Results

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed against Saint Michael's College Saturday afternoon in their first home meet of the season, with the women taking a 138-97 win.  Despite sweeping the diving events, the men lost, 128-103.

The women started off the meet by posting a win in the 400 medley relay, with the team of junior Allie Little (Kentfield, Calif.), junior Sonia Segal-Smith (Needham, Mass.), sophomore Kelsey Carson (Stamford, Conn.) and freshman Elaine Burns (Worcester, Mass.) combining for a time of 4:26.07.
Results

Carson had another standout meet for the Thoroughbreds, recording wins in the 400 IM (5:02.08) and the 200 butterfly (2:24.05). Segal-Smith also brought home a win in the 1650 freestyle (19:06.69) in front of teammate Kristen Zebrowski (19:39.12), and finished a close second in the 100 freestyle, coming in at a personal-best time of 55:50.

Senior Jen Piepenbrink (Wenham, Mass.) finished first in the 500 freestyle (5:42.96) and second in the 200 freestyle (2:05.06), while sophomore Chelsea Halsor (Dallas, Pa.) finished just ahead of teammate Little in the 50 freestyle, coming in at 27.55.  

In three-meter diving, senior Caitlin Seibold (Barrington Hills, Ill.) scored a 182.85 to take first place.

Megan Beaulieu-Jones picked up a win in the 200 breaststroke (2:48.87), while Zebrowski teamed with Halsor, Piepenbrink, and senior Jackie Emr (North Potomac, Md.) to out-touch Saint Michael's in the 800 freestyle relay in 8:34.89.

Freshman diver Doug Pilawa (Chesterland, Ohio) swept one and three meter diving events to lead the men, including a Skidmore College record and NCAA-qualifying final score of 279.53 in three-meter diving.

Juniors Tom Saglimbeni (Hampton Bay, N.Y.) and John Tyler Norton (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.) and sophomores Zach Knecht (Storrs, Conn.) and Stephen Lento (Cincinnatti, Ohio) helped the Thoroughbreds sweep the 800 freestyle relays, winning in 7:55.12.  

Lento also touched first in both of his individual events, the 200 freestyle (1:54.74) and the 500 freestyle (5:08.90).

Saglimbeni finished second in the 50 freestyle, falling .01 short in a time of 24:27, and also finished second in the 200 butterfly (2:16.33), just ahead of freshman Sam Leibenhaut (Valley Stream, N.Y.), who came in at 2:18.57.

Norton, in spite of lost goggles early in the race, picked up the win in the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.23 and also picked up a win in the 100 freestyle in 52:42.