HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Lafayette swimming and diving team competed in a dual meet at Colgate on Saturday afternoon with the men claiming a 161-133 victory and the women dropping a 179-121.
Senior Peter Kawash captured three win in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard IM (51.30, 1:55.21, 1:55.11). Classmate Avery LeTourneau secured the victories in the 100- and 200-yard fly with times of 51.26 and 1:57.54, respectively. Senior Kurtis Campbell placed first in the 100-yard free (9:59.37).
Sophomore Alexander Zoldan snagged a win in the 500-yard free (4:53.05)and finished second in the 1000-yard free (10:03.25). Junior Tommy Weber finished second in the 100- and 200-yard free (47.47, 1:44.68) and senior Jack Oleson placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.75).
The relay team of Kawash, LeTourneau, senior Timothy Jimenez and sophomore Alexander Reihl earned the win in the 200-yard medley with a final time of 1:34.41.
For the divers, sophomore Landon Orth captured first place in both the 1- and 3-meter dives for the second meet in a row, scoring 280.50 and 262.88, respectively. Junior Peter Curtis placed second in both events (228.45, 238.65).
On the women's side, junior Isabella Van Ess reeled in victories in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM (2:24.17, 2:12.16). Sophomore Abigail Bebel garnered first place in the 200-yard fly with a time of 2:11.59, while senior Maggie Ivie won the 100-yard backstroke and finished second in the 100-yard free (59.56, 54.12). Sophomores Natalie Johnson and Daisy Decker collected second in the 50- and 500-yard free with times of 25.29 and 5:22.62, respectively.
On the diving board, sophomore Mia Guster place first in the 3-meter event (238.35). Following close behind, junior Katie Hensell collected second with a score of 232.58. Senior Shaylee Daniels scored 225.53 in the 1-meter for second place.
"Today was a big win on the men's side. Our women are winning more events than last year and swimming times they haven't done this early in previous seasons," said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. "Progress between years has been outstanding on both sides and we are looking forward to continuing that progress."
The Maroon and White continue their season on Nov. 9 at 12 p.m. in a quad meet at Bucknell where they will also face Navy and American.
