WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University swimming and diving teams hosted Vassar College in a competitive dual meet at Linsey Pool. The Judges' men emerged victorious in a tight 136–126 contest, while the women fell to a strong Vassar squad, 187–86. Brandeis earned multiple individual wins and relay victories, with standout performances across all strokes and distances.

Team Records

• Brandeis: Men, 1-0; Women, 0-1.
• Vassar: Men, 2-1; Women, 3-0.

Top Performers – Men

• Senior Benjamin Lee (Upton, Mass./Nipmuc Regional) led the men with wins in the 200 freestyle (1:50.02), 50 freestyle (22.38), and 200 IM (2:01.01).
• Senior Eric Xiao (College Station, Texas/AM Consolidated) won the 100 freestyle (49.30) and placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.99).
• Sophomore Peter Mou (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brimmer and May School) took the 50 freestyle (22.02) and was runner-up in the 100 butterfly (53.23).
• Senior Sam Bundy (Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell) won the 200 butterfly (2:04.56) and placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:09.64).
• Junior Riley Pasicaran (Kennewick, Wash./Hanford) won the 200 backstroke (2:03.12) and contributed to the winning medley relay.
• Senior Solomon Skelton-Harris (Golden Valley, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) helped secure relay wins and placed in sprint freestyle events.
• The men's A relay team of Xiao, Skelton-Harris, Lee, and Mou won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:17.57.

Top Performers – Women

• Senior Jenna Wild (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) led the women with top-three finishes in the 200 freestyle (2:07.65), 100 freestyle (58.16), and 500 freestyle (5:49.55).
• Senior Rebecca Kaplan (Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary School) placed third in the 1000 freestyle (11:40.07) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:25.70).
• Senior Audrey Teo (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) scored in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.92), 50 freestyle (27.16), and 200 IM (2:24.23).
• First-year Michelle Weissler (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.53) and contributed to relay scoring.
• Senior D'Arcy Anselmi (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River) scored in the 100 backstroke (1:08.42), 100 butterfly (1:08.44), and 200 backstroke (2:27.05).
• Sophomore Lauren Balfour (Madison, Miss. Pine Crest) placed third in the 200 butterfly (2:35.23) and scored in the 100 fly.

Up Next

• The Judges return to action on Friday, October 31^st at WPI in a tri-meet with Babson.