Bantams Shine at Hamilton Invite

Johnson sets new 1-Meter and 3-Meter records at Hamilton Invite

The Bantams closed out the first semester by competing  at the Hamilton Invitational. Both teams had some impressive first semester swims and have set themselves up for a great second semester.

The women's meet was highlighted by the performance of junior diver Emily Johnson. Johnson won the three-meter with an NCAA-qualifying score of 440.75, and recorded an NCAA-qualifying score of 408.70 off the one-meter board. Johnson's scores on both boards were good enough to break her team records for both events. In the pool sophomore Audrey Butler took top honors in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 32.43. Senior Shelby Friel and juniors Megan Chiu and Joanna Wycech each recorded two second-place finishes for the Bantams.

The men's team was led by first-year Nick Celestin. Celestin won the 100 butterfly in a team record time of 52.64. He bettered the previous record of 52.89 set by Andrew Boynton in 2011. Celestin also won the 200 butterfly with a 1:56.59. His final individual win came in the 100 individual medley with a time of 54.72, breaking Dan Remigino's previous record of 55.28 set in 2008.  Junior co-captain Mark Yanagisawa added third-place performances in the 200 butterfly and the 400 IM to help lead the men to a third place finish.

This meets concludes the first semester of swimming and diving at Trinity. We wish the best of luck to all our swimmers and divers as they enter final exams next week. Let's go Bantams!