Swimming & Diving Splits Meet with Marist

Results

Bronx, N.Y. – (October 21, 2021) – The start of a busy 24 hours for the Fordham swimming & diving team got started on Thursday night at the Messmore Aquatic Center, as the Rams hosted the Marist Red Foxes.
 
The meet turned into a split for the two teams, as Fordham won the women's meet, 161-77, while Marist took the men's meet, 132-105.
 
In the women's competition, Fordham won 10 of 11 individual events and both relays on the night.  Highlighting the performances were multi-event winners, Clare Culver, Ainhoa Martin, and Natalie Ortof. 
 
Culver took the top spots in both the 200 (1:54.55) and 500 (5:11.61) freestyle events, while Martin took wins in the 200 individual medley (2:05.41) and the 200 breaststroke (2:19.88).  Ortof then swept the diving events with scores of 169.10 (1M) and 168.60 (3M).
 
Other individual events win for the women came from Ellen Brooks in the 1000 freestyle (10:37.11), Kiara Norris in the 50 freestyle (24.70), Jessica Zebrowski in the 200 butterfly (2:08.25), and Leire Martin in the 200 backstroke (2:04.71).

 
In relay action, the 400 medley relay team of L. Martin, Becky Kamau, Victoria Navarro, and Madeline Bergin took first in 3:53.39, while the 400 freestyle relay group of Navarro, Zebrowski, Norris, and Culver placed first in 3:36.63.
 
In the men's competition, Fordham earned wins in five events, which included a pair of multi-event winners.  Alex Wilhelm won the 200 individual medley in 1:55.33 as well as the 200 backstroke in 1:54.50, while Diego Perez swept the diving events, scoring 154.15 on the one-meter board and 182.40 on the three-meter board.
 
The Rams' remaining event winner was Daniel Langlois in the 200 breaststroke, touching first in 2:11.18.
 
In the relays, the 400 medley relay of Wilhelm, Langlois, Vitalis Onu, and Nicholas Chao placed second in 3:26.96, while Taz Kanjanakaset, Spencer Clarke, Alex Shah, and Onu also took second in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:11.38.
 
The Rams won't have long to rest, as they are right back in the pool on Friday, October 22^nd, as they host Monmouth for a 4:00 PM meet at the Messmore Aquatic Center.