Results
BROOKLYN, NY – The Maritime College men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened the 2026-27 season by visiting Brooklyn on Thursday night. The Privateer men fell to the Bulldogs by a 143.5-95.5 count, while the Maritime women suffered a 135-80 defeat at the West Quad Swimming Pool.
Johnny Walz (Staten Island, NY) posted three victories on the men's side. He swept the diving events, scoring 174.75 points on the 1-meter board and 136.82 points in the 3-meter competition. Walz also joined with
Alex Anastasiades (Rockaway Beach, NY),
Noah Diaz (Mandeville, LA) and
Matt Klimek (Malverne, NY) to post a winning time of 1:38.88 in the 200 yard freestyle relay.
Klimek added an individual win in the 1000 yard freestyle (11:42.40) to go along with a third-place showing in the 100 yard freestyle (51.15).
Rowan Hayes (Floral Park, NY), meanwhile, tied for first place in the 50 yard freestyle with a 22.45-second clocking. He was also second in the 100 yard breaststroke (59.51).
On the women's side,
DoriEllen Padden (Palm City, FL) began her collegiate career with a pair of first-place finishes. She won the 200 yard individual medley in 2:31.57 and claimed victory in the 100 yard backstroke by more than four seconds, notching a time of 1:08.67. Another newcomer—
Ava King (Homer City, PA)—took first in the 200 yard freestyle (2:14.68) while also placing second in the 100 yard butterfly (1:10.50). The Privateers added a relay victory in the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet of
Celine Argueta (Englewood, NJ),
Kristen Carroll (New York, NY),
Katerina Hevaghan (Brooklyn, NY) and
Rebecca Kmiotek (Lindenhurst, NY) finished in 2:30.55.
Individually, Carroll (29.24) and Hevaghan (30.54) went 2-3 in the 50 freestyle. In addition,
Oceana Elefante (Sayville, NY) was second in both of her individual events. She posted a time of 1:04.07 in the 100 freestyle and a 1:24.59 clocking in the 100 breaststroke.
Maritime returns to action next Thursday at 6 p.m. with a women's-only tri-meet at John Jay that will also include Purchase. The men's team is off until Oct. 31, when the Privateers host Sarah Lawrence at 12 p.m.
