The Maritime College swimming and diving teams kept its strong 2018 campaign rolling with a dominant victory over Lehman College at home on Tuesday night. The Privateers earned a 155-56 win on the men's side to improve to 5-1 overall, while the women earned their second straight win with a score of 150-52.

Samantha Brow (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial), Emma Haedrich (West Islip, NY/West Islip), Katherine Green (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot), and Bethany Champlin (Bronx, N.Y./Saint Vincent) teamed up for a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay as they finished with a time of 2:13.01. Erica Davis (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) and Hannah Mesones (Spring Valley, NY/Ramapo) then followed it up with a first and second-place finish, respectively, in the 1000-yard freestyle to give the Privateers an early advantage. 

The race of the day went to Catherine Teige (Tuckahoe, N.Y./Our Lady of Good Counsel) who out-touched Lehman by .07 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle for a big first-place finish with a time of 29.52. Following the 50-yard freestyle, Emily Zink (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport) continued her impressive senior campaign with a win in the 200-yard medley at 2:35.68. Macy Blakeley (Falls Church, Va./George C. Marshall) then took over on the diving board as she posted a solid 116.85 to add another nine points to Maritime's total. 

Catherine Teige (Tuckahoe, N.Y./Our Lady of Good Counsel) out touches Lehman by .07 seconds to win the women's 50 yard freestyle! pic.twitter.com/cqUGjGyjuh

— Maritime Privateers (@MTimePrivateers) December 4, 2018

In the 100-yard butterfly, Green and Haedrich touched the wall in first and second with times of 1:05.12, and 1:17.42, respectively, to add 14 more points to the lead. Brow, Ashley Giorgio (Islip, N.Y./Islip), and Megan Alicea (Copake, N.Y./Taconic Hills) then continued that momentum as they all finished top-three in the 100-yard freestyle. Two events later, the Privateers picked up all top-three finishes again, this time in the 500-yard freestyle. Senior Katia Aaron (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) led the way with a 6:00.81 while Anna Curran (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) and Caitlin Corrao (Flushing, NY/St. Francis Prep) followed it up to help pick up a full 16 points for the Privateers.

To close out the meet, Zink earned a win with a time of 1:22.49 in the 100-yard breaststroke and then she teamed up with Haedrich, Aaron, and Giorgio to earn a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay at 1:55.41.
 

Zink, Haedrich, Aaron and Giorgio cap off a big victory for the women with a first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay! pic.twitter.com/A4O0enTb9x

— Maritime Privateers (@MTimePrivateers) December 5, 2018

On the men's side, Caelan Troy (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), Nathanael Marino (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain), Adam Durrua (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Beach), and Daniel Walsh (Naugatuck, CT/Sacred Heart) got things started with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay and a time of 1:47.13. Maritime then backed it up by sweeping the top-three in the 1000-yard freestyle thanks to strong efforts by John Moloney (Selkrik, NY/Bethlehem Central), Christopher Ladd (Holbrook, NY/Sachem North), and Matthew Crowley (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Somers). 

Troy kept the energy up for the Privateers as he finished first in the 50-yard freestyle, picking up a time of 23.86 to earn nine points for Maritime. Nathanael Marino (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) and Zach Woolley (Poughkeepsie, NY/Poughkeepsie) then added 13 more points as they finished first and second, respectively, in the 200-yard medley. Joseph Montano (Putnam Valley, NY/Putnam Valley) then earned a score of 114.75 in the one-meter dive to add nine points to the Privateers total.
 

Joseph Montano (Putnam Valley, NY/Putnam Valley) puts up 114.75 for the men in the 1 meter dive pic.twitter.com/r5tWYRMvLT

— Maritime Privateers (@MTimePrivateers) December 5, 2018

Following the short break, Alex Baros (Phoenix, AZ/Brophy College Preparatory), Gabriel Menz (Vineland, NJ/Vineland), and Durrua swept the top-three in the 100-yard butterfly with times of 1:00.34, 1:01.08, and 1:01.26, respectively. Coming off a record-setting performance in the 1000 yard freestyle last week, Walsh added another win to his freshman campaign as he touched first in the 100-yard freestyle at 50.51. The 100-yard backstroke then saw another top-three sweep as Nicholas Mastronikolas (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) led the way with a time of 1:06.30. 
 

Nicholas Mastronikolas (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) wins the men's 100 yard backstroke with a time of 106.3! pic.twitter.com/58yEVGDTzo

— Maritime Privateers (@MTimePrivateers) December 5, 2018

Jesse Pierce (Broadway, Va./Broadway) and Derrick Henry finished first and second, respectively, in the 500-yard freestyle to help the Privateers finish the meet strong. The night was capped off by another first and second finish, this time in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Seth Champlin (Throggs Neck, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac), Spencer Blass (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard), Marino, and Walsh, touched first at 1:34.24 while Christopher Chilelli (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional), Stephen Kelleher (Poughquag, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), Ian Folan (Bethel, Conn./Notre Dame), and Moloney were right behind them with a time of 1:37.99.

The Privateers are back in the Riesenberg Hall Aquatic Center on Friday, Dec. 7 at 6:00 p.m. as they take on Skyline foe Mount Saint Mary.