JERSEY CITY, NJ – The College of Staten Island men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Jersey City, NJ, late Friday afternoon to take on Saint Peter's University. Both programs fell to the Peacocks, with the women's team narrowly dropping its meet, 111-100, while the men fell by a score of 154-74.
Maria Janecka and Alandra Dublin each recorded a pair of individual first-place finishes for the Dolphins. Janecka topped the field in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 27.83 and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:02.06. Dublin followed suit with first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.44) and the 100-yard freestyle (55.01). Polly Struck also captured an individual event victory, finishing first in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 5:00.53.
Other notable finishes on the women's side included Maja Tomaszewska, who placed second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.93, and Aydan Damirova, who finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:13.84. Natalie Kedzior also earned a second-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 21:01.19.
On the men's side, Vlad Siniagovskii continued to lead the way in the backstroke events, claiming first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.98. Andi Bajollari earned a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, clocking in at 22.55, while Adria Garcia Fuentes finished fourth in the same event at 23.10. Bajollari followed up that performance with a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, posting a time of 50.26. In the 100-yard butterfly, rookie Ahmed Abdelrehim led the Dolphins with a second-place finish at 56.29, while Yassin Hussein followed in third with a time of 58.26.
John Kapp also represented the Dolphins on the diving board, recording a score of 81.55 in the 1M diving event.
In relay competition, the women's team earned second-place finishes in both the 200-yard medley relay (1:59.11) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:45.03). The men's team also secured a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:31.99.
The College of Staten Island men's and women's swimming and diving teams will return to action on December 4 for a two-day competition at the Ranger Invitational, hosted by Drew University in Madison, NJ.
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