Men's and women's swimming victorious at Bridgewater State

November 19, 2004

BRIDGEWATER, MA- The Wheaton College men's and women's swimming and diving teams continued their winning ways Friday night, as the squads brought home 123-107 and 147-80 victories, respectively, at Bridgewater State College. The win moves the women to an unblemished 4-0 overall, while the men improve to 3-1 on the season.

Leading the men was four multiple-event winners in junior John Kuckens (West Hartford, CT/Hall), sophomore co-captain Barrett Roberts (Portland, ME/Deering), sophomore Matt Hurley (Belfast, ME/Belfast Area) and freshman Matt Jordan (Ellsworth, ME/Ellsworth).

Kuckens bested the field in the 500- and 1000-yard freestyle events with times of 5:15.23 and 11:02.46, respectively, while Roberts posted wins in the 100-yard free in 48.66 and 200-yard free in 1:51.46. Hurley won the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley in 1:03.59 and 2:05.01, respectively, and Jordan was victorious in the 50-yard free in 22.67 and 100-yard backstroke in 55.83.

Hurley and Jordan were also part of the first-place 200-yard medley relay squad, teaming with senior co-captain Chris Klinkow (Hollis, NH/Hollis-Brookline) and freshman Ryan Patch (Lexington, MA/Lexington) to record a time of 1:43.35.

The women had no shortage of winners in their races either, as indicated by the victory in the first event of the day. Capturing the 200-yard medley relay, senior co-captain Blake Worrall (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury), classmate Amanda Berthelette (Milford, NH/Milford), junior Courtney Catalano (Westford, MA/Westford Academy) and sophomore Cassie Bohn (Manhattan Beach, CA/Mira Costa) finished in 1:57.78.

Catalano amassed victories in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races with times of 27.08 and 1:00.35, respectively, while Bohn added two wins in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:22.83 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:13.11, which was more than four seconds faster than the next closest competitor. Freshman diver Elizabeth Slavin (Niskayuna, NY/Hyde School) also recorded victories in the one- and three-meter springboard events. Berthelette rounded out the individual wins with a time of 1:04.39 in the 100-yard backstroke.

The last event of the day featured the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Worrall, Berthelette and freshmen Abby Pratt (Melrose, MA/Melrose) and Elizabeth McKay (Brewster, MA/Nauset Regional), as the foursome took first place with a time of 3:53:03. Pratt, who finished second in the 100-yard butterfly, set a Wheaton record in the event with a time of 1:01:94.

The Lyons will return to action tomorrow when they welcome the Clark University Cougars to Balfour Natatorium for a dual meet. The scheduled start time is 1:00 p.m.

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