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Backstroke Wins Highlight Mariners Trip to Husson Relays

The Mariners won the men's and women's 200-yard races

10/20/2024 9:59:00 PM

BANGOR, Maine--The Maine Maritime Academy women's and men's swimming & diving teams had solid performances at Sunday's fourth annual Husson University Eagles Relays at Webber Pool.

The Mariners won both women's and men's divisions in the 200-yard backstroke. Seniors Liza ZhukovNatasha Kopeck, junior Kylie Cantlon and sophomore Claire MacDonald completed the race in 2 minutes and 10.7 seconds. For the winning men's side, senior Nicholas Been, Carson Trout, sophomore John Driscoll and freshman Luis Guillen Barcia led the way in 1:49.91.

Maine Maritime took spots two and three in the men's 200-freestyle. Seniors Griffin Erb, Ryan Maher, junior Fox Fernald and Trout were second in 1:35.08, while junior James Creegan, sophomore Brennden Dion, freshman Nathaniel Gibbons and Driscoll were third in 1:37.44.

In the women 200 butterfly, senior Eva Schulz, freshman Abigail Cormier, Cantlon and MacDonald led MMA to second place in 2:17.74. On the men's side in the event, senior Aidan Walls, sophomore Joshua Been, Fernald and Guillen Barcia were third in 1:50.16.

The Mariners were runner-up in the 200-medley relay with junior Aidan Burke, Driscoll, Maher and Trout combining for 1:44.11. In the 400-medley, Gibbons, Guillen Barcia, Maher and Walls were second in 4:09.93.

Maine Maritime also did well in mixed races including the 400-medley and 400-free. In the former, MMA was second with Driscoll, freshman Katherine Griffin,  Trout and Cantlon in 4:21.25 and third with Zhukov, Burke, Maher and Kopeck in 4:23.80. In the latter, the Mariners were second with Erb, Kopeck, Cantlon and Walls in 3:57.33, while senior Eva Schulz, junior Jay Creegan, Gibbons and MacDonald placed third in 4:02.64.

The men 200-breaststroke relay of sophomore Oliver Cox, Burke, Erb and Walls also placed second in 2:05.03.

Maine Maritime is in action again on Saturday (11 a.m.) at the Roger Williams University Invitational in Bristol, R.I.
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