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RETRIEVER MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIM TEAMS RECORD VICTORIES OVER TOWSON
11/17/2001
Baltimore, MD - For the second time this week, the Retriever men's and women's swim teams dominated their opponent, as they won today's dual match against the Towson Tigers at the UMBC Natatorium. The Lady Retrievers won by a margin of 153-85, while the men outscored Towson, 154-80.For the women, UMBC freshman Lindsay Prather set a new school record of 1:04.93 in 100 Breaststroke, breaking her previous record, set earlier this year. Prather also won the 400 IM with a time of 4:33.46. Other winners for the Retrievers include Katrin Harrsen (1650 Free, 100 Free, 500 Free), Astrid Sperling (200 Free, 100 Back), and Holly Wittsack (100 Fly). Towson's two wins were in the 400 Freestyle Relay and 50 Freestyle, with Tiger freshman Jennifer Irby coming in first place. In diving, UMBC's Liz Corbin took first place in the 1M competition, while Retriever freshman Peggy Preston won the 3M event. On the men's side, UMBC did not lose a single event. Leading the Retrievers were Josh Farley, who won three (1650 Free, 400 IM, 500 Free), and senior captains Evan Patrick (200 Free, 100 Free), and Mehdi Addadi (50 Free, 100 Back), who won two each. Other individual winners include Ramon James (100 Fly) and Karl Strauss (100 Breast). In diving, UMBC's Dustin Boone, Ian Stucky, and Jon Gdowik took first, second, and third place, respectively, in both the 1M and 3M competitions.The UMBC men's team improves to 3-0 on the year, while the women's team evens out their record to 2-2. Event Winners (Men and Women)
400 MR - UMBC(w), 4:01.16 UMBC (m), 3:31.04
1650 Free - Katrin Harrsen, 17:51.54 Josh Farley, 16:50.85
200 Free - Astrid Sperling, 1:57.21 Evan Patrick, 1:43.23
50 Free- Jennifer Irby, 24.39 Mehdi Addadi, 21.24
400 IM- Lindsay Prather, 4:33.46 Josh Farley, 4:09.85
100 Fly- Holly Wittsack, 59.61 Ramon James, 52.85
100 Free- Katrin Harrsen, 55.65 Eva Patrick, 47.04
100 Back- Astrid Sperling, 59.87 Mehdi Addadi, 51.41
500 Free- Katrin Harrsen, 5:11.18 Josh Farley, 4:42.10
100 Breast- Lindsay Prather, 1:04.93 Karl Strauss, 1:01.01
400 FR- Towson (w), 3:41.34 UMBC (m), 3:17.40