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Men's Swimming and Diving

Swimming & Diving Completes Senior Weekend Meet with George Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Isaac Poole and Nicol Davanzo picked up victories, and Elze Bielskute set a new school record in the 100 IM (58.85) as the UMBC Swimming & Diving Team honored its senior class with a solid performance in a two-day meet against regional power George Washington.

"This was a great opportunity to show what we can do against another strong out of conference opponent," said head coach Matt Donovan. "I appreciate how hard we fought all weekend long. Lots of season bests and even a few lifetime bests. Looking forward to our final opportunity next weekend at Towson then onto Championships."

The meet opened up on Saturday in Baltimore with Senior Day. Davanzo then beat out a talented to field to win the 50 fly in 25.48.

The competition on Saturday also featured a few mixed relays, and the Dawgs took gold in the Mixed 200 free relay. Sean Neils, Oliver Gassmann, Makaela Hill and Ashley Gutshall edged out three GW teams in a time of 1:28.01 to take the top spot.

On the diving side, Poole swept the competition by winning the 3 meter by nearly 80 points (340.05) and the 1 meter by over 41 points (342.75).  Kaleb Cave's strong freshman campaign continued as he took third in both the 3 meter (259.58) and the 1 meter (268.65).

Alicia Buteau continued her strong recent form as she took second in the 3 meter with a score of 295.20. Ember Stennett took third in the 1 meter with a score of 231.15.

The Retrievers will have their final tune-up before America East Championships when they head to Towson for a two-day invite beginning on Friday night with the diving competition. 
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Players Mentioned

Oliver Gassmann

Oliver Gassmann

Fly/Free
Senior
Elze Bielskute

Elze Bielskute

Breast/Free
5' 7"
Senior
Alicia Buteau

Alicia Buteau

Diving
Junior
Ashley  Gutshall

Ashley Gutshall

Sprint Free
5' 10"
Sophomore
Makaela Hill

Makaela Hill

Sprint Free
Graduate Student
Ember Stennett

Ember Stennett

Diving
5' 5"
Sophomore
Kaleb Cave

Kaleb Cave

Diving
Freshman
Sean Neils

Sean Neils

Free/Breast
Freshman
Isaac Poole

Isaac Poole

Diving
Graduate Student
Nicol Davanzo

Nicol Davanzo

Fly
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Oliver Gassmann

Oliver Gassmann

Senior
Fly/Free
Elze Bielskute

Elze Bielskute

5' 7"
Senior
Breast/Free
Alicia Buteau

Alicia Buteau

Junior
Diving
Ashley  Gutshall

Ashley Gutshall

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprint Free
Makaela Hill

Makaela Hill

Graduate Student
Sprint Free
Ember Stennett

Ember Stennett

5' 5"
Sophomore
Diving
Kaleb Cave

Kaleb Cave

Freshman
Diving
Sean Neils

Sean Neils

Freshman
Free/Breast
Isaac Poole

Isaac Poole

Graduate Student
Diving
Nicol Davanzo

Nicol Davanzo

Freshman
Fly
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