Simmons Swimming & Diving: Season Preview
The Simmons Swim and Dive Team has been training hard for the past month, and finally our first dual meets have arrived! Our season home-opener was Saturday, 10/26 versus Westfield State. The Simmons women were eager to race! Last year's match up with Westfield came down to the last relay, where Simmons finished first and second to secure the win. Needless to say, our opponent was looking for retribution, but Simmons planned on remaining dominant... And SUCCEEDED! Simmons won the meet by a broad margin, finishing first in 12 out of 16 events.
Conference honors were earned by J. Collins, a Senior Freestyle and IM specialist, and M. Swisher, a rookie Backstroker. In addition to sweeping the GNAC polls for week 1, the Simmons women set a new school and pool record in the 200 Medley Relay. With her lead off 50 Backstroke split, M. Swisher also set an individual school record.
The second match-up for Simmons was a double dual meet with Elms College and Gordon College on Saturday, 11/2. Simmons beat both opponents and continued to add top times to the NEISDA's top-32 report.
For the past few years, our program has been gaining a more competitive reputation. The team appears hungry to keep climbing the ranks. In addition to defending our Conference title, the team is hoping to improve the dual meet record and settle the scores from a few of last season's close losses. The next big meet will be against the University of New England on Friday, 11/8.
There is no question that the Simmons roster is full of competitors. Everyone seems to share a mindset of striving to be the best. As their coach, I certainly know what these women are capable of, now it's just a matter of broadcasting that potential to our opponents. Stay tuned... www.simmons.edu/athletics
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