Men's and Women's Swimming to Host St. Joseph's College (Maine)
The Matchup: Elms College Blazers (1-0
men; 0-2 women) vs. St. Joseph's College (Maine) (1-0 men; 1-0
women)
Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Site: Partyka Natatorium (Chicopee,
Mass.)
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Setting the Scene
Saturday’s dual meet is the first home meet of the season
for Elms College. The Blazers’ women’s team stands at
0-2 on the season, while Elms’ men’s team is 1-0 on the
season. St. Joseph College (Maine) comes to Chicopee, Mass. with a
1-0 overall record on both the men’s and women’s
sides.
Hour of Power Relay
On Tuesday, November 12, the Elms College swim teams will
participate in the nationwide “Hour of Power Relay.”
This will be the sixth year of taking part in this event in which
swimmers across the country and worldwide, at the same time do an
all out, leave it all in the water, sprint relay for one hour.
As we are an east coast team, we will be starting the relay
at 4:45 p.m. in our pool.
The “Hour of Power Relay” was started by Carleton
College in honor of swimmer Ted Mullin who died in the fall of 2006
from a rare form of cancer called sarcoma. The event raises
cancer awareness and is also a fundraiser for cancer research at
the University of Chicago. This event has become a tradition
for our teams and campus and took on extra meaning when cancer
struck our athletic department and our men’s swimming team.
This event is bigger than any one individual, is physically
exhausting and emotionally draining, yet upon completion provides a
sense of a greater good and a job well done.
Keeping Track Of Blazers’ Athletics
For the latest news, notes and statistics visit the official
website of Elms College Athletics - ECBlazers.com! Fans can follow
the Blazers on Facebook, Twitter and on live stats!
Blazers Notes
In Elms’ opening meet, Keegan Goan (Westbrook,
Maine) and Stephen Lynch (Madison, Conn.)
each won a pair of events as the Blazers’ men’s swim
team captured a 133-114 victory over Gordon College. Devon
DeGrazia (Westport, Mass.) won the 200-yard freestyle and
the 100-yard freestyle, but the Blazers fell to Gordon College,
143-108 and Simmons College, 185-69
Monks Notes
St. Joseph’s topped Husson University on both the
men’s and women’s meets. Alex Gilvey (Windham,
Maine) won a pair of individual events and Ben Johnson
(Belmont, Mass.) broke a pair of program records.
Anne Fougere (Warner, N.H.) helped lead the
Monks to a narrow victory with a pair of wins and Danielle
Charette (Westfield, Mass.) added top finishes in two
events.
