Monks Swimming: Championship Recap and SJC Swimming Record Set

Congrats to Kiley Matthews on breaking two school records on the last day of GNAC Championship! She set SJC records in the 200 free (203.12) and 50 free (25.54) swims.

From Athletics:

Monks Compete in 2022 GNAC Swimming & Diving Championships

Feb. 5 — Boston (MA) Saint Joseph’s College competed in the 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the Boston Sports Institute on the campus of Wellesley College.

FINAL STANDINGS: Men, 4th (73 pts); Women, 7th (332 pts)
STANDINGS THROUGH SATURDAY: Men, 4th (47 pts); Women, 7th (170 pts)
STANDINGS THROUGH FRIDAY: Men, 4th (18 pts); Women, 9th (64 pts)

RECORDS WATCH:

• 200-Medley Relay (women): Podsiadlo, Thompson, Twombly, Matthews – 2:00.08 (former record: 2:03.05)
• 50-Free (women): Matthews – 25.50 (former record (Beauregard): 26.15)
• 500-Free (women): Podsiadlo – 5:34.66 (former record (Gajewski): 5:39.34)
• 100-Free (women): Matthews – 55.62 (former record (Beauregard): 56.92)
• 200-Free (women): Matthews – 2:00.36 (former record (Beauregard): 2:05.05)

SUNDAY RESULTS – WOMEN:

• Freshman Kiley Matthews (South Portland, Maine) registered 38 individual points after placing fourth with program-record times in the 200-Free (2:00.36) and 50-Free (25.50) events
• Freshman Tiffany Twombly (Sanford, Maine) placed fifth in the 50-Breast (33.54)
• Freshman Brooke Podsiadlo (Granby, Mass.) finished sixth in the 400-IM (5:19.53) and ninth in the 200-Free (2:06.44) for a total of 31 points
• Sophomore Eliza Nadeau (Raymond, Maine) placed ninth in the 400-IM (6:37.59)
• Sophomore Ashley Thompson (Granby, Conn.) was 12th in the 50-Breast (37.74) and 13th in the 200-Breast (2:59.82) for a tally of 17 points
• Senior Hannah Kibbin (Augusta, Maine) chipped in with 12 total points after placing 14th in the 200-Breast (3:01.77) and 16th in the 50-Breast (38.87)
• Twombly, Matthews, Podsiadlo and sophomore Rylie Perron (Wells, Maine) produced 32 points by finishing seventh in the 800-Free relay (9:02.16)

SATURDAY RESULTS – WOMEN:

• Twombly notched 30 points individually by placing seventh in the 200-Back (2:24.00) and ninth in the 100-Breast (1:15.01)
• Podsiadlo placed eighth in the 500-Free (5:39.87)
• Kibbin was 12th in the 200-IM (2:51.91)
• Thompson finished 18th in the 100-Breast (1:23.65)
• Perron was 20th in the 50-Back (35.00)

FRIDAY RESULTS – WOMEN:

• Podsiadlo, Thompson, Twombly, and Matthews finished seventh in the 200-Medley relay with a program-record 2:00.08 time
• Matthews, Podsiadlo, Twombly and Thompson placed seventh in the 200-Free relay with a 1:46.21 time
• Nadeau was 21st in the 1000-Free (14:27.26)

SUNDAY RESULTS – MEN:

• Senior Camden Thaxter (Yarmouth, Maine) placed eighth in the 200-Breast (2:44.58) and ninth in the 50-Breast (33.04)
• Freshman Alex Beecher (South Portland, Maine) finished eighth in the 200-Free (1:59.40)
• Sophomore Shawn Perry (Plaistow, N.H.) was ninth in the 200-Fly (2:29.65)
• Senior Michael Hagerty (Yarmouth, Maine) placed 10th in the 50-Free (25.63)
• Senior Ryan Watson (Glenburn, Maine) finished 10th in the 400-IM (5:02.24)
• Thaxter, Beecher, Watson and Perry finished fourth in the 800-Free relay with a 8:17.58 effort

SATURDAY RESULTS – MEN:

• Watson was seventh in the 500-Free (5:20.51)
• Perry finished eighth in the 200-IM (2:20.25)
• Beecher placed eighth in the 500-Free (5:31.41)
• Senior Joseph Nichols (Tyngsborough, Mass.) finished ninth in the 200-IM (2:39.21)
• Hagerty was 10th in the 50-Back (31.63)

FRIDAY RESULTS – MEN:

• Thaxter, Beecher, Hagerty, and Watson finished fourth in the 200-Free relay (1:38.74)
• Watson placed seventh in the 1000-Free (11:08.70)
• Hagerty was 11th in the 1000-Free (12:57.82)

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