Swimming & Diving Finishes Runner-Up at Regionals/Districts

BATAVIA, NY… The Genesee Swimming & Diving program competed in the Region III/Northeast District Championships on Saturday, February 15, and Sunday, February 16, at Monroe Community College.

The Women's team finished 3^rd in total points (287) behind Monroe CC and Fashion Institute of Technology, while the Men's team finished 2^nd in total points (453) behind Monroe CC.

Ashley Hearn finished 2^nd and Ana Cerezer Pinto placed 3^rd in the Women's 50 Yard Breaststroke, Ethan Heim finished 3^rd and Brandon Cutter placed 4^th in the Men's 50 Yard Breaststroke.

In the 1000 Yard Freestyle, Ashton Laird finished 4^th for the women's event, and Hunter Camacho placed 2^nd followed by Tyler Stachowiak in 3^rd for the men's event.

For the 50 Yard Freestyle, Brianna McMullen placed 3^rd, followed by Cerezer Pinto in 5^th, and Madison Hammond in 7^th. Carlitos Sanchez took 1^st (new school record- 22.01), followed by Cutter in 3^rd and Raymond Pray in 6^th.

The men's team of Stachowiak, Heim, Camacho, and Sanchez took 1^st in the Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, while the team of Laird, Hearn, McMullen, and Cerezer Pinto took 3^rd in the same women's events.

In the Women's 50 Yard Backstroke, Cerezer Pinto took 4^th followed by Hammond in 5^th. Sanchez took 1^st in the men's event (new school and regional record- 22.64) with Pray finishing 3^rd.

Hunter Camacho won the Men's 400 Yard IM event with a time of 4:56.59.

Ashton Laird would go on to finish 3^rd in the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle, while Stachowiak won the event for the men (1:55.08).

The men's team of Stachowiak, Heim, Camacho, and Sanchez took 1^st in the Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay with a combined time of 4:00.72.

In the 100 Yard IM, McMullen placed 3^rd and Stachowiak would win the event with a time of 1:01.98, which is a new school and regional record.

Camacho finished 3^rd in the Men's 500 Yard Freestyle while Hearn took 4^th for the women's event.

Laird would also finish 3^rd in the Women's 100 Yard Backstroke, with Sanchez taking 1^st and Pray taking 3^rd.

The 100 Yard Breaststroke ended with Hearn taking 3^rd and Heim taking 2^nd, followed by Cutter in 4^th. McMullen finished 2^nd in the Women's 50 Yard Butterfly.

Tyler Stachowiak and Hunter Camacho would take 1^st and 2^nd in the Men's 1650 Yard Freestyle.

The Women's 100 Yard Freestyle finished with McMullen in 2^nd, Cerezer Pinto in 4^th, and Hammond in 6h. Carlitos Sanchez took 1^st in the men's event with a time of 48.43.

Ashton Laird took 3^rd in the Women's 200 Yard Backstroke, while Raymond Pray took 2^nd for the men. The 200 Yard Breaststroke finished with Hearn taking 3^rd and Heim taking 2^nd, followed by Cutter in 3^rd.

In the final two events of the weekend, the women's team of Laird, Hearn, Cerezer Pinto, and McMullen took 3^rd in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay and the men's team of Stachowiak, Camacho, Heim, and Sanchez took 1^st with a combined time of 3:32.44.

Carlitos Sanchez would be named the Male Highest Point Scorer for the region with 64 points, while Head Coach Jeff Reyngoudt took home Women's Swimming Coach of the Year honors in his first year at the helm.

The Swimming & Diving team will start preparing for their trip to the NJCAA National Tournament at Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, FL on March 4-March 7.