LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Swimming and Diving Team put forth a dominant all-around team effort in topping visiting Stonehill 238.5 to 128.5, winning nine of 13 total events at the Siena Swim Center on Saturday to put a punctuation mark onto their Senior Day celebration.
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The Saints (6-9) turned in winners from sophomore
GayLynn Kirn (200-yard freestyle), freshman
Leslie Dame (100-yard breaststroke), sophomore
Hope Ivanovich (50-yard butterfly and 400-yard Individual medley), senior
Shaylea Triller (50-yard free and 100-free), sophomore
Mea Amedio (100-yard IM), freshman
Gabrielle Rentosa (50-yard backstroke) and the 200-yard free relay team of junior
Mya Reed, senior
Kylie Carter, junior
Kaci Owens and Kirn.Â
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Kirn finished the 200 free in 1:55.76 to edge past teammate
Natalie Blume (1:56.12).Â
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Dame, a native of St. John's, FL, clocked in 1:08.44 to top her next closest competitor by nearly one second in the 100-yard breaststroke.Â
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Ivanovich, the resident of Trumbull, CT, advanced in two skins with times of 26.06, then 26.22, before winning the 50-yard butterfly in 26.34.Â
The 19-year-old had enough left in the tank to also win the women's 400-yard IM by over four seconds in 4:43.46.Â
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Triller was a two-event winner as well, earning the victory in the 50-yard free skins event with times of 24.55, 25.25 and finally 25.15 in the one-on-one face off with her teammate Amedio (25.31).Â
Triller, a native of Newburgh, NY, also took the 100-yard free in 52.96 to edge past her teammate Carter (54.10).Â
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Amedio, the local product from Colonie, NY, was first in the 100-yard IM with a time of 1:01.09.
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Rentosa, the newcomer from Brewer, ME and graduate of John Bapste Memorial, swam the 50-yard backstroke skins in 28.07, then 28.41 before winning in 29.49.Â
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Reed, Carter, Owens and Kirn won the 200-yard free relay by about a second and a half, swimming in 1:38.33.Â
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The Saints improved to 4-0 against the Skyhawks with all meetings having taken place since Jan. 23, 2023.
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Additionally,
Alice Scalmani, Blume and
Leana Padunina each recorded personal bests on the day. Scalmani swam the 100 back in 1:02.73, Blume finished the 100 fly in 1:00.66 and placed second while Padunina swam the 100 back in 27.64 in the first skin for the best time.  Â
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Siena returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 1 when the team visits Saint Peter's in Jersey City, NJ at noon.Â
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