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Free to use Grainau, BY, Germany Man Wearing Red and White Striped Shorts Diving from Brown Rock | Lucas Allmann
WELLESLEY, Mass. - The Norwich University men's and women's swimming & diving teams secured a pair of Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) titles in emphatic fashion, sweeping the GNAC Championships after the three-day event.
The Norwich women claimed their first conference title in 23 years, while the Cadet men topped the GNAC for the first time since 2020. In total, the three-day weekend saw the Cadets record 23 individual first-place finishes and six team relay victories.
The Norwich men won comfortably behind a 469.5 score, topping second-place University of Saint Joseph's 160 by a significant margin. The women's field was substantially closer, as the Cadets held back a furious Simmons rally, finishing with 662 points to the Sharks' 604.
"The team came to swim fast and have great performances! That has been our focus all along," Head Coach Jennifer Cournoyer said. "We completely accomplished that which turned into being 2023 GNAC Champions. As their coach, I am in awe of this team along with the great support we receive."
Riendeau concluded the men's portion of individual wins behind a 56.65 time in the 100 yard IM, before Stark, Riendeau, Cowenhoven, and Adlianitski strung together a 7:08.41 effort to win the 800 yard freestyle relay.
Sunday opened with Avise's final individual win over the three-day weekend, courtesy of clocking a 52.45 in the 100 yard freestyle, which was complemented on the men's side with a first-place finish from Adlianitski. The men coasted to a fury of wins over the final day, including by Thompson in the 50 yard breaststroke, Stark in the 1650 yard freestyle, Riendeau in the 100 yard backstroke, Hallstrom in the 200 yard butterfly, and Arthur Abrams (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) in the 200 yard IM.
The day's festivities were wrapped up with one final victory in the 400 yard medley relay, made possible by Riendeau, Thompson, Stark, and Adlianitski.
Qualified team members will now look ahead to the ECAC Championships, set to take place over Friday, Feb. 24 to Sunday, Feb. 26, at Navy's Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Md.
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