The Bard College swimming team had another mid-week meet on the road, this time against Mount Saint Mary. The men won over the Knights 80-60, while the women fell 55-89.
The Raptors had 11 first-place finishes, including eight wins for the men.
Freddy Coronel and
Nate Dower each went 3-for-3 in their races, including the 200-yard medley relay, which they teamed up with
Owen O'Reilly and
Reece Sherf to win.
Hal Beatty raced his fastest 500-yard freestyle race with a time of 5:44.00.
On the women's side,
Yolanda Liu won the 100-yard butterfly,
Maya Farwell won the 100-yard freestyle, and they were two legs of the winning 200-yard medley relay team.
Mary Mendez and
Roma Taitwood were also part of that team.Â
Liu shaved more than a second off her 200-yard freestyle time,
Vera Topsik raced her fastest 50-yard freestyle, and Farwell beat her previous 100-yard freestyle time by over three seconds.
Farwell raced the 200-yard freestyle for the first time, Topsik finished fourth in her first 100-yard freestyle, and
Sophie Levy raced in her first 200-yard IM.
Next up for Bard is their first home meet of 2025 against William Paterson on Saturday at 1 p.m., during which the team will celebrate its seniors.Â
Women Â
200 Medley RelayÂ
1. Mendez, Taitwood, Liu, Farwell 2:10.80
200 Free
2.
Yolanda Liu 2:19.19
3.
Maya Farwell 2:30.53
50 Free
3.
Mary Mendez 29.80Â
200 IM
3.
Sophie Levy 2:57.81
100 Fly
1.
Yolanda Liu 1:09.92
100 Free
1.
Maya Farwell 1:04.31
100 Backstroke
2.
Maria Krouse 1:17.91
500 Free
1.
Sophie Levy 7:00.94Â
100 Breaststroke
2.
Roma Taitwood 1:28.51
MenÂ
200 Medley Relay
1. Coronel, O'Reilly, Dower, Sherf 1:56.05
1000 Free
1.
Hal Beatty 11:51.24
200 Free
1.
Freddy Coronel 2:06.44
3.
Reece Sherf 2:14.78
50 Free
1.
Owen O'Reilly 28.35Â
200 IMÂ
1.
Nate Dower 2:12.55
100 Fly
1.
Freddy Coronel 57.77
200 BackstrokeÂ
1.
Nate Dower 59.59
100 Free
2.
Reece Sherf 6:17.42
100 Backstroke
1.
Nate Dower 1:04.42
500 Free
1.
Hal Beatty 5:44.00
100 Breaststroke
2.
Owen O'Reilly 1:24.00
200 Free RelayÂ
1. Bard 1:41.83
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