Swisher and Stewart Sweep GNAC Swimming Weekly Honors

BOSTON, Mass. -- After an impressive 3rd place team finish at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships this weekend, where the Sharks broke 11 school records, first year Miriam Swisher (Albuquerque, N.M.) and classmate Shylee Stewart (Eastham, Mass.) swept the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors announced Tuesday by the conference.

BOSTON, Mass. -- After an impressive 3rd place team finish at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships this weekend, where the Sharks broke 11 school records, first year Miriam Swisher (Albuquerque, N.M.) and classmate Shylee Stewart (Eastham, Mass.) swept the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors announced Tuesday by the Conference.

Swisher was named GNAC Women's Swimmer of the Week after finishing second in the 50, 100 and 200 Free events, and setting a new school record in all three. She also set a new school record in the 100 Back during the 400 Medley Relay and was a member of the 200 Free Relay, which came in second and the 800 Free Relay, which took first place and set a new school record by 23 seconds. 

Stewart received GNAC Women's Swimming Rookie of the Week honors after taking top honors in the 100 Breast with a new school record, and set another school record in the 50 Breast with her split during the race. Stewart also finished third in the 100 Free and fourth in the 50 Free and was a member of the record-setting 200 Free Relay and the 800 Free Relay for the Sharks. 

 

Photo of 200 Free Relay and 800 Free Relay; L to R: Miriam Swisher, Shylee Stewart, Coach Mindy Williams, Amy Davis, Jen Collins)