Swim & Dive Opens Home Slate With 16-Event Sweep, Breaks Pool Record in 400 Free Relay

11/15/2025 6:15:00 PM

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — In its first home meet of the season, the Stony Brook swimming and diving team secured a decisive victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating Siena 223-76 at University Pool. The Seawolves dominated, winning all 16 events during the meet, including setting a new pool record in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Stony Brook saw key contributions from all across the roster, allowing the Seawolves to cruise to victory over the Saints. All 16 events on Saturday, 14 in the pool and two on the diving board, were won by Stony Brook. Five different Seawolf swimmers recorded multi-event win days, including Alanna DePinto, Michelle Vu, and Francesca Baber with four, and Sara Baxter and Carson Kien with two.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I am super happy with how our team competed today, said head coach Mark Anderson. "Siena is a great team, and our ladies stepped up big time today to defend our house. It was our last meet before our mid-season meet in December. I can't wait to see what this group can do there, go Seawolves!"

HIGHLIGHTS

DePinto, Avari Wischhof, Vu, and Baber teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle relay, setting a new pool record with a time of 3:28.37.
Natalia Chornomidza won the 3-meter dive event with a final score of 285.38.
Baxter, Vu, DePinto, and Kien finished first in the 200-yard medley relay (1:45.28).
Meredith Yuhasz outpaced the field to win the 1000-yard freestyle (10:35.43).
Baber picked an individual event in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:53.81.
Baxter finished first in the 50-yard backstroke (27.49).
DePinto's second win of the day came in the 50-yard breaststroke (30.02).
Elaine Liu won the 100-yard butterfly, with a time of 57.59.
Vu won the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 24.31.
Mykayla Lavery beat out four other divers to win the 1-meter dive event (259.50).
Baber recorded another win in the 100-yard freestyle (52.38).
Kunzang Sharchitsang picked up a win in the 100-yard backstroke (58.67).
DePinto won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.97.
Baber recorded a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.49).
Vu's fourth event win came in the 50-yard butterfly (25.45).
Kien picked up an individual event win in the 400-yard IM (4:33.29).

UP NEXT
Stony Brook will look to continue its momentum when it competes next at the ECAC Championships on December 5-7 at the Eisenhower Aquatic Center in East Meadow.

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