Bates hosts Trinity in the pool; women beat Bantams
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Tasha Rosener ’08 finished first in the 3-meter and second in the 1-meter diving. (Phyllis Graber Jensen photos) |
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Co-captain Patrick Flaherty ’08 |
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Kara Western ’11 finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke. |
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Peem Chatikavanij ’11 and Byron Cooper ’11 |
LEWISTON, Maine — The Bates College swimming and diving team had a lot of performances to be happy about in their home debut Saturday against Trinity College. The Bates women recorded a 170-128 victory against the Bantams, while the Trinity men topped Bates 148.5-134.5.
“The team swam very well. It is always fun to watch your team improve from meet to meet — and both teams made big steps in the right direction,” said Bates head coach Peter Casares.
Bates hit the wall first in 18 of the day’s 32 events, including 12 for the Bates women.
Bates dominated the diving events: on the men’s side, senior Dan Perry (Exeter, N.H.) took first in both the 1- and 3-meter events, while senior Tasha Rosener (Dillon, Colo.) and sophomore Annaliese Rudis (North Andover, Mass.) swapped places taking first and second in both events, with Rosener winning the 3-meter and Rudis the 1-meter.
Among the other highlights for the women’s team were first-year Charlotte Green (New Canaan, Conn.) winning both freestyle sprint events, senior co-captain Annie Barton (Holladay, Utah) winning both the 200- and 500-yard freestyle and both participating on winning relay teams. Sophomore Katelyn Drake (Hudson, Ohio) also went undefeated in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke.
“I felt the women were in total control of the whole meet,” said Casares. “They came out aggressive and continued to win one close race after another.”
On the men’s side, junior Chris Berry (Augusta, Maine) took first place in both backstroke events and the 200 medley relay, as well as second in the 200. The men’s team prevailed in both relays. First-year Justin Giroux (Fairfield, Maine) won the 100-yard breaststroke, and first-year Peem Chatikavanij (Bangkok, Thailand) tied with Trinity’s Brooks Gerli for first place in the 50 free, at 23.10 seconds.
“It was tough to see our men lose a few close races — races that may have turned the meet around — but the season is still young, and this is the time of the year you want to learn those lessons,” said Casares. “All in all it was fun meet — and the team clearly learned that they can swim fast when they are training hard.”
Bates-Trinity Swimming and Diving Results
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