Siena Swimming & Diving earned a pair of dual-meet victories Saturday, defeating Canisius 157-142 and Rochester 165-135 in a tri-meet at the University of Rochester.
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Clara Samko led the Saints with a pair of individual victories, touching first in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.90 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle in 53.25 seconds. Samko also helped Siena capture the 200-yard freestyle relay alongside
Camryn Raines,
Gabrielle Rentosa, and
Mea Amedio. The quartet finished in 1:38.70 to secure the event victory.
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Freshman
Caroline Suter added two individual wins of her own, taking first in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:12.11 and placing third in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:11.52. Rentosa claimed the 100-yard backstroke in 59.78 seconds, while
Skylar Ricard won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:08.47.
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Siena also received a strong performance from freshman
Alex Uhlmann, who won the 200-yard backstroke in 2:09.07. The mark ranks 10th on Siena's all-time performance list. Uhlmann also placed second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.11.
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On the diving boards, freshman
Molly Murphy placed third in the three-meter event with 223.65 points, while
Claire Donlon finished fourth with 221.90 points. Donlon later led the Saints in the one-meter competition, taking second with 223.20 points.
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Other top-five individual finishes included
Natalie Blume's third-place showing in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.20), Suter's third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.98), and
Skylar Ricard's third-place performance in the 500-yard freestyle (5:24.99). Siena's 200-yard medley relay team of Rentosa, Suter, Raines, and Samko placed second in 1:49.08.
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The Saints return to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 31, when they travel to Durham, NH, to take on New Hampshire and Merrimack in a tri-meet.
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