BOSTON - The Regis College men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed at day one of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday afternoon hosted by Simmons College in Boston, Mass.

Three Regis swimmers broke their own GNAC records.

Regis' men finished the first day with 121 points and earned five first-place triumphs. Junior Kiet Luong (Malden, Mass.) broke a pair of his own GNAC records with a time of 51.47 to better his previous mark by over two seconds in the 100-yard butterfly. He also topped the field with a GNAC mark of 2:00.42 in the 200-yard backstroke to shave more than two seconds off the effort. Luong's time in the backstroke also set a Regis school record.

Freshman Joshua Unas (Santa Clarita, CA) took home first in the 200-yard individual medley on a time of 2:03.93 and later placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke. Junior teammate Cassidy Bastianelli (Newton, Mass.) also scored 16 points and broke his own conference standard with a time of 1:46.45 in the 200-yard freestyle. He placed second in the 50-freestyle for the Pride as well. Junior Bryan Johnson (Sudbury, Mass.) won the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:02.82 and also finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle for Regis.

The women finished the day in third place with 208 points and was led by sophomore Jessica Higgins (Peabody, Mass.) with 36 points, including a record-breaking performance in the 200-yard backstroke to eclipse her own mark with a time of 2:15.08 to better the previous time by .86 seconds. She also placed third in the 200-yard freestyle.

Regis returns to the pool tomorrow for day two of the championships. You can watch the championships live here.

Release Courtesy of Simmons College Sports Information