HARTFORD, CONN. – The Trinity College women's and men's swimming and diving teams split their season opener against the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds on Saturday. The Bantam women opened their year with a thrilling 150–148 victory, while the men narrowly fell in a tightly contested 153–137 matchup.
How It Happened
Men's Event Winners / Highlights
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Ben Lyons won the 1000 free (10:21.21).
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Ryan Kam claimed the 100 back (55.00).
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Owen Schmidt won 3-meter diving (212.48).
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Kam later added a win in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.10).
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Schmidt completed the sweep on the boards with a personal-best score of 213.45 on 1-meter.
Women's Event Winners / Highlights
Many races came down to the final strokes, with several first- and second-place finishes proving crucial in determining the final team scores.
From the Pool Deck with Coach Hagy
"Both teams had a great start to the season this weekend! Skidmore is always a close meet and a great way for us to start out our competition season. We had a lot of people stepping up today and filling roles where needed to get points. The women's meet came down to the last relay and those meets are always fun knowing that every single point mattered to come away with the win! The men's team had a lot of hard-fought races where we just barely got out-touched. We will be focused on making some necessary changes this week at practice and looking forward to some in-conference competition next weekend!"
Next Up
The Bantams travel to Williamstown, Mass., for a quad meet against Williams College, Tufts University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on Saturday, November 22 at 1 p.m.
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