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The University of Maine girls swim team added yet another victory to their 3-0 home record as they won their meet Friday night against Husson College.
This year is Husson’s first year with a swim program. Their girls team consists of 11 swimmers, though they only brought nine to the meet, and do not have a diving or mens team. UMaine carries around 40 girls, with the co-ed at 66 swimmers total on the team, including divers. Because of the small numbers, the meet did not have a final score, and the schedule of events was altered.
The UMaine girls started the meet off with a bang as they dominated the first event, the 500-yard freestyle. Junior Sarah Warren won the event with a time of 5:36, and her teammates took all of the following places.
“There were some good swims, and it was a lot of fun,” said freshman swimmer Allison Wintle.
Though the meet was low key, UMaine dominated all of the events except for the 50-yard Freestyle and the 200-yard IM. Other stellar performances by UMaine included sophomore Libby Caldwell’s win in the 50-yard backstroke, senior Danielle Parrott’s win in the 100-yard backstroke and junior Tal Shpaizer’s win in the 50-yard butterfly.
UMaine may not see Husson again this season.
“Normally we wouldn’t swim against them, but it was nice for them to get some experience, and nice for us to have an extra meet,” said Wintle.
Husson is coached by former UMaine All-American swimmer, Athlete of the Year and two time Female Swimmer of the Year Krystle Fogler. They do have a regular season schedule, and the team hopes to become a success at the college.
“There is a lot of talent on our team, and the season should turn out really well,” said Wintle about her team. “Not everyone on the team can fit on a bus when we travel to away meets, so Friday was a nice way to give some of the girls that do not travel an extra opportunity to swim, and just bring the team together.”
The UMaine girls continue to thrive this season with a 4-1 record,with their only loss coming to Yale. They saw Holy Cross today, with results unavailable at press time. They will compete again on Friday, Dec. 2 at the Rhode Island Invitational in Kingston, RI.
