Swimming & Diving Fourth at Regis Invitational

Simmons Swimming & Diving placed fourth out of seven teams this weekend at the Regis College Invitational. The meet was highlighted by strong performances from the divers and some exciting finishes from the swimmers, with the team collecting 570 points. The Simmons swimming and diving team earned the CSCAA Academic All-American Team Award for the 2008 season, as announced by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. In order to be named on the CSCAA All-Academic list, teams must have had a combined team grade point average of 3.0 or better during the fall 2008 term. The Simmons Sharks will field a team of thirteen qualifiers at the 2009 New England Swimming and Diving Championships, held at UMass Dartmouth?s Tripp Athletic Center Natatorium from Friday through Sunday, February 22.
Posted: Nov 17, 2008

Simmons Swimming & Diving placed fourth out of seven teams this weekend at the Regis College Invitational. The meet was highlighted by strong performances from the divers and some exciting finishes from the swimmers, with the team collecting 570 points.

Junior Caitlin Urciuoli (Wethersfield, CT) turned in season-best times in the 200 Free (3rd place), 100 Fly (4th place), 500 Free (7th place) and led off the 4th place 200 Free Relay. Urciuoli also took home the highest points count for the Sharks, with 44 individual points.

"The divers set the team up well for Saturday's session after scoring 78 points on Friday night," said Head Coach Mindy Williams. "We had a battle with Mount Holyoke for the entire meet, trailing them by 15-20 points the whole time. The women knew that Mount Holyoke was our main competition and in our attempt to hold them back, there were some impressive races. Not every time was a best time, but every effort was a best effort and that's all I'm looking for at this point in the season."

The Sharks' next competition will be against rival Wellesley College. Simmons will take on the Blue on Friday, November 21 at 7:00pm.

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