Arbo Named GNAC Swimmer of the Week
Arbo Named GNAC Swimmer of the Week
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College sophomore
swimmer Ashley Arbo (Kensington, Conn.) was named
the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Swimmer of the Week
as recently announced by the organization.
Arbo broke a pair of school records and was part of a school-record
breaking relay team, helping the women’s swimming team to a
1-1 week. The Blazers fell to Smith 162-124 before taking a 130-113
decision over Colby-Sawyer.
Against Smith, Arbo clocked a sizzling time of 26.94 in the 50-yard
freestyle to win the event and set a new Elms school mark. Arbo
also set a school record in the 200-yard freestyle, registering a
time of 2:09.32 en route to a second place finish. Against
Colby-Sawyer Arbo won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of
1:07.57 and was also part of the school record breaking 200-yard
freestyle relay team that earned a time of 1:47.81.
