The 13-member Owl women’s swim team captured its second consecutive New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championship at the Tripp Athletic Center Pool on the campus of UMass-Dartmouth on Sunday, Feb. 22. Keene State also won the NEISDA title in 2001.
An exhausted Owl squad mustered enough energy and determination during the demanding weekend competition to pull off the championship.
The Owls set four school records and established one meet and pool mark on Sunday. They won three races, including the 400 freestyle relay, the final race of the meet, to claim the crown.
Several Owl swimmers will know in two weeks if their provisional qualifying times will be good enough to get them a spot in the NCAA Division III championships that take place in Minneapolis March 18–21.
To clarify- it was 4 UMD pool records that were set at this meet. The women furthered their assault on the KSC record book with FOURTEEN (IIRC) KSC records. That is in addition to 6 individual and 2 relay provisional qualifying times for the NCAA’s and over 40 All-New England awards. These women are crazy fast- congratulations to each of you on your efforts, dedication and results. Kudos to Jack and the rest of the coaches for your hard work throughout the year- keep it up!