CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy men's swimming & diving team claimed 10 event victories and defeated Husson University, 129-61, in a dual meet Saturday at the Maine Maritime Academy pool.
The Mariners opened the meet with a strong showing in the distance events as sophomore Matthew Levesque won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:29.78, while junior
Luis Guillen Barcia finished second in 11:48.32.
Sophomore
Connor Hedstrom added a victory in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.13 and later placed second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:33.98.
Freshman
Gavin Harold turned in a pair of individual wins, capturing the 400-yard individual medley in 4:32.57, and also setting a pool record, before winning the 100-yard backstroke in 57.65.
The Mariners also dominated on the diving board, where junior
Michael Ordonez won the one-meter competition with 175.80 points and sophomore
Joe Smith IV placed second with 139.15 points.
In the butterfly, Levesque led a Maine Maritime one-two finish with a winning time of 1:00.12, followed closely by sophomore
Ryan Johnson Rees in 1:00.45.
Freshman
Patrick Saltysiak was a double winner for the Mariners, touching first in the 100-yard freestyle (51.28) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.99).
Sophomore
B Boyer added another first-place finish for Maine Maritime in the 500-yard freestyle, winning the event in 5:07.85.
The Mariners capped the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay as Levesque, sophomore
Henry Keepes, Guillen Barcia and freshman
Sean McCafferty combined for a time of 1:38.57.
Additional scoring performances for Maine Maritime included second-place finishes by
B Boyer in the 50-yard freestyle, Guillen Barcia in the 100-yard freestyle and
Connor Hedstrom in the 500-yard freestyle.
With the victory, Maine Maritime Academy finished atop the men's team standings with 129 points, while Husson University totaled 61 points.
The Mariners return to the pool on Dec. 4-5 at the State of Maine Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Championship hosted by Colby College.
