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.”