Brockport can't handle Saxon swimming
The visiting AU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams powered past SUNY Brockport last Saturday; the men with a score of 136-99 and the women 136-98.
Every individual non-diving event was won by the men (5-2) starting with sophomore Brett Irwin (Springwater, NY/Wayland-Cohocton) in the 1,000-yard free (10:58.01), followed by a host of Saxons including sophomore Nate Chapman (Hornell, NY/Hornell) in the 200-yard free (1:50.33), freshman Pete Sowinski (Akron, NY/Akron) in the 50-yard freestyle (22.72), junior Jeff Swartout (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) took the 400-yard IM (4:34.43); senior Zach Mix (Mt. Morris, NY/Mt. Morris) in the 100-yard fly (54.51), senior Tyler Olsen (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga) in the 100-yard free (50.31), junior Rich Guarniero (New York Mills, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) in the 100-yard back (57.23), senior Matt Lobban (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Mendon) in the 500-yard free (4:52.29), and junior Warren Dolben (Rye, NH/Berwick) who won the 100-yard breaststroke) 1:01.96).
The relay teams also tallied some points as freshman Kyle Kraeger (Henrietta, NY/Rush-Henrietta), Dolben, Mix and Olsen won the 400-yard medley relay (3:43.64), while junior Rich Lenihan (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley), Lobban, junior Vince Pascarella (Bradford, PA/Bradford) and freshman Yair Lazar (Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck) won the 200-yard free relay (1:37.38).
The women (3-5) were led by senior Sarah Blair (Auburn, NY/Auburn) and sophomore Eryn Matich (Johnson City, NY/Johnson City) who each came out on top in two events. Blair won the 50-yard freestyle (25.51) along with the 100-yard free (56.51), while Matich won the 400-yard individual medley (5:09.31) and 100-yard butterfly (1:06.68).
Other winners for the women were senior Calista Merritt (Conesus, NY/Livonia) in the 1,000-yard free (11:39.69), junior Donna Hoops (Geneseo, NY/Geneseo) in the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.71) and freshman Heather Remchuk (Hornell, NY/Hornell) in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:16.71).
The relay team of Hoops, Remchuk, Matich and Blair won the 400-yard medley relay in 4:26.33.


