Swim Teams Back In Action At Double-Dual Meet Hosted By Skidmore College
Men Sweep Skidmore And St. Rose And Women Split As Purple Knights Return To The Water After Two Week Layoff
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-The University of Bridgeport men's and women's swimming teams return to the pool after a two-week layoff caused by Hurricane Sandy on Saturday afternoon, as the Purple Knights traveled to Skidmore College for a double-dual meet with the host Thoroughbreds and the College of St. Rose. The UB men upped their season's dual meet to 3-0 with a 124-89 win over Skidmore and a 110-105 victory over St. Rose. The Bridgeport women are 2-2 in dual meet action this season after splitting Saturday's action defeating Skidmore, 112-104 and falling to St. Rose, 116-96.
In individual events on Saturday, both teams had one multi-event winner as Davide Sitti (Grad., Castelnuovo Ramgone, Italy) won the 1650 and 500-yard freestyles, and on the women's side, sophomore Alja Tavcar (Ljublijana, Slovenia) took first place in the 100 and 200-yard freestyles.
Both UB teams will be back in action next Saturday, November 17, as they travel to Kings Point, N.Y. for the USMMA Invitational.
