PURPLE EAGLES SWIMMING & DIVING

The Niagara men's and women's swimming and diving programs will host Alfred State Saturday, March 20. The program will honor its seniors prior to the dual meet with the Pioneers.
 

 

SCENE SETTER

• The Niagara men's swimming and diving team fell to Canisius and Binghamton on Saturday, March 13.
• The Purple Eagles fell to the Griffs, 1890.00-109.00, and to the Bearcats, 232-.00-63.00
• Saturday will be the first meet at Oxy Aquatic Center since Jan. 31, 2019.

MEET TIDBITS

• Kevin Vu continued his strong start to the season as the transfer won the 50 free and 100 fly with times of 21.14 and 50.55, respectively. Vu also took home second place in the 100 IM with a time of 53.82.
• Noah Brooks placed third in the 200 back. He swam the event in 2:00.95.
• The relay team of Gio Germano, Sam Schwabauer, Dalton Stier and Kevin Vu placed fourth in the 200 medley relay with a finals time of 1:38.56.
• Dalton Stier (1:48.73), Noah Brooks (1:50.08) and Payton LaBue (1:50.75) placed fifth, sixth and seventh in the 200 free, respectively.
• Schwabauer earned a fourth-place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.96. He also placed fourth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:15.41.
• Marco Wilson placed fourth in the 1-meter dive with a score of 181.60 and in the 3-meter dive with a score of 182.10.
• The relay team of Schwabauer, Germano, TyQuann Walker and Brooks placed third in the 200 free relay (1:29.88).
• Moana Houde-Camirand won the 200 free with a time of 1:57.30. She placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 59.39.
• Zoe Gavin placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:12.50.
• Yvonne Schere placed third in the 200 free, finishing the event in 2:00.34. She placed fourth in the 50 free with a time of 25.25 and third in the 100 free with a time of 54.87.
• The relay team of Isabella DeSimone, Kayla Kreger, Houde-Camirand and Lauren Hume placed fourth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:52.80.
• Kreger placed second in the 200 breast (2:30.99) and earned a third-place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:11.03.
• The relay team of Delaney LaBue, Lauren Hume, Kreger and Schere earned a third-place finish in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:42.43.