NEW ROCHELLE, NY - With a large Homecoming crowd in the Hynes Center Pool cheering on the Gaels, the Iona men's swimming and diving team rolled to their its consecutive victory with a 167-28 win over the first-year team from Wagner College.
 
The Iona women competed against both Sacred Heart and Wagner.  They fell short against the Seahawks 113-92, and defeated the Pioneers 135-102. The split brings the women's record to 3-1 on the season while the men improved to 3-0.

Men's MEET

The Iona men claimed 11 of the 13 events, with Michael Faughnan and Conor Mullin each with a pair of wins. Both Faughnan and Mullin remain undefeated on the season with Faughnan taking the 1000- and 500-yard freestyle events with respective times of 9:35.36 and 4:37.76. Mullin touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle at 21.92 and the 200-yard butterfly at 1:54.08.
 
Emil Bajramovic (200-yard breaststroke), Daniel Hadary (200-yard freestyle), Aidan Holbrook (100-yard free), Jackson Madonia (200-yard individual medley) and Spencer Moran (200-yard backstroke), each won one race each.   

women's MEET

The women's meet featured double-dual meet scoring with every race action packed. At the end Isabella Nicholson and Tristan Urso, were the lone gold medalists. Nicholson took the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:55.42 and Urso was first in the 1000-yard freestyle at 10:56.22.

Runner-up spots went to Katherine Lee in the 50-yard freestyle, Meghan Josephs in the 200-yard breaststroke and Urso in the 500-yard freestyle.

Coach's Comments

"Today was a good test for our teams," said head coach Nick Cavataro. "We are in a heavy training period and to race in back-to-back days for the first time in a couple of years (due to COVID-19 limitations) was very demanding. I do think we weathered the challenge well despite falling to a very talented Wagner team. Back-to-back meets allow swimmers and coaches to evaluate where they are in the season."

Up Next

The Gaels are back in action on October 29 as the host Providence at the Hynes Pool.

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