The Bard College men's and women's swimming teams opened their 2025–26 season on Wednesday night in a tri-meet at Vassar College, competing against the Brewers and SUNY New Paltz.

Sophomore Nate Dower led the Raptors with a strong second-place finish in the men's 200-yard individual medley (2:14.66) and added a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:03.37). Dower also helped the 200 freestyle relay team — joined by Benett Hathaway, Reece Sherf, and Owen O'Reilly — to a second-place time of 1:45.87. 

On the women's side, Yolanda Liu paced Bard with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 200 freestyle (2:27.02) and 100 butterfly (1:13.06). Katelyn Campoverde contributed with strong efforts in the 50 freestyle (32.39) and 100 backstroke (1:20.75).
Vassar and New Paltz came away with team wins, but Bard continued to build early-season momentum with several encouraging swims and improved times across the board.

The Raptors return to action on October 25th when they travel to Sarah Lawrence with a 1 p.m. start. 

Women
200 Free
Yolanda Liu 2:27.02

50 Free
Katelyn Campoverde 32.39 
Rose Rahimi 36.29

100 Fly 
Yolanda Liu 1:13.06 

100 Free
Rose Rahimi 1:24.26

100 Backstroke 
Katelyn Campoverde 1:20.75

Men 
200 Free
Reece Sherf 2:13.54

50 Free
Benett Hathaway 27.49
Owen O'Reily 27.83

200 IM 
2. Nate Dower 2:14.66

100 Fly 
Reece Sherf 1:10.13

100 Free
Benett Hathaway 1:03.04

100 Backstroke 
3. Nate Dower 1:03.37

100 Breaststroke 
Owen O'Reily 1:21.40 

200 Free Relay 
Dower, Hathaway, Sherf, O'Reily 1:45.87