Wheaton Swimming & Diving Teams to Take Part in Cancer Fundraiser

The Wheaton College men's and women's swimming & diving teams will participate in the fourth annual Hour of Power Relay on Monday November 23 at 5:00 p.m. Participating teams complete a "Leave it in the Pool" practice, which consists of continuous relays of any stroke for one full hour. Wheaton is among eight participating New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) schools, joining another 22 from the region and nearly 130 college, high school and club teams from around the nation. Money raised will support cancer research at the University of Chicago toward the causes and treatment of pediatric sarcoma. To read more, click here.

Wheaton vs Colorado College vs Springfield vs Keene State

Wheaton swimmers had a busy past weekend that started Thursday evening at the Balfour Natatorium in Norton, MA. Fired up and ready to swim fast, both the men and women were confidant to race and defeat Colorado College.

The women came away victorious with a 174-113 victory over the visiting team. The men were defeated 146-147.

Some of the highlights from the meet include Eddie Gillie, Spencer Deans and Christian Woods 2, 3, 4 finishes in the 1000 free (10:40.19, 10:51.65, 11:00.45) and Kathleen Dwyer and Alisha Wilsons 1-2 in the same event (11:53.32, 11:55.76). Corey Best and Charlie Western went 1-2 in the 100 fly (56.72, 56.80). Zach Fichman-Klein won the 50 free (23.13), Sarah Miller took the top spot in the 100 breast (1:12.03), and Dania Piscetta continues to dominate with her win in the 100 backstroke (1:04.46). Lone male diver Jon Gold finished second, 1M (204.15). It was a tough loss for the men, suffering a disqualification on the final relay. To see full mens results, click here. To see the women's click here.

Saturday morning Wheaton swimmers departed from Wheaton's campus and travelled to Springfield, MA for a double dual meet against Springfield College and Keene State. Both teams were defeated.

men:
WHE 85-KS 202
WHE 67-SC 230
women:
WHE 98-KS 201
WHE 147-SC 152

Highlights include Dania Piscetta's double victories in the 100 freestyle (54.34) and the 100 butterfly (59.50) and Nicole Zais's triumphs in the 100 and 200 breaststroke's (1:10.97, 2:33.69). Zach Fichman-Klein nabbed a second place finish in the 100 butterfly (55.38). Eddie Gillie finished third in the 200 butterfly (2:09.41) as did Devon Best in the 200 backstroke (2:07.03). Senior captain Iris Meehan also delivered some nice swims in both the 100 and 200 backstoke's (1:03.66, 2:19.86). The men had a fast showing in the 200 freestyle relay with Zach Fichman-Klein, Sam Neill, Sam Dean-Lee and Ben Sabol producing their fastest time of the season thus far, finishing second with a 1:32.72. Click here for full results.

Next up for the Wheaton swimmers and Divers:
Hour of Power Relay @ WHE, Mon Nov 23
MIT Invitational @ MIT, Dec 4-5

Wheaton vs Coast Guard and New York University

This past weekend the women met at the Balfour Natatorium for a dual meet against the Coast Guard Academy, while the men travelled to New London, CT for a double dual meet against the Coast Guard Academy and New York University.

The women came out victorious, 140-120 with standout swims from Caroline Isaacs in the 1000 free (11:20.79), Steph Conelias in the 200 butterfly (2:21.05), Katie Bordeau in the 200 backstroke (2:22.84) and the 1-2-3 finish by the Wheaton divers on 3 M, Julia Wright, Alex Wilson and Emma Chaiken, respectively. Junior Dania Piscetta continued to dominate with three wins in the 200 free (1:58.52), the 100 free (54.54) and the 100 butterfly (59.68). Check out the complete results here.

The men were not as victorious as the women, losing both meets to Coast Guard and NYU, 77-196 and 95-207, respectively. Top swims included Spencer Deans and Christian Woods in the 1000 free (10:54.52 and 11:10.72), Devon Best in the 100 and 200 backstroke (58.00 and 2:07.54) and Jon Gold on 1M (199.00). Check out complete results here.

Next up for the Lyons:
Wheaton vs Colorado College, Thursday November 19th @ 6:00 at Wheaton College

Congrats Dania!

Each week during NEWMAC's swim season, one male swimmer, one male diver, one female swimmer and one female diver are chosen as superstar or "swimmer of the week" for their performances against others in the pool and on the boards. And this week, NEWMAC has named junior Dania Piscetta swimmer of the week! Hooray! Dania'a super fast wins in the 100 free and the 200 IM against Brandeis and WPI certainly warranted this special honor. Read the full article here.


Next up for Wheaton Swimming and Diving:
Batterman Relays @ MIT, Saturday Nov 7th 1pm

Wheaton vs Brandeis and WPI

Wheaton took to the Balfour Natatorium this past week for a double-duel meet against Brandeis and Worcester Poly Tech (WPI).

The women got off to a quick start winning the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:55.65 and they continued to dominate with wins in 13 of 16 events. Standout swims included Sarah Houlihan's 1000 and 500 free (11:19.68, 5:31.95), Dania Piscetta, Caroline Isaac and Sarah Millers 1, 2, 3 finishes in the 200 free (2:02.25, 2:03.96, 2:04.32), Dana Auger's win in the 50 free (26.94) and Dania Piscetta's win in the 200 IM (2:13.72). Julia Wright continued to rule the diving boards with wins on both the 1 meter and 3 meter boards. Final scores - Wheaton vs Brandeis 179-107 and Wheaton vs WPI 207-86. Click here to see full results.

The men were not as fortunate, losing both meets, Wheaton vs Brandeis 109-173 and Wheaton vs WPI 118-169. The only events the men walked away with wins were the 1 and 3 meter diving events - Congrats Jon Gold! The 200 medley relay team defeated WPI, but lost to Brandeis and sophomore Devon Best lost the 200 backstroke to WPI, but defeated Brandeis in a very respectable 2:08.08. Click here to see full results.

Next up for Wheaton are the Batterman Relays on November 7th at MIT.