STATEN ISLAND, NY – The College of Staten Island men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted their first Northeast 10 (NE10) meet of the season late Friday afternoon, welcoming Adelphi University and Felician University to the Tank. Both Dolphin teams competed against the Panthers, while the men also faced the Golden Falcons.

The men's team fell to Adelphi, 187-73, and Felician, 138-113. On the women's side, the Dolphins came up short against the Panthers, falling by a score of 162-105.

Natalie Kedzior opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, the first individual event of the afternoon, touching the wall in 12:19.03. Michalina Bukowska followed closely behind, placing third in 12:21.00. In the men's 1,000-yard freestyle, Julian Lopez led the Dolphins with a time of 10:48.32, while James Curran finished next for CSI in 11:41.96.

Maria Janecka secured the Dolphins' first event victory of the afternoon in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 2:01.81, nearly four seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. She added two more individual victories later in the meet, winning the 200-yard butterfly in 2:18.61 and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.50.

Maja Tomaszewska also delivered a strong performance, earning a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:04.61 before capturing first place in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:17.87. Nicole Conroy added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 26.82.

On the men's side, Vlad Siniagovskii recorded a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.82. He later secured another second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 1:59.81. Andi Bajollari also contributed to the Dolphins' efforts, placing fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.61.

In diving, Jacqueline DeFranco was the Dolphins' lone competitor, recording a score of 209.95 in the 1-meter six-dive event and 225.25 in the 3-meter event.

The women's team capped off the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Conroy, Tomaszewska, Kedzior, and Janecka combined for a time of 1:46.37. The men's relay team of Tiki Keats, Ahmed Abdelrehim, Curran, and Adria Garcia Fuentes finished fourth with a time of 1:36.63.

The College of Staten Island men's and women's swimming and diving teams will hit the road for the first time this season when they continue NE10 competition against Pace University on October 31 at 4:00 PM.

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