November 10, 2007
Shoremen Splash St. Mary's, 137-65
Lessard Picks Up 100th Win as Shoremen's Head Coach
CHESTERTOWN, MD - The Washington College men's swimming team cruised to a
137-65 non-conference win over visiting St. Mary's this afternoon at Casey
Swim Center. The Shoremen's victory upped their record to 2-1 on the year
and was Kim Lessard's 100th win as head coach of the Shoremen. The
Seahawks fell to 0-2 with the loss.
Sophomore Chris Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola Blakefield), senior Alex Thomas
(Towson, MD/Calvert Hall), and freshman Matt Violette (Westbrook,
ME/Westbrook) each won two individual events for the Shoremen. Soper won
the 50 freestyle in 22.81 and the 100 freestyle in 51.43. Thomas swam a
Washington College season-best time of 2:06.64 to win the 200 individual
medley and won the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.69. Violette finished first in
the 200 freestyle in 1:51.33 and in the 500 freestyle in 5:04.88.
Junior Dan Wentzel (Exton, PA/Henderson) added a first-place finish in the
1000 freestyle in 10:47.64, while sophomore Dylan Pollock (Savannah,
GA/Benedictine Military) won the 100 butterfly in 54.12. Violette, Soper,
freshman Tim Beadell (Timonium, MD/Loyola Blakefield), and Wentzel won the
200 freestyle relay in a WC season-best time of 1:33.04.
Tim Beadell also finished second in the 50 freestyle in 24.83, while
sophomore Dan Beadell (Timonium, MD/Loyola Blakefield) took second in the
1000 freestyle in 10:57.36. Senior Brandon Becker (Jamison, PA/Central
Bucks East) finished second in the 100 butterfly in 57.80, while junior
Mike Caro (Yorktown, VA/Yorktown) was second in the 100 backstroke in
1:03.97.
Lessard is now 100-69-1 in 17 seasons as the Shoremen's head coach. She
has also compiled a 149-58 record in 18 years as the head coach of
Washington's women's swimming team.
The Shoremen return to action one week from today with a 1:00 p.m.
non-conference meet at Elizabethtown.
Event Results -
http://washingtoncollegesports.com/mswimming/results/08smc.html
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Assistant Director: Jason Bryden (410-810-5750)
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