TROY, N.Y. – The RPI men's and women's swimming & diving teams each turned in dominant performances on Saturday afternoon, sweeping visiting SUNY Oneonta in dual meet action at Robison Pool. The Engineers' women's squad secured a 180-92 victory, while the men earned a convincing 174-102 win.
The RPI women opened the afternoon with a victory in the 400 medley relay, as the quartet of
Caroline Steeves,
Elizabeth Rose,
Hannah Goddard, and
Ellie Tandlmayer combined for a winning time of 4:15.57.
Sierra Pargett led the individual charge for the Engineers with three victories, claiming the 1000 freestyle (11:15.10), 100 freestyle (54.45), and 200 individual medley (2:17.87).
Daytona Duggan followed Pargett in the 1000 free, earning second place with a time of 11:55.58.
Meera Kondal added a pair of victories in the 200 butterfly (2:21.64) and 500 freestyle (5:39.51), while
Corinne Boyle secured a runner-up finish in the 200 fly (2:25.96).
RPI also swept the top three positions in the 200 freestyle, led by
Theresa Funderburk, who touched first in 2:04.30.
Ellie Tandlmayer followed closely in second (2:04.41), while
Katie Schloth rounded out the podium with a third-place finish of 2:08.31.
Hannah Goddard contributed two individual wins of her own, capturing the 50 freestyle (25.44) and 100 butterfly (1:01.23).
Madison Hu paced the Engineers in the 100 backstroke with a winning time of 1:01.94, followed by
Vera Korff in second (1:02.66).
Katie Pierce led another RPI sweep of the top three positions in the 100 breaststroke, touching first in 1:11.35.
Elizabeth Rose claimed second (1:13.50), while
Kate Tevlin finished third (1:20.81).
Additional individual victories came from
Caroline Steeves, who won the 200 backstroke (2:14.87), and
Ellie Tandlmayer, who captured the 200 breaststroke (2:43.31).
The Engineers also controlled the diving events, with
Caeil Killip-Leonard winning the 1-meter competition with 209.25 points and
Jessica Campise taking first on the 3-meter board with 230.65 points.
RPI capped its women's victory with another relay triumph, as
Hannah Goddard,
Vera Korff,
Elizabeth Rose, and
Theresa Funderburk combined to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:48.87.
On the men's side, the Engineers began the afternoon with a commanding performance in the 400 medley relay, as
Jason Weller,
Peter Meehan,
Rittivuth Chea, and
Tyler Kim combined for a first-place finish of 3:34.89.
Tyler Kim led the RPI men with three individual victories, sweeping the 100 freestyle (49.40), 200 freestyle (1:50.87), and 200 individual medley (2:03.29). The Engineers swept the top three positions in the 200 free, with
Owen Hamnett placing second (1:51.74) and
Beckham Palmer taking third (1:54.85).
Jason Weller added a pair of wins for RPI, capturing the 50 freestyle (21.98) and 500 freestyle (4:52.85).
Rittivuth Chea also doubled up in the backstroke events, taking first in both the 100 (53.62) and 200 (2:01.99).
Jonah Kehew contributed a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke (55.88).
In the distance events,
Connor Freeze claimed the 1000 freestyle with a winning time of 10:32.40, while Philippe Diaz followed in second (11:16.78).
The Engineers swept the top three positions in the 100 breaststroke, led by
Ethan Young, who touched first in 1:02.74.
Daniel Mente secured second (1:04.17), while
Patrick Epifanio rounded out the sweep with a third-place finish (1:07.12).
Benjamin Chu paced RPI in the 200 butterfly, earning first place in 2:04.07, while
Lucas Foung finished second (2:07.18).
Michael Laidlaw added another individual victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.92).
One of the afternoon's closest individual races came in the 100 butterfly, where
Peter Meehan finished second in 54.57, just one-hundredth of a second behind the winning time of 54.56.
On the diving boards,
Kyler Thomas swept both competitions for the Engineers, winning the 1-meter event with 277.65 points and the 3-meter event with 254.80 points.
RPI closed the afternoon with a convincing victory in the 400 freestyle relay, as
Jason Weller,
Beckham Palmer, Philippe Diaz, and
Ethan Young combined for a winning time of 3:17.45, completing the Engineers' sweep of the relay events and securing the dual meet victory.