Generals swim and dive well at Erie CC meet

Buffalo, NY – The HCCC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed in the Erie CC meet on Saturday.  The Lady Generals earned a third-place finish in a field of seven teams.

Photo:  Rachel Rees in a recent meet – at Erie she slashed seven seconds off her previous personal-best time in the 200 yard butterfly

Highlights of the meet include the following:

Senior Emily Washburn broke her own school record in the 200 yard backstroke with a new time of 2:22.27.

Freshman Sylvia Ross competed in 3 meter diving for the first time in her college career, setting new Herkimer marks in the process.

Eleven Generals swam to personal-best times in the event:

Sarah Ledwith - 1650 yard freestyle, dropped another 20 seconds off her previous best time

Amanda Knox - 200 yard freestyle, dropped 4 seconds off her previous best time

Geoff Fryer - 200 yard freestyle, dropped a second off his previous best time

Bryan Jester - 200 yard freestyle, dropped 3 seconds off his previous best time

Greg Valachovic - 50 yard freestyle, best time; 100 yard freestyle, dropped 4 seconds off his previous best time

Creighton Joscelyn - 100 yard freestyle, dropped 4 seconds off his previous best time; 200 yard breaststroke, 6 seconds off his previous best time

Emily Washburn - 200 yard backstroke, dropped 1 second off her previous best time

Luciano Reyes - 200 yard backstroke, dropped 17 seconds off his previous best time

Rachel Rees - 200 yard butterfly, dropped 7 seconds off her previous best time

Click here for complete meet results.

The teams’ next outing will be on Saturday, January 28, when they travel to Delhi for the SUNY Delhi meet.