Wheaton Pentathlon

Wheaton swimmers took to the water on Saturday to compete in the annual pentathlon. Each swimmer swam 100 yards of the 4 swimming disciplines; fly, free, back, breast (in that order), and the 200 IM. This year junior Zach Fichman-Klein beat out all the men by more than ten seconds, finishing in a time of 6:11.92. Junior Dania Piscetta won on the women's side by more than twelve seconds in a time of 6:39.60. Great job everybody! See top times below:

Men
1. Zach Fichman-Klein 6:11.92
2. Corey Best 6:22.38
3. Ben Sabol 6:29.63
4. Eddie Gillie 6:31.00
5. Devon Best 6:37.96
6. Sam Dean-Lee 6:46.00
7. Alex Hosey 6:52.48
8. Spencer Deans 6:54.66
9. Andrew Oliveri 7:01.19

Women
1. Dania Piscetta 6:39.60
2. Nicole Zais 6:53.73
3. Caroline Isaacs 7:04.42
4. Sarah Miller 7:05.58
5. Iris Meehan 7:13.14
6. Kirstie Parkinson 7:15.75
7. Alisha Wilson 7:16.85
8. Taryn Brosnan 7:22.02
9. Annie Hooper 7:22.88


Stay tuned for upcoming Wheaton events:
Wheaton College vs. Roger Williams University @ RWU, Oct 28 @ 4:00
Wheaton College vs. WPI and Brandeis @ Home, Oct 31 @ 12:00

Wheaton Swimmers compete in annual Biathalon

Every year, before all Wheaton students take a break from their studies to celebrate the long Columbus Day Weekend, the Wheaton swimmers compete against each other in a grueling swim in the pool plus a road race around campus - The Biathalon. The race consists of an 800 yard swim, a 2.2 mile run and 12 underwater swims. Junior captain Corey Best and senior captain Iris Meehan captured the title for the second year in a row. Congrats guys. Top times are listed below:

Top 5 Male Overall
Corey Best 29.46
Dylan Caldwell 33:37
John Ahern 34.47
Charlie Western 35.03
Christian Woods 35.15

Top 5 Female Overall
Iris Meehan 34.34
Sarah Houlihan 34.44
Sarah Miller 34.57
Dania Piscetta 35.25
Caroline Isaacs 35.45

Stay tuned for upcoming Wheaton events -
Pentathalon, Saturday October 17th at 11am
Wheaton College vs. Roger Williams University, Wednesday October 28th at 4pm

White vs. Blue (Alumni Weekend)

This past weekend, Wheaton swam their annual White vs. Blue vs. Alumni meet at the Balfour Natatorium. Wheaton Alumni swimmers included NCAA qualifier and Wheaton school record holder Barrett Roberts as well as '07 graduate and current assistant coach, Zach Hicks. Some of the standout swims included Sarah Houlihan, Caroline Isaacs and Devon Best in the 200 free, Nicole Zais and Barrett Roberts (22.49) in the 50 free, Sam Dean-Lee in the 100 free, Dania Piscetta and Corey Best in the 100 fly and Nicole Zais and Sarah Miller in the 100 breast. Sophomore diver Julia Wright also dominated the boards. At the end of the day, it was the white team that came out victorious!

The Wheaton swimmers and divers are slowly preparing for the first meet of the season against Roger Williams University on Wednesday October 28th at 4:00 pm.

Wheaton Men begin their season...

Wheaton swimmers hopped in the pool Monday September 28th and began training for what looks to be a very exciting season. Heading up the men's team is lone senior John Ahern and junior captains Corey Best, Sam Dean-Lee and Ben Sabol. They are joined by fellow juniors Zach Fichman-Klein and Eddie Gillie as well as lone diver, Jon Gold. Filling out the sophomore roster are Devon Best, Charlie Western Christian Woods, Trevor and Spencer Deans, Andrew Oliveri, Alex Hosey, Dylan Caldwell and Cole Larson-Whittaker as well as newcomer Guive Rosen. The freshman team is comprised of Griffin Hanley and Sam Neill. Stay tuned as the men attempt to surpass last years impressive season.

Shiver-Me-Timbers

Wheaton swimmers braved the cold waters of Lake Massapoag in Sharon, MA as they prepare to begin the 2009/10 season. Stay tuned for more info on the men and women who call Wheaton their home.

Wheaton Women begin their season...

Wheaton swimmers hopped in the pool Monday and began training for what looks to be a very exciting season. Heading up the women's team are senior captains Sarah Houlihan and Iris Meehan. They are joined by fellow seniors Aurelie Marcotte, Steph Conelias, Chelsea Stephenson and lone senior diver, Maggie Samen. Filling out the junior roster are NCAA qualifiers Nicole Zais, Dania Piscetta, Steph Perkins and Sam Ferrell, as well as Kathleen Dwyer, Alisha Wilson, Sara Hollar and diver Emma Chaiken. The sophomore team is comprised of Taryn Brosnan, Sarah Miller, Catherine Army and divers Julia Wright and Alex Wilson. A solid ten freshman round out the Lyons roster, including Caroline Isaacs, Elle Van Cott, Dana Auger, Katie Bordeau, Vanessa Fuchs, Julia Kusiak-Carey, Tarryn Rourke, Leah Willis, Kirstie Parkinson and Kristin Duquette. Stay tuned as the women attempt to surpass last years impressive season.