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MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING EXTENDS UNBEATEN STREAK TO EIGHT; WOMEN IMPROVE TO 6-3
1/16/2005
![]() Jakub Sroczynski |
![]() Lindsey Engler |
![]() Lindsey Prather |
Washington, D.C. - The UMBC men's and women's Swimming & Diving teams swept George Washington in a dual meet this afternoon. The Retriever men remain undefeated at 8-0 with the 127-101 victory, while the women improved to 6-3 with the 138-97 win.
The UMBC were paced by Jakub Sroczynski, who won the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke with times of 1:43.88 and 1:54.46, respectively. The Retrievers got off to a good start, winning the 400 medley relay before Ryan Karrer took the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:40.76. Other first place winners for UMBC included Tim Conway in the 50 free (21.87), Karn Yisomruay in the 200 IM (1:56.25), Jeff Salgado in 1-meter diving (244.20), Geza Szabo in the 200 butterfly (1:54.31), and Adam Blais in the 100 freestyle (47.57).
On the women's side, the Retrievers were led by freshmen Rachel Lesslie and Lindsey Engler, and senior Lindsey Prather, each of whom won two events. Lesslie took the 1,000 free in 10:44.20 and the 500 free in 5:10.02, while Engler won the 50 free (24.94) and 100 free (54.82), and Prather took the 200 IM (2:10.11) and 200 breaststroke (2:20.73). Other first place winners included Agnes Stanislawska in the 200 freestyle (1:54.89), Jessica Prosen in the 200 butterfly (2:09.29), and Amber Harris in the 200 backstroke (2:05.53)


