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Swimming & Diving Opens 2020 With Meet at Hamilton

CLINTON, N.Y. – The Wesleyan men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the new year with a dual meet at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. The men's team fell to the Continentals 137-124, while the women were topped by Hamilton 163-113. 

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Mengmeng Gibbs shined for the women, winning the 50-yard and the 100-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 31.52 and 1:09.02, respectively. She also placed second in the 100-yard IM with a time of 1:02.42.
  • First-year Zoe Paglia won off the 1-meter board and off the 3-meter board with 211.30 points and 231.50 points, respectively.
  • Amanda McHugh earned first place honors in the 100-yard fly with a time of 1:02.32 and placed second in the 50-yard fly (28.60), while rookie Sarah Schou took the top spot in the 50-yard fly with a time of 28.51.
  • The 200-yard medley relay comprised of Caroline Murphy, Gibbs, Grace Middleton and Hannah O'Halloran placed second with a time of 1:51.64 just behind Hamilton (1:51.18).
  • The 200-yard freestyle relay (Hannah O'Halloran, Schou, Heddy Parker and Middleton) earned second place with a time of 1:45.78.
  • Other second-place finishes came from Talia Lancton off the 1-meter (185.40 points) and the 3-meter (173.65 points), Murphy in the 50-yard backstroke (28.40) and Middleton in the 50-yard free (25.63) and the 100-yard free (56.52).

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS:

  • In a close 200-yard medley relay, Wesleyan's squad (Richard Ettinger, Jeremy Kim, Eric Tran and Aidan Hood) edged Hamilton by less than one second to claim the top spot with a time of 1:40.29.
  • Ettinger placed first in the 50-yard backstroke with a winning time of 25.52, while Tran earned the top spot in the 100-yard fly (53.39). Joel Groves won off the 1-meter and the 3-meter with 172.00 points and 171.40 points, respectively.
  • Mason Polaner placed first in the 500-yard free with a time of 4:59.71 and earned second in the 200-yard free (1:48.15) and the 50-yard free (22.98).
  • Second-place finishes also came from Justin Sheen in the 50-yard breaststroke (28.62), Jeffrey Haegelin in the 100-yard fly (55.13), Ettinger in the 100-yard back (54.88) and Tran in the 50-yard fly (24.60).

UP NEXT:

  • The Cardinals are idle until January 18th when they host Springfield and Roger Williams at 1:00 p.m.
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