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The University of Maine swimming program hosted an unscored dual meet against Bowdoin College this Saturday, where they showcased some impressive talent from the Black Bears. The swimmers were able to compete in events they wouldn’t normally do, and some great performances were seen as a result of this change.
The women’s team, comprising of Adi Levy, Grace Barnett, Meaghan Fisher, and Colleen Miller (1:54.79), placed first in the 200-yard medley relay. Other first places went to Sara Knight in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:05.98), Caitlin Shelley in the 100-yard IM (1:02.88) and Meaghan Fisher in the 200-yard butterfly (2:13.60). Second places went to Lauren Thornbrough in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.36), Shelley in the 100-yard freestyle (58.10), Levy in the 200-yard backstroke (2:15.55), Kerstin Fenton in the 500-yard freestyle (5:31.99), Erica Simpson in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:42.46) and the 200-yard freestyle relay, consisting of Knight, Samantha Bond, Meaghan Fisher and Miller (1:43.38). Third places went to the 200-yard medley relay team comprising of Knight, Dana Wright, Bond and Nicole Langlois (1:57.78), Mackenzie Grobmeyer in the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.64) and 200-yard backstroke (2:43.48), Fenton in the 100-yard IM (1:05.00), Barnett in the 200-yard butterfly (2:24.14) and the 200-yard freestyle relay team comprising of Langlois, Nissa Marione, Thornbrough and Alicia Hahn (1:46.02).
The men’s team also showed some impressive performances. First places went to captain John Quinn in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:17.70), which he took by six seconds. Other first places went to Jeremy Bender in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.27), Drew Mackeil in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.68) and Corey Stogner in the 500-yard freestyle (5:05.48). Second places went to the 200-yard medley relay team with Kevin Staples, Brian Landry, Drew Mackeil and Daniel MacDonald (1:41.65), MacDonald in the 50-yard freestyle (23.58), Bender in the 200-yard backstroke (2:03.37); and the 200-yard freestyle relay team composed of Quinn, MacDonald, Ryan Wonsor and Staples (1:32.12). Third places went to Zachary Cravens in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.63) and 200-yard butterfly (2:06.58), Stogner in the 100-yard IM (56.83), Quinn in the 100-yard freestyle (51.22), Zachary Hamer in the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.27), Corey Birdsail in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:27.01), and the 200-yard freestyle relay team comprising Stogner, Mackeil, Bender, and Andrew Meehan (1:34.36).
The UMaine swimming and diving team will be traveling to Chestnut Hill, Mass., this weekend for a meet against Rhode Island, Dartmouth and Boston College at Boston College.
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