Results
Bronx, N.Y. – (February 1, 2023) – The Fordham swimming & diving teams completed one of its finest regular seasons on Wednesday night going for 4-for-4 on wins over Wagner and St. Francis Brooklyn at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.
The Fordham women defeated Wagner, 186-100, and St. Francis Brooklyn, 206-77, to complete the team's fourth undefeated dual meet season, joining the 2009-10, 2018-19, and 2021-22 teams. For the men, the Rams recorded a 165-117 win over Wagner and a 176-107 win over St. Francis Brooklyn to complete an 8-1 regular season, the team's best record since the 1990s.
The meet opened with a sweep of the 200 medley relay event, as
Leire Martin,
Emma Shaughnessy,
Ainhoa Martin, and
Jessica Zebrowski placed first in 1:45.98, while the men's group of
Christian Taylor,
Paris Raptis,
Taras Zherebetskyy, and
Nicholas Chao won in 1:30.73.
The next Fordham sweep came in the 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke events.
Megan Morris took the top spot in the women's 100 backstroke in 56.92 seconds, while Taylor grabbed first in the men's event in 49.69 seconds. Then in the 100 breaststroke, it was
Alison Lin earning the event win in 1:07.39 while
Kevin Zahariev took the men's event in 58.91 seconds.
The 200 butterfly event saw
Ellen Brooks add to the Rams' event win total, as she won in 2:09.44, while in the 50 freestyle, it was Zebrowski (24.59) and Chao (21.03) taking first in the women's and men's event, respectively.
Zebrowski then won her second event of the night, taking first in the 100 freestyle in 52.45 seconds, while Zherebetskyy took first in the men's event in 45.64 seconds.
A. Martin then picked up the event win in the 200 backstroke in 2:06.81, while Lin earned her second event win, placing first in the 500 freestyle in 5:04.51.
Fordham then swept the final three swimming events with the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, and 200 freestyle relay. In the 100 butterfly, L. Martin won the women's event in 58.08 seconds, while Taylor got his second event win in 50.93 seconds. Morris then became a multi-event winner in the 200 individual medley in 2:05.56 with
Daniel Langlois winning the men's event in 1:57.58.
In the 200 freestyle relay, Fordham's team of A. Martin,
Zoei Howard,
Madeline Bergin, and Zebrowski posted the top time in 1:37.68, while the men's team of Raptis, Taylor, Chao, and Zherebetskyy clocked in at 1:23.13.
The diving events also saw a Fordham sweep with
Lilia de Oliveira Pelaez and
Marco Petit taking first in both. De Oliveira Pelaez won the one-meter event with a score of 267.80 and the three-meter event with a point total of 272.55. Petit took both men's events with scores of 199.80 (1M) and 210.90 (3M).
The Rams will now set their sights on the 2023 Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championship, which will be held February 15-18 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
RAMSES CHALLENGE: As a part of a new fundraising challenge this season, fans can pledge support for the team in the Ramses Challenge for each event the swimming & diving team wins this season. Following today's meet, the count is up to 174.
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