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Cantwell Earns NCAA B-Cut, Women Break Pool Record As UMBC Swimming and Diving Falls to Navy
10/28/2006
 Tina Cantwell earned an NCAA B-Cut in the 200-meter breaststroke in the loss to Navy. |
Annapolis, Md.—The UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each fell to the U.S. Naval Academy on Saturday afternoon in Lejeune Hall. The Retriever women (1-1) were bested by the Mids, 97-146, while the men (1-1) lost by a score of 86.5-154.5.
Sophomore Tina Cantwell earned a Divison I NCAA Consideration time in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:32.83, almost a second under the standard of 2:33.63. Cantwell finished second in the event to Mallory Dietrich who set a new pool record in the event with a time of 2:32.47, shattering the previous record of 2:36.30.
She also paired with senior Agnes Stanislawska, freshman Kate Chialastri, and junior Lindsey Engler to edge out the Mids by one-tenth for the win in the 400-meter medley relay, setting a new pool record with a time of 4:23.89, just six-hundredths of a second faster than the previous mark of 4:23.95.
Stanislawska won the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:19.52 and senior Ashley Houghton won the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 270.52.
On the men’s side, sophomore Justin Bronson was a multiple event winner for the Retrievers with wins in the 100 (52.52) and 200-meter (1:53.75) freestyles. Bronson teamed with freshman Matt Mattingly, junior Adam Eiben, and senior Juan Ortiz to win the 400-meter freestyle relay in a time of 3:32.30. The only other individual winner for the men was sophomore Evan Roseberry, who tied for first in the 200-meter butterfly in a time of 2:09.34.
The Retriever women return to action tomorrow to host