The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished in seventh place in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Winter Championships on Dec. 6 and 8.
During the ECAC’s, junior Charlie Taffet earned the best finish for the men’s team, placing second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.36. Senior Bobby Ballance earned fourth place in the 100 back at 51.50. Ballance also completed the 200 back with a time of 1:54.59, winning sixth place. In the 200 medley relay, a team of Ballance, Taffet, junior Kevin Bond and freshman Kilian Korth took fourth place with a time of 1:37.58.
For the women’s team, sophomore Paris Wood had the best finish with second place in the 200 backstroke. She led the women’s team with a time of 59.04 and, individually, she finished sixth in the 50 freestyle in 27.73.
Wood with freshmen Juliana Cavano, Alexis Danchak and Kaitie Kudlac placed sixth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:51.83. The same group earned fifth place at 7:54.53 during the 800 free relay. For the divers, junior Melissa Parker placed fourth on the one-meter with a final score of 218.55.
Rasnick, Wurm compete in Knoxville
Senior Matt Wurm and sophomore Dylan Rasnick competed in the AT&T Winter U.S. Nationals on Dec. 5 through 7 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Rasnick competed in the 400 yard individual medley, finishing with a time of 4:05.87 that was just two spots away from qualifying for the final against some of the best swimmers in the nation. Wurm competed in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 yard backstroke that he completed with a time of 1:50.56 to finish 38th.
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