Swimming & Diving team defeat Hamilton College: 118-101

Isabel Yee, Columnist

This past Wednesday, the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Team traveled to Clinton, New York for a meet against Hamilton College.

The freshman class had many strong swims of the night. Anna Lehr ’22 took second place in the 200 and 500-yard freestyles with times of 2:04.02 and 5:29.12 respectively. Jess Frigon ’22 swam the 50-yard freestyle, placing fourth and took third in the 100-yard freestyle. Frigon ’22 was a part of the 200-yard freestyle relay that placed third, which also included teammate, Elise Liebow ’22. Liebow ’22 highlighted her night with a second place finish in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.56.

On the men’s side, Andrew Mungovan ’22 led the way with two first place finishes in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle. He won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.75 and 49.99 in the 100. Zach Cormier ’22 had two second place finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle. Brendan Egan ’22 was a key contributor on the 200-yard medley and 200 yard freestyle relays which both placed second.

As for the sophomore class, divers Amanda Lopez ’21 and Davis Harrington ’21 swept the boards taking first on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. Amanda Lopez ’21 led the field with a score 217.15 on 1-meter and 219.80 on 3-meter. Harrington ’21 scored of 319.60 on 3-meter and 344.0 on 1-meter. Tyler Mar ’21 took second in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle, right behind teammate Andrew Mungovan ’22. Hunter Reinhardt ’21 was a part of the 200-yard medley relay that took second place and finished third in the 100-yard backstroke.

Kerry Kelly ’20 and Seif Refaat ’20 both had two individual wins of the night. Seif Refaat ’20 won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.39 and the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.30. He also placed second in the 100 yard backstroke. Kerry Kelly’s ’20 first victory of the night was in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:41.68, winning the event by 13 seconds. She also won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:00.55 and tied for third in the 100-yard backstroke with senior teammate Jen Nutter ’19. Emily Quinn ’20 and Luis Angel ’20 were both third in the 100-yard breaststroke. The Dutchmen return to the pool on Saturday, February 2 at Alumni Gym for senior night against Ithaca College.