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.: Yale Sweeps Maine

January 9th, 2005

Joe Mack and Hugh Sullivan each won two individual events and one relay event as Yale won 182-109 at Maine Sunday afternoon. Mack took the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.17) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.37, edging teammate Cameron Hendrick by .26 seconds), while Sullivan won the 100-yard backstroke (55.55) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.99). Both were part of Yale's victorious 200-yard medley relay team (1:41.43) as well, along with Alexander Goldsmith and Dave Lange. Yale's Douglas Scott won two individual events as well, taking the one-meter diving (277.50) and three-meter diving (247.88) competitions. Scott, Jeffrey Lichtenstein and Pat Hayden helped Yale sweep the top three spots in both diving competitions.

Other winners for Yale included Kevin Pudas in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:56.04), Gjorgji Gjeorgjievski in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.83), Reid Madden in the 200-yard butterfly (1:58.09), Lange in the 50-yard freestyle (22.73, just .03 ahead of Hendrick) and Morgan Locke in the 100-yard freestyle (48.70).

Yale is back in action Saturday at Navy with Cornell.

Stephenson Stars as Yale Beats Maine 161-139 Caroline Stephenson won three individual events and one relay event to help Yale to a 161-139 win at Maine Sunday afternoon. Stephenson won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.06), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.86) and the 200-yard IM (2:09.19) in addition to being a part of Yale's victorious 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:43.56) with Holly Mazar, Rachel Shipp and Nicole Swaney. Swaney won two individual events herself, taking the 1000-yard freestyle (10:34.11) and the 100-yard freestyle (54.62). Alexandra Jones also won two events, the one-meter (228.60) and three-meter (238.70) diving.

Other winners for Yale were Laura Aronsson in the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.40) and Shipp in the 50-yard freestyle (26.21).

Yale returns to action Saturday at Navy with Cornell.