2019-2020 WPI Swimming & Diving Headlines
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NCAA Cancels Remaining Winter and Spring Championships
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Williams Selected for NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships
February 27, 2020Indianapolis, IN --- WPI sophomore Sid Williams earned an invitation to compete in the 2020 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by the ODAC and Greensboro Sports Commission March 18-21 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.
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400 Free Relay Sets School Record as Women's Swimming and Diving Take Third at NEWMACs
February 23, 2020Cambridge, MA --- Five top-10 finishes propelled the WPI women's swimming team to a third place finish in the NEWMAC Championship at MIT on Sunday night. The third place finish marked the second best finish for the team, bested only by their second place finish at home in 2017.
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Besch and Williams Shine on Day Three of NEWMACs for Men’s Swimming and Diving
February 22, 2020Cambridge, MA --- A pair of runner-up efforts and a duo of NCAA B Cut times highlighted day three at the NEWMAC Championships at MIT, Saturday. Clayton Besch and Sid Williams made their way to the podiums on night three for their efforts in the 100 Fly and 100 Back.
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Clemente, Sykes Star for Women’s Swimming and Diving on Day Three of NEWMACs
February 22, 2020Cambridge, MA --- Seven top-10 finishes highlight day three of the NEWMAC Championships at MIT including a podium effort by Jillian Clemente in the 200 Free and a school record time by Molly Sykes in the 400 IM.
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Williams, 200 Free Relay Excel for Men's Swimming and Diving on Day Two of NEWMACs
February 21, 2020Cambridge, MA --- Sidney Williams, Zach Denbow, Markus Zimmermann and Donald Buglino all collected top 10 individual finishes for the WPI men's swimming and diving team as the Engineers participated on day 2 of the NEWMAC Championships at MIT.
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Sykes, 200 Free Relay Set Records for Women's Swimming & Diving on Day Two of NEWMACs
February 21, 2020Cambridge, MA --- Molly Sykes, Cailin Gonyea, Katherine Pawlak and Julia Noël all logged top 10 individual finishes for WPI women’s swimming and diving as the Crimson and Gray competed on day 2 of the NEWMAC Championships at MIT.
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Relays Deliver Swimming and Diving a Strong Start at NEWMAC Championships
February 20, 2020Cambridge, MA --- The WPI swimming and diving teams got off to a strong starts on Thursday at the NEWMAC Championships hosted by MIT. With the Engineers competing in the 800-yard freestyle, the women sit in second place with a fourth place showing in the A relay and a second place finish in the B relay while men are in fourth place after both relays garnered second in their respective races.
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Brownell and Hanson Log First Place Finishes for Women's Swimming & Diving at Tech Sprints
February 01, 2020WORCESTER --- Sophomore Jenn Brownell finished first in the 200-yard butterfly, clocking in at 2 minutes, 24.31 seconds, posted a personal best in the 25-yard backstroke with a second-place finish of 13.80 seconds, and finished second in the 50-yard backstroke in 28.76 seconds to lead the WPI women’s swimming and diving team to a second-place finish in the Tech Sprints Saturday.
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Williams Records a Pair of Victories for Men's Swimming and Diving at Tech Sprints
February 01, 2020WORCESTER — Sid Williams posted personal bests in the 50-yard backstroke and 25-yard backstroke, placing first in 23.01 and 10.93 seconds, respectively, and in the 25-yard freestyle collecting a second-place finish in 10.08 seconds, and was a part of the 200-yard medley team which came in first place with a time of 1 minute, 34.38 seconds to lead men’s swimming and diving team to a second-place finish (1,239 points) as they hosted the Tech Sprints Saturday.
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Double Trouble - Women's Swimming and Diving Post Saturday Wins at Hartwick and Norwich
January 25, 2020Oneonta NY and Northfield, VT --- WPI women’s swimming and diving claimed its second straight winning season and eighth consecutive season of a .500 record or better after two wins today over Hartwick and Norwich. WPI took down Hartwick with ten first-place wins for a total of 162 to points to Hartwick’s 121.
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Saturday Sweep - Men's Swimming and Diving Notches Victories at Hartwick and Norwich
January 25, 2020Oneonta, NY and Northfield, VT --- With two victories today over Hartwick and Norwich, the men?s swimming and diving team secures their eighth consecutive winning season. Against Hartwick the Engineers earned nine first place victories for their impressive 161-127 win.
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Noël Leads Sweep as Women's Swimming and Diving Bests Clark
January 21, 2020WORCESTER --- Julia Noël (Beverly, AM) captured both diving events and nine different swimmers and both relays touched the wall first as WPI women’s swimming and diving collected a 153-70 road victory at Clark on Tuesday evening.
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Buda Registers a Pair of Victories as Men's Swimming and Diving Bests Stevens
January 19, 2020Hoboken, NJ --- The Engineers were propelled today by top-three sweeps in both the 200 butterfly and 500 free that led their success in the pool with a total of 27 top-three finishes in their 133.50-128.50 dual meet road victory at Stevens.
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Fast Relay Start Propels Women's Swimming and Diving to Road Win Over Stevens
January 19, 2020Hoboken, NJ --- The Engineers set the tone for their dual meet today against Stevens when WPI opened the 200 medley relay with a first, second and third place finish. Jenn Brownell, Molly Silsby, Carol Wang and Katherine Pawlak teamed up for the victory in a time of 1:52.33. A team composed of Rayna Harter, Olivia Petropulos, Sarah MacDonald and Lexi Clark swam into second in 1:52.67 while Sydney Seo, Emma Edwardson, Sofie de Oliveira and Cameron Cronin took third in 1:58.67.
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200 Freestyle Relay Helps Women's Swimming and Diving Nip Swarthmore in New Jersey
January 18, 2020New Providence, NJ --- A third-place finish for the 200 free relay team of Carol Wang (Framingham, MA), Kimberly Hazeltine (Stratham, NH), Katherine Pawlak (Westford, MA) and Molly Sykes (Falmouth, MA) in 1:41.35 led the Engineers over Swarthmore to earn their victory of the day, while No. 4 Johns Hopkins and No. 22 Rowan proved to be a test for WPI.
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Denbow, Williams Key Men's Swimming & Diving’s Victory Against Swarthmore in New Jersey
January 18, 2020New Providence, NJ --- Junior Zach Denbow and sophomore Sid Williams both recorded two individual top-five swimming performances for WPI while Williams contributed to two top-five relay finishes and Denbow contributed to one to help lead the Engineers past Swarthmore.
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Fagerholm Double-Win Drives Men’s Swim-Dive to Meet Win Over Wheaton, St. Michael’s
January 15, 2020WORCESTER --- WPI Men?s Swimming and Diving claimed nine event wins, including two by Peter Fagerholm, in a midweek matchup against Wheaton and St. Michael?s for their first meet victory since their season-opening success in the Worcester City Championships.
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Pawlak Secures Sprint Victories as Women’s Swimming & Diving Falls to Wheaton
January 15, 2020WORCESTER --- Sophomore Katherine Pawlak dominated the sprint events, swimming to two of WPI Women’s Swimming and Diving’s four event victories on Wednesday evening as the host Engineers fell to Wheaton by a score of 166-127.
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Clemente Keys Women's Swimming and Diving Third Place Show in Gompei Invitational
December 08, 2019WORCESTER -- Jillian Clemente highlighted five individual top 10 performances for host WPI women’s swimming and diving as host WPI women's swimming and diving on the third and final day of action in the seventh annual Gompei Invitational.
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Besch Boosts Men’s Swimming and Diving on Day 2 of Gompei Invitational
December 07, 2019WORCESTER -- Junior Clayton Besch secured WPI Men's Swimming & Diving's first win of the Gompei Invitational on Saturday in Day 2 of the meet, triumphing in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 22.81 seconds.
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Pawlak, Sykes Power Women’s Swimming and Diving on Day 2 of Gompei Invitational
December 07, 2019WORCESTER --- Katherine Pawlak and Molly Sykes each had top five finishes to lead the way for WPI Women?s Swimming & Diving on Day 2 of the Gompei Invitational, helping deliver the hosts into fifth place out of the 12 teams competing in the three-day meet.
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Williams Starts Swimmingly for Men’s Swimming and Diving on Day 1 of Gompei Invitational
December 06, 2019WORCESTER – Sophomore Sid Williams was involved in three of WPI Men’s Swimming & Diving’s top four results on Friday to put the Engineers in fourth place out of 12 teams after Day 1 of the Gompei Invitational.
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Sykes, Gonyea Help Women’s Swimming and Diving to Fourth Place After Day 1 of Gompei
December 06, 2019WORCESTER – Molly Sykes and Cailin Gonyeaeach had top 10 finishes and were also a part of WPI Women’s Swimming & Diving’s sixth-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay as the host Engineers finished Day 1 of the Gompei Invitational in fourth place out of 12 teams.
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Sykes Stands Out In Women’s Swimming and Diving Home Double-Dual
November 23, 2019WORCESTER -- The WPI women’s swimming and diving team was swept for the first this season in Saturday’s home meet against MIT and Bowdoin, but sophomore Molly Sykes stood apart with several strong events.
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Olson Bags Top 3 Finish in Men’s Swimming and Diving Split Versus MIT and Bowdoin
November 23, 2019WORCESTER --- Sophomore Matthew Olson secured his first top 3 finish of the season and WPI Men’s Swimming & Diving’s only of the swimming events in a split result meet against MIT and Bowdoin on Saturday in Worcester.
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Besch, Shriner Lead Way For Men’s Swimming & Diving In Four-Way Meet At Williams
November 16, 2019Williamstown, MA – Juniors Clayton Besch and Matthew Shriner both pocketed third-place finishes during a challenging four-way meet on Saturday that also included Tufts, Williams and Wesleyan.
