SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Skidmore College men's and women's swimming and diving teams turned in a strong day in the pool, posting a combined 3-1 record in a double-dual meet against Springfield and Bridgewater State on Saturday afternoon.

The Skidmore women swept both matchups, defeating Springfield 160-139 and Bridgewater State 222-57 while claiming seven individual event victories and winning both relays. On the men's side, the Thoroughbreds split with a 190-89 victory over Bridgewater State and a narrow 153-140 loss to Springfield, finishing with five event wins.

MEN'S EVENT WINNERS

• In the 1000 free, freshman Matt Janian beat out sophomore teammate Jaz Liotta by three-tenths of a second for the event win at a time of 10:44.91.
• In the 200 free, junior Thomas Gaughan touched in first with a swim of 1:49.51.
• In the 200 breast, Liotta clocked in with the fastest time of 2:16.07.
• In the 500 free, freshman Grayson Busch finished in first place with a time of 5:00.97.
• In the 200 IM, freshman Max Schwalm out-touched second place by one-tenths of a second to win the event with a swim of 2:04.20. The first-year also narrowly missed out on a top place finish in the 200 fly, placing second with a time of 2:07.11.

WOMEN'S EVENT WINNERS

• In the 400-medley relay, the Thoroughbreds quartet of Jae Mason, Faye Mooney, Kelly Hsu and Emelia Lan cruised to a first place finish of 4:10.02
• In the 1000 free, senior Jae Mason clocked in with the top time of 11:20.89
• In the 100 breast, sophomore Emelia Lan secured the top place finish with a swim of 1:11.87.
• In the 200 fly, freshman Jayden Lai outpaced the field after touching in first at 2:18.39.
• In the 50 free, senior Faye Mooney won the event with a sprint of 25.28.
• In the 200 back, senior Kelly Hsu placed first after clocking in at 2:15.08. The senior also won the 200 IM with the top time of 2:17.49.
• In the 500 free, sophomore Arianna Matthews secured the win with a time of 5:27.02.
• In the 200-free relay, the Skidmore relay team of Mooney, Lan, Emily Booth and Mason combined for the top time of 1:41.93.

UP NEXT
Skidmore is back in the Williamson Sports Center pool next weekend for a back-to-back against SUNY New Paltz on Saturday at 1 PM, as well as Hamilton on Sunday at noon.