DAY 3 WRAP UP FROM ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

DAY 3 WRAP UP FROM ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Regis College men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up the ECAC Championships on Sunday afternoon at the University of Pittsburgh.

Kiet Luong (Malden, Mass.) wrapped up a strong ECAC Championships by making it to the finals in the 200 yard butterly (1:53.29). A.J. Graf (Newton, Mass.), Cassidy Bastinelli (Newton, Mass.), and Nick Rainville (Reading, Mass.) all had strong swims in the 100 yard freestyle, with Rainville posting a time of 48.06, Bastinelli swam a 48.40, and Graf had a time of 48.50.

In a time trial earlier in the day, Graf broke the Regis school record in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.00. His first 50 yards of that race also broke the Regis record in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27.2.

The 400 yard freestyle relay team of Graf, Luong, Rainville, and Bastinelli also broke the school record by four seconds with a time of 3:09.48.

On the women's side, Haley Bowen (Litchfield, N.H.) broke the school record in the 200 yard breastroke with a time of 2:29.08. Jessica Higgins (Peabody, Mass.) also had a strong swim in the 200 yard backstroke, finishing the race in 2:16.36.

Coach Sweeney said, "We finished off a historic season with amazing swims. For the women to finish the meet and season with Haley's school record was fitting. We also scored points for the first time since the mid 90's. We were the second highest placing Division III team, beating Colby-Sawyer and the University of New England, who beat us at the New England Championships. For the men finishing the season with another relay record was awesome along with being the highest placing Division III team. Breaking 13 school records this weekend was an amazing feat. I am extremely proud of our team as they continue to improve and excel in the classroom and in the pool."