 yard breaststroke in a time of 54.47 to score nine points in the event. Gorgan won the race by nearly four seconds, and his finish set a new pool record in the event. He also won the 200 yard breaststroke in a time of 2:00.96 to add another nine points to his total. In this race, he dominated the field, winning the race by over seven seconds. To cap off the evening, Gorgan also finished first in the 100 yard IM in a final time of 51.93 to add the final nine points to his meet total.

Andrew Campbell also got in on the winning for Lafayette, finishing first overall in the 1000 yard freestyle in a final time of 9:32.12 to score nine points for the Leopards. He also dominated the field in the race, winning by over 18 seconds. He also came back later to win the 500 yard freestyle in a time of 4:38.76 to add another nine points to his meet total.

The final win came from Antonio Arena, finishing first in the 200 yard freestyle in a time of 1:42.76 to score another nine points on the day for the Leopards. 

Some other strong finishes on evening for the men included: Lapsley (100 yard backstroke, 2nd - 50.23), Letourneau (200 yard butterfly, 2nd - 1:54.59), Tupper (50 yard freestyle, 2nd - 20.97), (100 yard freestyle, 2nd - 45.93), Naoki Nomura (1 meter diving, 2nd - 151.35), (3 meter diving, 2nd - 148.73),  Jack Oleson (200 yard breaststroke, 2nd - 2:08.39), and Peter Kawash (100 yard IM, 2nd - 51.95).

The finish from Lapsley in the 100 yard backstroke is also a new school record for Lafayette. 

On the women's side, the Leopards won three races on the day, all won by Haleigh Marzano. She claimed the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing first in a time of 1:04.85 to score nine points in the event, and then secured a first-place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:23.21). Her final win came in the 100 yard IM, touching the wall in 59.93. The finishes from Marzano in the 100 yard breaststroke and 100 IM are both new school records for Lafayette. 

Marzano was also a part of the 400 yard medley team that finished second overall in a time of 3:53.39 to score the first four points on the day for Lafayette. Joining her were teammates Maggie Ivie, Sophia Toomey, and Samantha Talecki.

Sydney Perks had a strong meet for Lafayette, finishing second in the 1000 yard freestyle in a time of 10:42.64 to score four points in the event.

Eden Ephraim and Shaylee Daniels finished second and third overall in the one meter diving with respective scores of 211.50 and 202.88.

Toomey also came back later in the evening to finish second overall in the 100 yard butterfly in a time of 57.52.

Closing the scoring out for the women was the 400 yard freestyle relay team of Ivie, Kristen O'Connor, Talecki, and Tara Leininger, finishing second overall in a time of 3:34.73. 

"All the classes performed very well," said head coach, James Dailey. "Our seniors lead by example, our juniors scored some great points and our sophomores and first years yielded some amazing results." 

The Leopards return to action on Dec. 4th as the women compete against East Stroudsburg. The men will compete against East Stroudsburg the next day.