Falco breaks school record in 200-yard backstroke
The Marist Women’s Swimming and Diving team fell in the season’s first scored meet of the season on Thursday at Fordham 130-113. Junior Jamie Falco (North Haven, Conn.) broke the Marist record in the 200-yard backstroke by posting a time of 2:05.05. Falco would also be victorious in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:06.68. She also swam the anchor leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that posted a winning time of 3:35.70.
Freshman Janell Walsh-Thomas (Medford, N.J.) also had a strong outing, as she finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 10:31.29, before going on to win the 500-yard event in a time of 5:06.26. Sandra Bujalski (Thomaston, Conn.) also had a solid swim, as she finished in second place in both the 200-yard freestyle in 1:56.02 and the 100-yard freestyle in 53.83 seconds.
Kim Koehler took the third spot in the 50-yard free in a time of 25.05 seconds and the 100-yard free in a time of 55.14. In diving action, Melissa Mangona (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) swept both events on Thursday. She won the one-meter event with a score of 252.15, before winning the three meter event by posting a total of 255.38. Senior captain Anna Sanner (Somerset, Pa.) took second place in both events, with a score of 231.60 off the one-meter board and a total of 235.20 in three-meter diving.
At 0-1, Marist will be back in action on November 4 when they host Rider to the McCann Center. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. in Poughkeepsie.
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