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Men's Swimming and Diving

Swimmers sweep on Senior Day with wins over Keene State and Bridgewater State

NORTON, Mass. – The Brandeis University men's and women's swimming and diving teams each picked up a pair of wins this afternoon at a tri-meet with Bridgewater State and Keene State. The women swept, winning 183-88 over Keene and 195-82 over Bridgewater, while the men were 181-109 victors over Keene and 178-96 winners of Bridgewater. Brandeis won 21 of the 32 events contested.

The meet was held at Wheaton College while Brandeis's Linsey Pool undergoes some renovations. The Judges now stand at 4-9 on the women's side and 5-6 for the men.

TOP PERFORMERS - WOMEN

  • Rookie Bailey Gold (Berkeley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston) was a triple winner. She took the 200-yard backstroke (2:14.58), the 200 butterfly (2:12.17) and the 200 individual medley (2:19.66).
  • Junior Uajda Musaku (Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop) added two wins in the 50 backstroke (29.99 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (56.55 seconds)
  • Sophomore Abbie Etzweiler (Malvern, Pa. / Great Valley) swept the distance free races, taking the 500 (5:45.09) and the 1000 (11:45.42).
  • Individual winners were junior Audrey Kim (Livingston, N.J. / Livingston) in the 200 freestyle (2:04.50); junior Emily McGovern (Chatham, N.J. / Chatham) in the 200 breaststroke (2:33.09); and rookie Ema Rennie (Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Scioto) in the 50 butterfly (27.75 seconds).

TOP PERFORMERS – MEN

  • Junior Brendon Lu (Basking Ridge, N.J. / Ridge) picked up a pair of wins in the 200 freestyle (1:49.93) and the 200 breaststroke (2:17.51).
  • Junior Daniel Wohl (Chapel Hill, N.C. / East Chapel Hill) showed impressive versatility, taking the 50 free (22.37 seconds) as well as the 500 (4:50.07).
  • Senior Tamir Zitelny (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) just missed being a triple winner, topping the 100 free (49.17 seconds) and the 50 fly (23.85 seconds) and taking second in the 50 back by 0.09 seconds (25.78).
  • Single-race victors included junior Richard Selznick (Las Vegas, Nev./Palos Verde) in the 1000 free (10:22.55); senior Justin Weissberg (Long Beach, N.Y. / Long Beach) in the 200 fly (2:02.69); and junior Joe Beletti-Naccarato (Delmar, N.Y. / Bethlehem Central) in the 200 back (2:04.27).

RELAY WINS

  • Both teams opened the meet with relay wins.
  • The women were represented by Kim, sophomore Olivia Stebbins (Willington, CT / Edwin O. Smith), Gold and Rennie in the 200 medley with a time of 1:55.66, winning by more than two seconds.
  • The men were paced by sophomore Benton Ferebee (Germantown, Tenn. / Memphis University School), Lu, Zitelny and Wohl to a win in the 200 medley with a time of 1:39.82, a victory of about three-quarters of a second.

SENIOR DAY

  • Before the meet, the Judges held their Senior Day ceremony, honoring seven four-year members.
  • Tom Alger (Plymouth, Mass. / Sacred Heart
  • Adrienne Aponte (Pompano Beach, Fla. / Fort Lauderdale)
  • Matthew Arcemont (Santa Ana, Calif. / Mater Dei)
  • Junhan Lee (Peachtree City, Ga. / Stars Mill)
  • Justin Weissberg (Long Beach, N.Y. / Long Beach)
  • Natalya Wozab (Plantation, Fla. / Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • And Tamir Zitelny (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset)

UP NEXT

  • The Brandeis women are in action next Saturday at Wellesley against the home team and Merrimack. Both teams are at Clark University on Feb. 1.
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Players Mentioned

Tom Alger

Tom Alger

Sprint Free/Backstroke
Senior
Matthew Arcemont

Matthew Arcemont

Fly/IM/Backstroke
Senior
Joe Beletti-Naccarato

Joe Beletti-Naccarato

Backstroke/Freestyle
Junior
Junhan Lee

Junhan Lee

Freestyle/Fly
Senior
Richard Selznick

Richard Selznick

Distance Free/Fly
Junior
Justin Weissberg

Justin Weissberg

Distance Freestyle, Fly
Senior
Daniel Wohl

Daniel Wohl

Freestyle/Breast
Junior
Tamir Zitelny

Tamir Zitelny

Fly/Backstroke/Freestyle
Senior
Benton Ferebee

Benton Ferebee

Back/Sprint Free
Senior
Brendon Lu

Brendon Lu

Breast/IM/Mid-distance Free
Senior

Players Mentioned

Tom Alger

Tom Alger

Senior
Sprint Free/Backstroke
Matthew Arcemont

Matthew Arcemont

Senior
Fly/IM/Backstroke
Joe Beletti-Naccarato

Joe Beletti-Naccarato

Junior
Backstroke/Freestyle
Junhan Lee

Junhan Lee

Senior
Freestyle/Fly
Richard Selznick

Richard Selznick

Junior
Distance Free/Fly
Justin Weissberg

Justin Weissberg

Senior
Distance Freestyle, Fly
Daniel Wohl

Daniel Wohl

Junior
Freestyle/Breast
Tamir Zitelny

Tamir Zitelny

Senior
Fly/Backstroke/Freestyle
Benton Ferebee

Benton Ferebee

Senior
Back/Sprint Free
Brendon Lu

Brendon Lu

Senior
Breast/IM/Mid-distance Free
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