Trinity’s men and women Swim and Dive teams took a trip to Colorado College to begin the 2023 season. The women’s team, who came into the weekend ranked number 19 in the nation, won both of their meets, while the men’s team fell short in both of theirs.
The women began their trip to Colorado Springs by winning their first of two meets on Friday, Oct. 13. They backed up their number-19 national ranking with a blowout 145-98 win.
Ten first-place finishes and 11 second-place finishes aided the Tigers’ statement win. Two of Trinity’s 10 first-place finishes were relay events. Senior All-American Emma Hagan participated in one of the relay events and had two individual first-place finishes.
The women’s swim and dive team continued their success on Saturday as they defeated Colorado College 125-99. While the score was slightly closer, the Tigers still had a successful day in several events, including the relay, where they finished first and third. The women won three of the four relays overall during the weekend.
Individually, sophomore Neely Burns led Trinity. Burns finished the day with three gold medals, making her Trinity’s leading gold medalist for the second consecutive day.
Trinity’s men and women Swim and Dive teams took a trip to Colorado College to begin the 2023 season. The women’s team, who came into the weekend ranked number 19 in the nation, won both of their meets, while the men’s team fell short in both of theirs.
The women began their trip to Colorado Springs by winning their first of two meets on Friday, Oct. 13. They backed up their number-19 national ranking with a blowout 145-98 win.
10 first-place finishes and 11 second-place finishes aided the Tigers’ statement win. Two of Trinity’s 10 first-place finishes were relay events. Senior All-American Emma Hagan participated in one of the relay events and had two individual first-place finishes.
The women’s Swim and Dive team continued their success on Saturday as they defeated Colorado College 125-99. While the score was slightly closer, the Tigers still had a successful day in several events, including the relay, where they finished first and third. The women won three of the four relays overall during the weekend.
Individually, sophomore Neely Burns led Trinity. Burns finished the day with three gold medals, making her Trinity’s leading gold medalist for the second consecutive day.
She won the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:42.16, the 200 breaststroke in 2:26.97 and the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:29.98.
The men began with a narrow 124-119 defeat on Friday. Despite the loss, Trinity was able to win six events, led by senior All-American Nathaniel Early, who won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.52. Early was one of four Trinity swimmers on the men’s team to win an individual gold medal.
The men did not fare much better on Saturday either, losing 115-107 to Colorado College once again. Trinity found themselves down early, as one of their relay teams was disqualified during the race.
The Tigers did their best to come back after the rough start. Sophomore John Key was the only Tiger to win two events, winning both the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:59.72 and the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:24.19. Senior Michael Kohl won the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.94 seconds. However, these individual efforts would not be enough, as Trinity lost both meets.
Overall, it was a mixed bag for Trinity Swim and Dive in their first two days of the season. While the men fell short in both meets, they will have the opportunity to bounce back when they compete in November. As for the women, the weekend was a splashing success. They won both of their first two meets by a combined score of 270-197, likely meaning they will continue to be nationally ranked unless they falter.
Both the men and women’s teams will have their next meets during the first week of November, when they will face the University of St. Thomas at 6:00 p.m. on Nov. 3 and 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 4.
