Alma Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Hosted Hope College on Saturday
The Alma Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Team hosted Hope College on Saturday at the newly renovated McClure Natatorium and had a very positive afternoon. Despite the Flying Dutchmen and Flying Dutch having more swimmers, the Scots held their own. The score on the Men's side was 103-87 Hope, while the visitors won the Women's meet by a score of 128-68.
In swimming, Spencer Johnson won the 100 backstroke with a time of 53.85, while Max Regan was victorious in the Open 50 Free (23.04) and Andrew Brunner came out on top in the Open 100 Fly (54.12). The Scots Men also won the Open 200 Medley with a time of 1:43.12.
For the Women, Jordan Newhouse was recognized for her efforts in the Open 200 IM (2:27.91) and the Open 100 Fly (1:06.72), while Christine Vicari had a personal best in the Open 200 IM with a time of 2:40.32. In addition, Chelsea Hicks had a season best score of 27:63 in the Open 50 Free.
On the diving side, Johnson had a NCAA Qualifying score and set school and pool records in the 3-meter. He recorded a score of 323.40, breaking the old school record of 300.75 and pool mark of 297.60. He also earned praise for his high degree of difficulty dives.
For the Women, Hannah Leestma won both boards, winning the Open 3-meter with a mark of 215.85, and earning the high mark in the Open 1-meter, registering a score of 226.75
Posted: Sat, November 14th, 2009 at 7:10PM
