CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy women's swimming & diving team earned four individual victories and claimed the 200-yard freestyle relay, but fell to Husson University, 133-80, in a dual meet Saturday.
Leading the way for the Mariners was sophomore
Marin Griffin, who captured the 1,000-yard freestyle in 12:28.73 and later added a victory in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:00.59.
Maine Maritime also received a strong performance from junior diver
Abigail Cormier, who won the one-meter diving competition with a score of 151.45. Freshman
Isabelle Byer finished third in the event with 143.90 points, while junior
Sophie Sabet placed fourth.
The Mariners closed the meet with a relay victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay as
Marin Griffin, sophomore
Avery Fraga, Byer and freshman
Clara Murray combined for a winning time of 1:51.58. Maine Maritime's second relay team of senior
Claire MacDonald, freshman
Victoria Vloedman, Cormier and sophomore
Emily Metzker finished second in 1:57.65.
Additional runner-up finishes came from Murray in the 200-yard freestyle (2:17.42) and 100-yard backstroke (1:06.30), Metzker in the 400-yard individual medley (5:39.07), and freshman
Elizabeth Chubb in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:18.56).
MacDonald added a third-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 5:39.17, while Byer took third in the 500-yard freestyle at 6:13.81.
The Mariners also received points from Chubb, who placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle, and Fraga, who finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke.
In the final team standings, Husson University finished first with 133 points, while Maine Maritime Academy totaled 80 points.
Maine Maritime returns to action on Dec. 4-5 at the State of Maine Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Championship hosted by Colby College.