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Volume CXXXII, Number 14 |
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Bowdoin swimmers sink Wesleyan, Trinity
ALLISON BENTON
STAFF WRITER
In a double meet against Trinity and Wesleyan, both the women's and men's swimming and diving teams pulled out exciting wins this past weekend. While the women beat Wesleyan and the men triumphed over Trinity, all the scores were tight, giving the Polar Bears high hopes as they near the conference championships.
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| Up close and personal with the Polar Bear swim team. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |
A key element in the meet last weekend is the ever-expanding team distance. Almost all members of team distance saw huge drops in time this past weekend, with first-years Edgar Pabon coming in second in the 1000-yard freestyle and Michelle Filteau finishing third against Wesleyan and first against Trinity.
Seniors Dave Harden, Meredith Hoar, and Will Thomas all had great swims in the 1000-free and 500-free, inspiring fellow teammates. Laura Welsh '05 said, "We were all just so pumped up this weekend. After Will saw Michelle finish her race, he was just so psyched to swim!" Meredith Hoar also stepped up to the challenge of the 200 fly, along with Erin Turban '06, and scored points in the women's victory.
Roger Burleigh '06 continued his undefeated record in the 200-yard fly in the NESCAC conference with a time of 1:58.71 and also won the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:59.56. Fellow flyer Robie Anson '03 also came through with a first- place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.57.
Burleigh, along with his teammates, credits much of the meet's success to the enthusiasm this past weekend. "I've never seen everyone so excited about swimming. Every great swim inspired the next heat and we built on each other's performances."
Divers Tori Tudor '06 and Brian McGregor '04 are also offering lots of inspiration to their teammates. With high hopes of reaching nationals, they continue blowing past the competition, with Tudor adding four more wins to her record and McGregor coming up with three first-place finishes and one second-place finish.
The 200-yard backstroke was a great event on both the men's and women's side, with Ian Kyle '06 and Ryan Boutin '05 coming in at second and third respectively against both Wesleyan and Trinity. Nisha Ajmani '06 raced to another season best finishing just tenths of a second behind teammate Lindsay McCombs '05.
Another huge contribution to their win was the women's 50-yard freestyle, where Emma Leonard '05, Nicole Goyette '05, and Anna Podore '03 came up with a sweep against Wesleyan. Though not her normal event, Goyette won the 50 in a time of 25.81.
After a great week of training, the swim teams are facing the Mules this weekend in their last dual meet of the season. So come out and watch them trounce their rivals!
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