EASTON, Pa – The swimming and diving teams reeled in victories against Mount St. Mary's in a dual meet on Monday. The men won 120-91 and the women were victorious, 117-96.
For the men, junior Peter Kawash broke the pool record in the 100-yard IM, finishing with a final time of 51.10. Sophomore Tommy Weber snagged two first-place victories in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, swimming 1:45.67 and 4:46.21, respectively. Junior Timothy Jimenez finished first in the 50 freestyle (21.68) and fellow junior Avery Letourneau swam a 51.43 for a first-place finish in the 100 fly.
Freshmen Alexander Reihl and Charlie Barker each managed second-place finishes in the 50 and 200-yard freestyle, finishing with final times of 21.90 and 1:45.98, respectively. Sophomore Sean McManus placed second in the 100-yard fly (53.91) as did junior Andrew Campbell in the 500 freestyle (4:46.28).
In the diving, sophomore Peter Curtis snagged a first-place finish in the 1-meter with a final score of 255.08. Right behind in second, freshman Trey Telleen scored 210.53.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of senior James Lapsley, Jimenez, Letourneau and Reihl pulled out a first-place victory with a final time of 1:35.03. Jimenez also joined forces with Barker and juniors Antonio Arena and John Janeski for a win in the 200 freestyle relay (1:26.92).
On the women's side, freshman Sarah Newman snagged first-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.91). Sophomore Isabella Van Ess swam a 1:01.70 for first place in the 100-yard IM as did freshman Diedre Scudder in the 100 freestyle (54.57). Sophomores Lorelei Folger and Emma Luttrell each reeled in wins in the 100-yard fly (59.66) and 500-yard freestyle (5:12.86), respectively.
Seniors Kristen O'Connor and Kaley Snarr each managed second-place finishes in the 50 and 200-yard freestyle with final times of 25.38 and 1:57.59, accordingly. Freshman Natalie Johnson earned second in the 100 fly (1:00.61) while juniors Maggie Ivie (54.81) and Paige Griggs (5:21.91) were second in the 100 and 500-yard freestyle, respectively.
For the women's diving, freshman Mia Guster garnered a first-place victory and broke the pool record in the 1-meter with a score of 249.54, and in second place junior Shaylee Daniels earned a 238.13.
In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Ivie, senior Maya Byrne, junior Shaniya Newton and Johnson came in first with a final time of 1:41.03.
"Our swimmers and divers performed much better today than we did just two days ago. Many competed in the same events and scored better than they did against Rider. I was very happy both teams came out with victories," said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. "For the women, this was their last dual meet until the Navy Invite on Feb. 3, while the men have one more coming up. It's been a great training interim period and I don't remember any of my teams that have been in this good of shape before heading into our shave and taper meets."
The men's team will host NJIT on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m.
