CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy women's swimming & diving team posted several standout performances Saturday but fell to Norwich University, 115-94, in a dual meet at Bok Pool.
The Mariners were led by a series of individual victories, beginning with freshman
Marin Griffin, who captured the 1,000-yard freestyle in 12:49.20.
Senior
Claire MacDonald and sophomore
Hannah Hills gave Maine Maritime a one-two finish in the 100-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 1:12.19 and 1:12.41, respectively.
The Mariners also dominated the 200-yard backstroke, where freshman
Clara Murray won the event in 2:29.63 and sophomore teammate
Emily Metzker finished second in 2:43.43.
Sophomore
Avery Fraga added another victory for Maine Maritime in the 500-yard freestyle, posting a winning time of 6:14.00.
In the breaststroke, the Mariners swept the top two spots as Hills claimed first place in 2:47.48 and freshman
Elizabeth Chubb followed closely in 2:49.42.
Additional runner-up performances came from Chubb in the 200-yard freestyle (2:14.56), freshman
Isabelle Byer in the 100-yard freestyle (1:01.50), and Byer on the one-meter diving board with a score of 146.60.
The Mariners' 400-yard freestyle relay team of Byer, Fraga, Griffin and Murray closed the meet with a third-place finish in 4:07.98.
Maine Maritime also received third-place efforts from Fraga in the 50-yard freestyle, Griffin in the 100-yard freestyle, and fourth-place finishes from MacDonald in the 200-yard butterfly and junior
Abigail Cormier in one-meter diving.
With the result, Norwich University finished atop the women's team standings with 115 points, while Maine Maritime Academy totaled 94 points.
The Mariners return to the pool on Saturday at home against Husson University beginning at 11 a.m.