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It was a busy weekend for the University of Maine men’s and women’s swim teams at Wallace Pool.
The women’s team won their first meet of the season Saturday, Nov 6, with a 181-119 victory over visiting Vermont. Brittany Harrington, Megan Wolters, Shannon Scott and Tal Shpaizer led the way for the Black Bears, winning two events each.
Harrington took first place in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:58.75. Harrington also swam to victory in the 400 IM with a time of 4:44.77.
“It feels great to win events every time in a swim meet. It always means more points for the team and makes us that much closer to winning the meet,” Harrington said. “I love to win the event but getting a good time means just that much more to me.”
Wolters carried on the winning spirit with wins in the the 100 backstroke and the 500 meter freestyle with a time of 5:11.55. Brianna Tibbetts helped the Black Bears by placing second in the 100 meter backstroke.
Shpaizer led the charge in the 100 meter breakstroke with a winning time of 1:10.97. She also won the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 2:10.55.
Katrine Alcaide and Karin Heldman went back-to-back in the 500 meter freestyle with first and second place finishes. Kiki O’Donnell took first place in the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:31.84.
In the diving portion of the meet, Scott, Jessica Pratt, and Kristen Johnson took the top three spots in the 1 and 3-meter dives.
Against Vermont, Wolters and Canace Coville were named Swimmers of the Meet, while Shannon Scott was named Diver of the Meet.
The next day, the women’s swim and dive teams lost a tough match against Stony Brook 123-120.
Sarah Holmsten took first place in the 1000 meter freestyle with a time of 11:07.08. Holmsten was followed by teammate Kelsey Wilson, who had a second-place finish.
Megan Wolters continued her amazing weekend by placing first in two more events. Wolters took victories in the 200 meter freestyle and the 200 meter backstroke with times of 1:56.59 and 2:07.75.
Katrine Alcaide and Brittan Harrington both picked up wins again. Alcaide took the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.99, while Harrington finished first in the 500 freestyle in 5:17.97.
Scott led the diving team with two wins. Scott placed first in the 1-meter and the three-meter dives. Jessica Pratt and Kristen Johnson took second and third in the one-meter dives.
In the men’s competition, the University of Maine fell to Stony Brook 134-103. Andy Magiera won the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 1:49.80. Magiera also took a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly. The 400 meter freestyle relay team took a first-place finish. Martin Fitch finished second in the 200 Individual Medly with a time of 2:04.55.
In the diving events, Keith Burgie won both the 1- and 3-meter dives. Isaac Forbes finished second in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter.
The UMaine Swimmers of the Meet against Stony Brook were, for the women, Brittany Harrington and Crystie McGrail. For the men, Mike Goede and Barret Nichols shared Swimmer of the Meet honors, while Keith Burgie was named Diver of the Meet for UMaine.
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