CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy men's swimming & diving team captured nine individual victories and swept both relay events on its way to a commanding 150-61 victory over Norwich University in a dual meet Saturday.

The Mariners opened the meet with a win in the 400-yard medley relay as the quartet of sophomore Connor Hedstrom, freshmen Gavin Harold, Braden Felix, and junior Luis Guillen Barcia touched first in 3:50.77.

Sophomore B Boyer paced Maine Maritime in the distance events, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:54.49 before adding a victory in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:15.30. Sophomore teammate Matthew Levesque finished second in the 500 freestyle to give the Mariners a one-two finish.

In the sprint freestyle races, sophomore Ryan Johnson Rees won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.21 and later claimed the 100-yard freestyle in 52.81. Maine Maritime also secured the top two spots in the 200 freestyle with freshman Robert Springer placing second.

The Mariners dominated the 50-yard freestyle, where Connor Hedstrom won in 23.15 and freshman Patrick Saltysiak followed closely in second at 23.20.

Maine Maritime continued its strong showing in the individual medley as Harold won the 100-yard IM in 57.31, with Felix taking second in 1:00.81.

The Mariners collected another event victory in the backstroke when Saltysiak captured the 200-yard backstroke in 2:03.45. Freshman Sean McCafferty finished third and Guillen Barcia added a fourth-place finish.

On the diving board, Maine Maritime swept the top two positions as junior Michael Ordonez won the one-meter competition with 168.10 points and sophomore Joe Smith IV followed with 155.95 points.

The Mariners also controlled the 200-yard breaststroke, taking the top three spots behind winner Harold (2:15.78), runner-up Felix (2:29.44), and third-place finisher sophomore Jack Davis (2:55.56).

Maine Maritime closed the meet with another relay victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Saltysiak, Johnson Rees, Levesque, and Boyer combined for a winning time of 3:30.33.

The Mariners return to the pool on Saturday at home against Husson University beginning at noon.