Senior Christen Kane

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – The Niagara University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams each earned victories Saturday as the men (3-0, 3-0) defeated Canisius (0-5, 0-2), 201-67, and the women (6-3, 5-1) defeated both Manhattan (4-3, 1-2), 95-37, and Canisius (0-9, 0-5), 94-44.

For the second time this season the Purple Eagles men’s team won each event. Freshman Pat Garvey (Pine Bush, N.Y./Pine Bush) highlighted the swimming portion of the meet setting a career best in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:02.08. Garvey also won the 100 I.M. in 56.15 and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:44.00) and 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.43).

Diver Dave Germain (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) set season bests in both the one and three meter diving with scores of 251.85 and 248.25, respectivly. Germain’s one meter score potentially qualifies him for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) swimming and diving championships held at the University of Pittsburgh Feb. 24-27.

On the women’s side senior Christen Kane (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) swept the I.M. events winning the 200 in 2:23.38 and the 100 in 1:07.91. Sophomore Heather Link (Wheatfield, N.Y./Niagara Wheatfield) won the 100 back with a time of 1:02.66 and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team and 200 free relay team with times of 1:54.54 and 1:44.47, respectively.

Both the men’s and women’s teams return to action Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. as they travel to Iona. This will begin a four-meet road trip for each team and will be the first time either has been on the road this year.