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Volume CXXXII, Number 15 |
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Bowdoin swims past Colby in last event
ALLISON BENTON
STAFF WRITER
In an exciting meet that was decided in the last race, the Bowdoin Men's Swim Team triumphed over Colby this past weekend and earned their third victory of the season. Though the women's team fell to the Mules, their last dual home meet still proved to be an amazing success for both the teams that will help each squad as the NESCAC tournament approaches.
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| Welcome to the underwater world of the Bowdoin swim team. With a strong showing against Bates, the team swims confidently into the NESCAC championships. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |
In honor of their last meet together, seniors Robie Anson, Alli Hinman, Dave Harden, Meredith Hoar, Kara Podkaminer, Anna Podore, and Will Thomas acheived season or lifetime best times to demonstrate their strong leadership on the teams. Co-captain Harden won the 200 freestyle in 1:52.87 and placed second to teammate Ian Kyle '06 in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:15.90.
Co-captain Thomas also scored big points in the 500 and 1000-yard freestyle events, dropping time off of his previous swims. Both captains also stepped up in key events that they normally do not swim, including the 200-yard fly and the 200 back, to score crucial points in their victory.
Distance swimmer Hoar continued dropping time in her 1000, while Hinman had a season best in the 500-yard free. Hinman also had lifetime bests in the 100-yard free with a time of 59.50 and in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.10.
Co-captain Podkaminer had season bests in all of her events, scoring points for the team in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events and the 400-freestyle relay. Podore scored second in the 50 free with a 26.32, while Anson's season best of 55.58 in the 100-yard butterfly gave him the first-place finish.
For many of the seniors, the most pleasant surprise of the day was the number of friends and family that came out to support them. Hoar summed up their feelings, saying "I thought it was exciting to finally be back in our home pool. Having fans around to cheer makes a huge difference in how psyched we get."
Divers Tori Tudor '06 and Brian McGregor '04 continued their winning streaks in the one and three meter diving events, along with teammates Daniella Engen '05 and Namsoo Lee'01.
Melissa Perrin '05 got psyched up for the final competition of the year with two lifetime bests, 1:00.89 in the 100-yard free and 2:16.32 in the 200 free. Junior Alex de Rubira, in a time of 2:39, captured her best time of the season in the 200-yard individual medley.
For the men's team, key points came from first-place finishes by Mike Long '04 in the 50 free, Edgar Pabon '06 in the 1000 free, Kyle in the 500, and Roger Burleigh '06 in the 200 butterfly. Pabon also scored a personal best in the 400-yard individual medley, while Burleigh proved his diversity by placing second in the 200-yard breaststroke.
For fans and teammates alike, the grand finale was the men's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Long, Kyle, Harden, and Burleigh, that held together to score the winning points over their rivals for the first time in years.
The team will carry this energy into NESCAC Championships taking place on February 21-23 for the women and February 28-March 2 for the men.
The NCAA Championships will take place at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia on March 20.
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