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Behind The Numbers: A Look at Trinity's Record Setting Season

Record setting 400 Medley Relay Team - From L-R: Kelley, Yanagisawa, Ma, Celestin

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded their seasons after the NCAA Regional Qualifying Diving Meet this past weekend at Springfield College. With the last bit of competition behind them the team now has a chance to reflect on  one of the best seasons in Trinity College Swimming & Diving history. Check out the statistics below:

Overall, 87% of the Bantam swimmers and divers swam or dove a lifetime best time or score, and 90% swam a collegiate best time or score at the 2013 NESCAC Championship Meet. Of the team's combined 29 swimmers and divers, 26 team members had at least one lifetime best time at the 2013 NESCAC Championship meet, and those are just the stats from champs.

Audrey Butler '15, Record holder in the 50, 100, and 200 Breaststroke

While the men and women both had phenomenal championships they also had phenomenal regular  seasons leading up to Champs. Both teams combined to set 19 New Varsity Records by way of 36 record setting performances. Many records were lowered multiple times throughout the season. This year's rookie class combined to establish 7 new First Year records by way of 21 record setting swims. While the Bantams had an impressive number of new records they also had 4 NCAA B-Cut performances. Nick Celestin earned cuts in the 100 backstroke (51.65) and 200 butterfly (1:51.95), while Emily Johnson earned cuts on both the 1-meter (408.70) and 3-meter (440.75) boards.  

The Bantams totaled over 100 Personal Best, and Collegiate Best times this season! One of the biggest success stories of the season was Nick Celestin's 200 butterfly. Entering college Celestin's personal best time in the 200 butterfly was 1:57.10. By the end of the season he had shed over five seconds for a time of 1:51.95. His accomplishments in the 200 fly are made even more impressive by the fact that he also swam personal bests in the 50 & 100 back, the 50, 100 fly, the 100, 200, and 500 free, and the 100 and 400IM. Finding similar success as a Bantam is Sophomore Audrey Butler. She entered college with a best time in the 200 breast of 2:43.27. At NESCAC Champs this year she had lowered her personal best to a 2:28.11, for a 15.16 second drop in the 200 in her first two years at Trinity. Mark Yanagisawa has also made dramatic improvements during his time at Trinity. In his first three seasons he has dropped 8 seconds in his 200 butterfly, swimming a 1:55.36 at this years champs, and 17 seconds in his 400IM, swimming a 4:15.30 this season. First Year Katie Barlok saw dramatic time drops en route to establishing new first year marks in the 100 and 200 back this season. She dropped over three seconds in both events for times of 1:01.96 and 2:15.00. With only five seniors graduating the Bantams are looking to build on this years many successes. The team already has one of the strongest incoming classes in school history joining the team next fall, and should add several more to that group in Regular Decision admissions. With all the returning and new talent, next year should be even more amazing. Congrats on an incredible season Bants, we can't wait for next fall! 

Shelby Friel '13, Record Holder in the 50 & 100 Fly, and the 200 Freestyle.

 New Team Records
1. Men's 50 Back: 23.99 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
2. Men's 100 Back: 51.65 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
3. Men's 100 Fly: 51.65 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
4. Men's 200 Fly: 1:51.95 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
5. Men's 100 IM: 54.72 - Nick Celestin @ 2012 Hamilton Invite
6. Men's 200 Medley Relay: 1:36.11 - Nick Celestin, Max Ma, Brendan Kelley, John Feminella @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
7. Men's 400 Medley Relay: 3:31.54 - Nick Celestin, Max Ma, Mark Yanagisawa, Brendan Kelley @ 2013 NESCAC  Champs
8. Women's 200 Free: 1:56.29 - Shelby Friel @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
9. Women's 100 Back: 1:01.38 - Lexi Moroney @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
10. Women's 100 Breast: 1:06.14 - Audrey Butler @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
11. Women's 200 Breast: 2:28.11 - Audrey Butler @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
12. Women's 100 Fly: 58.06 - Shelby Friel @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
13. Women's 400 Medley Relay: 4:00.63 - Lexi Moroney, Audrey Butler, Shelby Friel, Emily Jensen @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
14. Women's 400 Free Relay: 3:38.29 - Emily Jensen, Lexi Moroney, Carleigh Haron, Shelby Friel @ 2013 NESCAC  Champs
15. Women's 800 Free Relay: 7:54.33 - Shelby Friel, Carleigh Haron, Lexi Moroney, Emily Jensen @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
16. Women's 1-Meter (6 Dives): 318.89 - Emily Johnson Vs. Brandeis
17. Women's 1-Meter (11 Dives): 408.70 - Emily Johnson @ 2012 Hamilton Invite
18. Women's 3-Meter (6 Divies): 319.18 - Emily Johnson Vs. Brandeis
19. Women's 3-Meter (11 Dives): 440.75 - Emily Johnson @ 2012 Hamilton Invite

New First Year Records: 

1. Men's 50 Back: 23.99 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
2. Men's 100 Back: 51.65 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
3. Men's 100 Fly: 51.65 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
4. Men's 200 Fly: 1:51.95 - Nick Celestin @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
5. Men's 100 IM: 54.72 - Nick Celestin @ 2012 Hamilton Invite
6. Women's 100 Back: 1:01.96 - Katie Barlok @ 2013 NESCAC Champs
7. Women's 200 Back: 2:15.00 - Katie Barlok @ 2013 NESCAC Champs

Bantam Women Earn 10th Highest GPA In The Nation

The Women's Swimming & Diving team earned their highest GPA in team history this fall. Led by four senior women who had an average GPA of just over 3.9, the team had a semester average of 3.51. That GPA ranks them 10th among all division 3 swimming and diving teams. Congrats on a great year in the pool and in the classroom!



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NESCAC's Day 3: 200 Fly Record Falls, Celestin Earns 2nd B-Cut

Celestin, third from the left swam a personal best and B-Cut time of 1:51.95 to take 4th at NESCAC Champs.

The Bantams ended the final day of the NESCAC Championships with more records and more NCAA qualifying times. First Year Carl Gibney swam a personal best in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:00.32. That time ranks him 4th in Trinity history. Junior Max Ma cut over two seconds off of his best 200 breaststroke time with a 2:09.11, which ranks 2nd fastest all-time at Trinity and earned him 12th place. Mike Cuoco had one of the best races of his life swimming a personal best in 200 breast, while also swimming a personal best in his 50 and 100 breast inside the 200. In the 1650 freestyle, first year Jake Cahill dropped over a minute from his previous best time. On the 3-Meter board, Junior Mac McCarthy had a personal best score and finished 13th for the Bantams. The highlight of the last day came in the men's 200 fly. Junior Mark Yanagisawa and First Year Nick Celestin both qualified for the evening finals. Yanagisawa shed over two seconds off his previous personal best time with a 1:55.36, which earned him 12th place and the second fastest time in school history. Nick Celestin swam a blistering 1:51.95 to take 4th place in the NESCAC and earned himself a spot on the podium. His time was an NCAA B-Cut and a new team record. Over the course of the season Celestin dropped over 5 seconds from his previous personal best time in the 200 fly. This season he became the first Trinity swimmer to break 1:57, 1:56, 1:55, 1:54, 1:53, and 1:52 in the 200 fly. This season was also the first time Celestin had ever broken any of those barriers. The men's team finished the meet with the 400 free relay, just missing the record by a couple tenths of a second. Celestin's lead off leg of 47.97 ranked 3rd all-time in Trinity history. Over the three day meet the Bantams had 11 record setting swims, and 100% of Trinity's team had at least one lifetime best time or diving score. Way to go Bants!

First Year Nick Celestin and Junior Co-Captain Mark Yanagisawa after they both swam personal bests in the 200 fly.

NESCAC's Day 2: 200 Medley Relay, 50 Back, & 100 Fly Records Fall

200 Medley Record Relay Team. From L-R: Feminella, Kelley, Ma, Celestin

The Bantams established 3 more records on Day 2 of the Men's NESCAC Championships, bringing the meet total to 6 records setting performances. Celestin led the way again. He broke his 50 backstroke record set the night before with a time of 23.99. His time made him the first Trinity swimmer to break 24 seconds and set the pace for the fastest 200 medley relay in Trinity history. Junior Max Ma had a personal best relay split of 26.63 in the 50 breaststroke and Kelley had personal best relay split in the 50 fly of 23.72, while Feminella had a best split of 21.77 in the 50 free. The relays total time of 1:36.11 broke the previous record by over 2 and a half seconds. The previous record of 1:38.74 was set in 2011 by Andrew Boynton, Dan Remigino, Stephen Bloom, and Brooks Gerli. 

Men circle up for team cheers.

Day two had several other highlights. Carl Gibney's lead off time of 26.04 in the 50 back in the 200 medley relay was a personal best time and the 5th fastest time in school history. Max Ma's 100 breaststroke was a personal best time of 59.84 and the third fastest time in Trinity history. His swim earned him 15th place in finals and marked the first time he had ever broken 1:00.00. Isak Kurbasic swam a 1:01.79 in the breaststroke to earn a spot in the consolation finals. His time was a personal best by over 2 seconds. Nick Celestin lead the way in the 100 fly, swimming a personal best and record setting time of 51.65. His time earned him 16th place in the evening finals. Mark Yanagisawa dropped over 6 seconds from his personal best time in the 400IM. His time of 4:15.30 earned him 18th place. The time was also the 2nd fastest time in Trinity history. First Year Carl Gibney continued to drop time as he had a three second improvement in his 200 free. His time of 1:47.77 was the 8th fastest time in Trinity History. Jake Cahill dropped over 25 seconds from his personal best in the 1000 freestyle, and also swam a personal best in his 500 in the first 500 of the 1000. Nick Celestin closed out the evening establishing a personal best in the 200 free lead of leg of the 800 free relay. His time of 1:46.87 was the 4th fastest time in Trinity history.

NESCAC's Day 1: 400 Medley, 50 Back, & 100 Back Records Fall, Celestin Earns B-Cut

400 Medley Record Relay, From L-R: Kelley, Celestin, Yanagisawa, Ma

At the 2013 Men's Swimming & Diving NESCAC Championships the Bantams ended the first day of competition by establishing a new varsity record in the 400 medley relay. Nick Celestin's lead off 100 backstroke was a record time of 51.65. This time was a personal best for Celestin and also an NCAA B-Cut. Celestin's 50 split inside the 100 back was a 24.78. This time established a new 50 back record and marked the first time in Trinity history that a swimmer broke 25 seconds in the 50 back. Ma swam a personal best time in the breaststroke leg, while Yanagisawa and Kelley had personal best splits in the butterfly and freestyle legs. The relay's final time of 3:31.54 established a new team record by almost 5 seconds. The previous record of 3:36.28 was set in 2011 by Andrew Boynton, Alex Latka, Parker Tricarico, and C.J. Murdoch. The relay earned a spot on the podium with their phenomenal swim.

Coaches and The Record Setting 400 Medley Team

Other highlights of day one included Max Ma's 50 breaststroke. His time of 27.69 was a personal best and the 3rd fastest in Trinity history. His performance earned him 1st place in the consolation final. Brendan Kelley's time of 23.91 in the 50 fly was the 2nd fastest time in Trinity history and earned him a trip to the evening finals. First year Carl Gibney cut seven seconds off his personal best time in the 200IM with a time of 2:00.33. His swim was the 3rd fastest time in Trinity history. Junior Mark Yanagisawa cut three seconds off his personal best time  in the 200IM with a time of 2:00.83, the 5th fastest time in Trinity history. Mac McCarthy placed 13th on the 1-Meter Board with a personal best time. 100% of Trinity Men's swimmers earned at least one personal best time in the first day of competition. Way to go Bants!
 

Yanagisawa Prepares for the fly leg of the 400 medley relay while Celestin Cheers below.

NESCAC's Day 3: Bantams Finish NESCAC Champs with Two More Records

The Bantams ended the last day of competition on a high note. Audrey Butler established a new varsity record in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:28.12. Her time improved upon the previous record of 2:29.40 which was set at the 2012 NESCAC Championship at Wesleyan by junior Joanna Wycech. It was a lifetime best for Butler by over 5 seconds and earned her 15th place in finals, a huge improvement from last season when she did not even break into the top 24. Other highlights of the day included Katie Barlok's 200 backstroke time of 2:15.00. This time was a lifetime best by over four seconds and established a new first year record. Chloe Miller and Daniel Carp also scored in the finals of the 1650 free placing 23rd and 24th respectively. Emily Jensen finished 20th in the 100 free with a time of 54.30. The 400 free relay team of Jensen, Moroney, Haron and Friel established a new record time of 3:38.29. They improved upon the previous record set at the 2011 championships by Jensen, Chiu, Haron, and Friel. The women ended the meet with eight team records, 17 Top 24 Individual performances, 32 Personal Best times, 43 College Career Best times, and over 77 Season Best times. It was a great meet for the women all around, and we can't wait for next season!