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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!

Women's NESCAC Harlem Shake

Before the last session of the 2013 Women's NESCAC Swimming & Diving Championship's began, all the NESCAC teams banded together and performed the Harlem Shake. Here are the videos.
The first video is the start of the shake and the bottom one is the full version.

                                                     

NESCAC's Day 2: New 100 Fly, 100 Breast, 200 Free, & 800 Free Relay Records

Shelby Friel '13 finished 7th in the 100 butterfly.

Sophomore Audrey Butler, Junior Emily Johnson, and Senior Shelby Friel, all reached the podium on day two of the women's NESCAC Championship meet. Butler swam a lifetime best by over a second in the 100 breaststroke. Her time of 1:06.14 was a new varsity record and earned her a spot in the A Final where she took 8th place. This was improvement from her 11th place finish last season. The 100 breaststroke also marked Butler's third trip to the podium after finishing 6th in the 50 breaststroke, and 8th as part of the 400 medley relay on Friday night. Senior Shelby Friel also made it into the A Final for the 100 butterfly. Her time of 58.06 established a new varsity record and earned her 7th place in the NESCAC, an improvement from her 9th place finish a season ago, and the highest finish of her career. Her finals time was a lifetime best by over 7 tenths.
 

Bantams cheer Senior Shelby Friel to a new 100 fly record.

The bantams closed out the second day of competition with another varsity relay record. The women's 800 free relay shaved exactly 5 seconds off of the previous record. The relay team of Friel, Moroney, Jensen, and Haron had a time of 7:54.53. This improved the previous record of 7:59.53 set in 2010 by the relay team of Friel, Haron, Albino, and Cote. Friel's lead off leg of the 800 relay was also a new varsity record. Her time 1:56.29 in the 200 shattered the the previous record, which she held, by almost two full seconds. Other highlights of the day included Chloe Miller, Daisy Letendre, and Joanna Wycech all making finals in the 400IM. Letendre and Wycech both achieved life time best times in the evening finals.  Way to go Bants!

Audrey Butler '15 finished 8th in the 100 breaststroke.

100 Fly Record Swim

 

Senior Shelby Friel established a new record in the 100 butterfly in prelims, and then broke the record in finals with a time of 58.06. She can be seen in the second closest lane to the screen swimming in finals. Great race Shelby, and congratulations on breaking your own record!

NESCAC's Day 1: New 400 Medley Relay Record

400 Medley Relay, From L-R: Jensen, Friel, Moroney, Butler

At the 2013 Women's Swimming & Diving NESCAC Championships the Bantams ended the first day of competition by establishing a new varsity record in the 400 medley relay. The team of Moroney, Butler, Friel, and Jensen swam a 4:00.63. The previous record of 4:05.13 was set in 2011 by the team of Brooke Haynes, Joanna Wycech, Shelby Friel and Emily Jensen. Lexi Moroney established a new varsity record in the 100 back in the lead-off leg of the relay. Her time of 1:01.38 bettered the previous mark set by Brooke Haynes in 2011 of 1:01.43. Other highlights of day one included Audrey Butler's 6th place finish the 50 breaststroke, Shelby Friel's 10th place finish in the 50 fly, Emily Johnson's 8th place finish on the 1-meter board, Emily Johnson's 19th place finish in the 50 free, and Daisy Letendre's 23rd place finish in the 200IM. Katie Barlok also established a new first year record leading off the B 400 medley relay. Her 100 back was a lifetime best time of 1:01.96 and marked the first time a Trinity first year has ever broken 1:02.00. Keep it up Bants!

Bantams Close Regular Season at Roger Williams

Women's Meet

Senior Shelby Friel was a triple winner for the Bantams on Saturday. She took first in the 50 and 100  butterfly and the 200 freestyle to lead Trinity to a 176-121 victory over Roger Williams University. Fellow senior Emily Jensen and senior Co-Captain Daisy Letendre won the 50 freestyle and the 200 IM, respectively. Junior Emily Johnson continued her domination of both boards, taking first on both the one and three meter events.  Friel's win in the 200 freestyle and a third-place time in the same race by senior Co-Captain Carleigh Haron tied the meet at 27-27 after three events.  Sophomore Lexi Moroney, junior Joanna Wycech, and first-year Katie Barlok finsihed 1-2-3 in the 50 backstroke to give Trinity its first lead at 43-20. The Bantams never trailed following their advantage after the 50 backstroke. Coach Noon was impressed with how the team performed saying, "We completed their season with a solid win, Roger Williams was likely to be partially tapered for their upcoming championships.  I am excited for where our women are right now as we now approach NESCAC Championships in a few weeks."

Men's Meet

Coaches and swimmers cheering during the men's 200 IM

In a meet that came down to the final race, the visiting Bantams lost a nailbiter, 152-139, to the Roger Williams University. Trinity completed its dual-meet schedule with a 5-5 record.  Roger Williams 'A' 200 free relay edged Trinity's 'A' relay by 1.88 seconds to take first place in the event and clinched the meet. Individually, Trinity first-year Nick Celestin broke his own school record in the 100 backstroke for the second time this season with a time of 53.31 to lead off the 400 medley relay, and also secured wins in the 50  backstroke, the 100 backstroke, and the 100 butterfly.  Junior Max Man won all three of his events (50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 200IM), while senior John Feminella closed his dual-meet career with a win in the 50 freestyle, and junior Brendan Kelley won the 50 butterfly in a come from behind finish. Coach Noone had this to say about the meet, "It was a close meet the whole way. I thought we did a great job of keeping ourselves in contention against a team that was likely to be partially tapered for their upcoming championships next weekend."

Men's Team Second Semester Summary

Men's Team Huddle.

The Bantam's returned from Florida with a full schedule of meets. Over a two week period the Bantams had five competitions against seven teams. It was an action packed two weeks with lots of fast swimming and some great competition. The men came away from the five meet, seven match up spread, with a solid 4-3 record and lots of regular season and personal best times. 

During the marathon schedule of meets the men had wins against Vassar, Brandeis, Wesleyan, and Colby, and losses at Wheaton, Connecticut College, and Bowdoin.

Wheaton College
Trinity freshman Nick Celestin won the 200 freestyle and junior co-captain, Mark Yanagisawa finished second in the 1000 freestyle, and followed that with a first place finish in the 200 IM, and another in the 200 butterfly.  Celestin picked up another first place finish later in the afternoon, in the 200 backstroke. Coach Noone was pleased with the men's performance, “I thought our men’s team did a good job, especially being down a few men due to injuries. They had some significant time drops today coming off of our training trip, and that is a good sign for our upcoming meets as they become more rested.”

Vassar College
Just a day after the Wheaton meet Junior co-captain Mark Yanagisawa won all three of his individual events to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 117-95 victory over Vassar College. Yanagisawa won the 1,000 freestyle, the 200 IM, and the 100 butterfly, while classmate Max Ma took first place in the 100 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke.  Trinity first-year Nick Celestin won both the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke and teamed with Ma, junior Alex Zhang  and sophomore Alex Kurose to win the meet-opening 200 medley relay.  Celestin's time of 25.04 in the 50 backstroke leg of the relay set a new Bantam record in the event, breaking a two-year old mark held by Andrew Boynton.

Brandeis College
First-year Nick Celestin won three events and junior Max Ma won twice to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 159-102 victory over Brandeis University. Coach Noone was pleased with the men's performances as she said, "Our teams are in great shape right now coming off of a rigorous winter break schedule. We had lots of lifetime best times today, and that really tells the story of what a great position we are in at this point in the season. Our divers are really stepping it up, and I can't wait for NESCAC Championships to watch some great performances." The Bantams finished first and second in the 200 medley relay to open the meet with a 15-2 lead, and coasted from there.  Ma won the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke, and Celestin won the 100 backstroke, the 200 backstroke, and the 400 IM.  Junior diver Mac McCarthy had two lifetime best scores on the one- and three-meter diving events and Celestin's 400 IM time was a lifetime best.

Bowdoin, Colby, Wesleyan
The Trinity College Bantams edged both Colby College and Wesleyan University in a quad meet at Bowdoin College.  Trinity topped Colby, 149-144, and Wesleyan, 140-139, while losing to the host Polar Bears, 198-87. With the wins the men improve to 5-4 in dual meets. First-year Nick Celestin won the 100 and 200 butterflies with lifetime-best times, and new team record times of 51.90 and 1:55.39, respectively.  He also earned a lifetime-best time of 1:47.39 in the 200-yard freestyle.  Junior diver Mac McCarthy contributed big points with two first-places against Wesleyan and a first and second place against Colby.  Junior Max Ma and junior co-captain Mark Yanagisawa finished first and second, respectively, in the 200 IM to secure team wins against both Wesleyan and Colby. Coach Noon had this to say about the meet, “Our men had great meets to get wins against Wesleyan and Colby. Every race mattered from first to fifth place.  We had enough depth to get the job done.”

Women's Team Second Semester Summary

Seniors and Coaches at Senior Meet versus Brandeis

The Bantam's returned from Florida with a full schedule of meets. Over a two week period the Bantams had five competitions against seven teams. It was an action packed two weeks with lots of fast swimming and some great competition. The women came away from the five meet, seven match up spread, with a solid 3-4 record and lots of regular season and personal best times. 

Wheaton College
In their first meet since returning from Florida the Bantams topped the Wheaton College Lyons, 160-74. Coach Noone said of the meet, "This meet should have been closer for the women, and they just went out and crushed it.  Their hard work on our training trip is already paying off big dividends for them. I am very pleased with where they are right now as we kick off the second part of our season." The Bantams took first in 7 of 10 individual events. Senior leadership was key in this meet. Seniors Emily Jensen and Daisy Letendre each won two individual events, and Letendre had a personal best time in her lead off of the 400 Medley Relay. Junior Emily Johnson continued her domination on the boards taking first on both the 1 and 3 meter boards, and establishing a new Trinity record on the 3-meter.

Vassar College
A day after the Wheaton meet the Bantams were back in action at Vassar College. Seniors led the way again, Emily Jensen and Shelby Friel won two races each and junior Emily Johnson swept the diving events. The Bantams won 121-103.  Trinity won its second meet in as many days. 

Brandeis Meet
Ten different Bantams won events, as the Trinity College women's swimming and diving team dominated from start to finish against the visiting Brandeis University Judges in a 180-77 win at Trinity Natatorium. It was truly a team effort as every individual came through to help in the win.

Connecticut College
The Bantams fell to Connecticut College, but had several personal best times in the contest. Seniors, Emily Jensen, Shelby Friel, and sophomore Audrey Butler, recorded second-place finishes for the Bantams. Friel, competing collegiality in the 500 free for the first time, finished in a personal best 5:24.22 (9th-best in Trinity history). It was a great meet for all the swimmers.

Bowdoin, Colby, Wesleyan
Junior Emily Johnson won both diving events, as the Trinity College Bantams competed in a quad meet at Bowdoin College against Bowdoin, Colby, and Wesleyan. Johnson took the top spot against five other divers with a score of 241.60 off the one-meter board and beat out four other competitors with a first-place score of 223.35 off the three-meter board. Audrey Butler finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.  Her 200 breast time of 2:33.95 was an untapered regular-season best time.  Shelby Friel placed third and fourth in the 100 butterfly and 200 free, respectively.  Her 200 free time of 1:59.87 was a regular-season best time.  Coach Noone was pleased with how the team performed saying, "Our women will compete at Bowdoin at NESCAC Championships in a few weeks, so this was a good chance for them to get used to competing in this pool and to see some strong NESCAC competition. I thought varied individuals stepped up at different times during the meet.  It was good to see some strong performances from our women."

Celestin Continues Record Breaking Season

First-Year Nick Celestin continues his record setting season, He established new marks of 51.90 and 1:55.39 in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the quad meet at Bowdoin College. This marks the third time this season that Celestin has lowered the record in the 200 fly, and the second time he has dropped the mark in the 100 fly. These records add to his record times in the 100 IM (54.72), the 50 back (25.04) and the 100 back (53.33). We're excited to see what he'll do once he's fully tapered and shaved, congrats Nick!

Senior Women Achieve 3.941 Avg. GPA

Bantam Senior Women 2012-13 Pompano Beach, FL
From Left to Right: Daisy Letendre, Emily Jensen, Shelby Friel, Carleigh Haron

This season the Bantams have four senior women: Shelby Friel, Carleigh Haron, Emily Jensen, and Daisy Letendre. These are not your average swimmers or college athletes. These women compete at the highest level within their team and within the NESCAC. They also achieve at the highest level in the classroom among all students at Trinity.

During her four year career Shelby Friel has established team records in the 50 and 100 fly, the 50 back and the 200 free. She has also been a key member to the Trinity relays. She has contributed to the 400 and 800 free relay records, and the 200 and 400 medley relay records. This season Shelby has put in an incredible amount of dedication in training and is sure to have an amazing NESCAC championship meet.

Co-Captain Carleigh Haron is off to another incredible season. Over the last four years she has become a key member of the Trinity relays. She is the only swimmer to be a part of the 200, 400, and 800 freestyle relay records. Her ability to contribute in relay events ranging from the 50 to 200 freestyle highlights her versatility as a sprint and mid-distance freestyler. She currently ranks among the top-10 in Trinity history in the 100 and 200 free, and the 50 and 100 fly. We can't wait to see what she does at NESCAC's!

Emily Jensen is off to another strong season and looks to cap off her career with an incredible NESCAC championship meet. The leader of Trinity's sprint group, she currently ranks third all time in both the 50 and 100 free and she was a member of the record setting 200 and 400 free relays, as well as the 400 medley relay. Jensen also ranks among Trinity's top-10 in the 50 breaststroke.

Co-Captain Daisy Letendre holds the third fastest time in school history in the 200 and 400 IM and ranks among the top-10 in team history in the 100 IM, and the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Letendre has been a leader in the IM and breaststroke groups the last two years and looks to finish her stellar career with a phenomenal NESCAC Championship meet.

All of these women are incredible athletes as indicated by their achievements in the pool over the last four years, but what is most impressive is that they are all equally impressive students. During the fall semester Shelby Friel, Carleigh Haron, Emily Jensen, and Daisy Letendre had a combined average GPA of 3.941. With their astounding performance in the classroom they helped lead the Trinity College women's swim team to their highest team GPA in school history at just above 3.5. The team's GPA for the fall semester would have ranked among the top-10 in the country last fall, and is sure to be right atop the standings once this year's GPA rankings are released. Congratulations Shelby, Carleigh, Emily and Daisy! Thank you for the impressive example you have set and for continuing the tradition of excellence here at Trinity!

Pompano Beach Training Trip

Trinity College Bantam Swimming & Diving 2012-13, Pompano Beach, Fl

Women's Team 2012-13 Pompano Beach, FL

Men's Team 2012-13 Pompano Beach, FL

Seniors 2012-13 Pompano Beach, FL

Every winter break the Bantam Swimming and Diving teams return to school early for their most intense training of the season. While their break is cut short, they do get to spend part of it somewhere warm. This year they headed south to Pompano Beach, Florida. The training trip is always a huge time for team building and bonding as a group. The trip is also a time for some really hard work and incredible training. This year the team spent nine days training long course meters twice a day. Each day the temperature ranged from 75-85 degrees, and the sun was shining all trip. It was perfect training trip weather. While there was down time each day at the beach, most of trip was spent working hard at the pool.

A typical day on training trip started with morning practice. The team would meet at the vans around 6:30am. The pool was a short five minute drive away from the hotel. The team would spend the next two and half hours getting intense and quality workouts in as the sun rose. After practice the team would enjoy the hotel breakfast together, before they'd head to the beach to catch some waves and some rays. After spending time as a team on the beach the team would head back to their rooms for a quick nap before practice number two. The vans would load up again at 4:30pm. The team would do dryland at the pool until 5:00pm and then spend the next two hours getting back to business in the pool. While on the trip the team continued some team training trip traditions. They went out for team ice cream sundae night, and had a team night out at the movies. They also continued the team dinner tradition as they had one large team dinner at a Pompano Beach favorite, J. Marks.

Both men's and women's team worked incredibly hard all trip. They will surely see their work pay off big time in the remaining dual meets, and especially at NESCAC Championships in February. Way to go Bantams!

Bantams Head To Florida For Winter Break Training

Before 2nd Practice of our trip

The swimmers are in Pompano Beach, FL for our winter break training.  Two sessions per day in the water and some dryland in between....they are certainly working hard!  Some fun activities sprinkled in makes a great recipe for a successful trip.  Everyone is enjoying some great weather (80 degrees during the day and 70 at night!) and having fun on the beach in between and after practices.  We are here until Jan. 10th and then head back to campus for an aggressive week of meets and some additional double sessions before classes start on Jan. 22nd.  We are very much looking forward to our upcoming meets and of course NESCAC Championships!