Swimming & Diving

Rider Sweeps MAAC Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Men’s Swimmer of the Week:
Nicholas Lane, Rider
Jr., Hackettstown, NJLane Academy
 
Lane helped beak a pool record for the Broncs in the 200-medley relay swimming 1:31.49. He then won both the 100-back and the 100-fly. Lane’s winning time in the 100-fly was 51.05.
 
Men’s Diver of the Week:
Marcas Racevicius, Rider
Sr., Watertown, CTHoly Cross High School
 
The senior won both boards in the dual meet vs. Mount St. Mary's. He scored 250.35 on the 1-meter and 292.58 on the 3-meter. This is the second straight and fifth overall MAAC Diver of the Week award for Racevicius.
 
Women’s Swimmer of the Week:
Hannah Yemec, Rider
Fr., Bluffton, SC, May River
 
Yemec won three individual events and was on a winning relay team in Rider's dual win over Mount St. Mary's. She won the 200-fly in 1:58.02, the 200-fly in 2:07.55, and the 100-free in 54.08. She was also on the winning 400-free relay team.
 
Women’s Diver of the Week:
Karyn Creelman, Rider
So., Mohnton, PA, Governor Mifflin
 
Creelman secured her second straight MAAC Diver of the Week honor. She swept the diving events in Rider's dual meet against Mount St. Mary's. Creelman scored 204.30 on the 3-meter and 215.55 on the 1-meter.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships is a four-day meet that will take place February 14-17, 2024 at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The 2024 championships will be the first time the meet is held at SPIRE Institute. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, please visit http://maacsports.com/swim.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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