NE10 Swimming & Diving Report: Week 10

Posted: Jan 08, 2024

Week 10 - January 9, 2024

NE10 Swimmers of the Week

Zachary Taylor, Adelphi
Sophomore l Jamaica, N.Y.

Zachary Taylor was responsible for four top swims over the weekend including two relays against Assumption. He completed his leg of the 200 freestyle relay in 22.75 to help the quartet to a 1:31.77 finish and added a 26.56. time for the 200 medley relay. In the 100 and 200 freestyle events he clocked in at 50.37 and 1:57.73, respectively to place first in the field.

Caroline McKay, Assumption
Sophomore l Gloucester, Mass.

McKay won her two individual events that she swam in down at Adelphi on Saturday. She won the 100yd Freestyle (55.96) before taking first in the 50yd Freestyle (26.09).

NE10 Rookies of the Week

Eric Slavin, Adelphi
Freshman l Brooklyn, N.Y.

Eric Slavin took home two individual top swims and helped one relay to a first place finish in a dual meet against Assumption over the weekend. He clocked in at 22.92 in his leg of the 200 free relay and added a 22.96 time in the 50 freestyle. His 100 butterfly time of 53.85 was best in the lanes, despite being 1.35 off his fastest time this season in the specialty.

Savina Villani
Freshman l Shrewsbury, Mass.

Villani was a part of four first-place finishes for the Greyhounds in their dual meet win at Adelphi. She won the 100yd Breaststroke (1:10.76), before winning the 200yd IM (2:30.38). Villani was also a key part of the 200yd Freestyle Relay (1:43.96) and the 200yd Medley Relay (1:55.06).

NE10 Relay of the Week

Men's 200 Freestyle Relay, Adelphi

The quartet of Ryan Kakimseit, Zachary Taylor, Cooper Rivers and Eric Slavin clocked in at 1:31.77 to best the field in the 200 freestyle relay in dual meet action against Assumption. The last three legs of the relay all finished under 23 seconds in the lanes.

Women's 200 Freestyle Relay, Assumption

The grouping of Jenna Swist, Savina Villani, Elizabeth Galicki, and Caroline McKay won the 200yd Freestyle Relay at Adelphi with a time of 1:43.96.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Ryan Kakimseit, Adelphi (Fr., New York, N.Y.)
Kakimseit was one of two rookies to take two individual top times over the weekend against Assumption and helped a relay to gold. In the 100 backstroke he clocked in at 53.50, which ranks eighth overall in the NE10 - with his previous best time of 49.76 still standing atop the conference from December. In the 200 back, he beat out teammate Tim Kanaley with a time of 2:00.74 - he still holds the best time this season in the conference for this event, at 1:52.07 from December.

Emily Munayirji, Adelphi (So., Plainview, N.Y.)
Munayirji was one of two Adelphi athletes to secure two top times over the weekend in dual meet action against Assumption. Her 100 backstroke time of 1:03.04 was first in the lanes as was her 2:17.33 time in the 200 backstroke event. In the 200 freestyle relay, she clocked in at 27.25 for her respective leg to help the team place second and was responsible for a 29.46 leg in the 200 medley relay which also saw a silver medal finish.

Delaney Noel, Adelphi (Jr., Dubuque, Iowa)
Noel was one of two Adelphi swimmers to earn top times this weekend despite a loss to Assumption. She clocked in at 5:39.74 in the 500 freestyle, finishing two seconds faster than Assumption's competitor. In the 1000 freestyle event, she topped the field in a time of 11:38.90 to earn five points for her team.

Giulia Faulkner, Assumption (So., North Haven, Conn.)

Faulker scored eight team points, finishing her best race in the 200-yard fly while also tallying points in the 200 individual medley.

Jenna Swist, Assumption (Jr., Broad Brook, Conn.)

Swist won the 200-yard freestyle while grabbing second in the 100, scoring eight points for the Greyhounds.