GENEVA, OH (Feb. 12, 2025) – The 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships opened tonight at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio with broken records in three out of the four events completed. On the team leaderboards, both Fairfield University men’s and women’s teams, and Niagara University women’s squad headlined the standings.
Fairfield women’s team started the championships off in record fashion, setting the new MAAC Championship 200 Medley Relay record, with a finishing time of 1:40.61, breaking the previous record time of 1:41.70, which was set in 2024 by Fairfield. The Stags gold medalist featured Erini Pappas, Tone Sandsjoe, Lara Kisakol, and Olivia Thompson. Both Pappas and Sandsjoe were members of last year’s quartet that set the previous record. In the men's 200 Medley Relay, Iona University set the new standard, pacing the field with a record time of 1:26.60, breaking the previous record of 1:27.83, set by Rider in 2018. The Gaels relay team consisted of Michael Faughnan, Matthew Loftus, Kieran Egan, and Nick Patino.
The lone diving event of the opening session featured the men’s 1-Meter Dive. Fairfield’s Andrew Cataldo earned the individual championship, scoring 284.55, to help contribute to the Stags’ leading the team score.
The final race of the night concluded with the third MAAC record falling, this time coming by way of Niagara’s women’s 800 Freestyle Relay team of Natalie Killion, Megan Jackson, Claire Gorton, and Mary Carl. The relay unit claimed first-place in a time of 7:23.19, smashing the old record of 7:29.06, which occurred in 2018 and was set by Fairfield.
| Team Standings |
| Men |
Women |
| 1 |
Fairfield |
77 |
T1 |
Fairfield |
74 |
| 2 |
Rider |
60 |
T1 |
Niagara |
74 |
| 3 |
Marist |
58 |
3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
60 |
| 4 |
Iona |
57 |
4 |
Marist |
58 |
| 5 |
Canisius |
41 |
T5 |
Canisius |
56 |
| 6 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
34 |
T5 |
Sacred Heart |
56 |
| 7 |
Niagara |
32 |
7 |
Iona |
48 |
| 8 |
Manhattan |
22 |
8 |
Siena |
42 |
| 9 |
Saint Peter’s |
18 |
9 |
Rider |
40 |
| |
10 |
Merrimack |
28 |
| |
11 |
Saint Peter’s |
24 |
| |
12 |
Manhattan |
20 |
| Day 1 Event Results |
| Event |
Name |
Institution |
Time/Score |
| Women's 200 Medley Relay |
Erini Pappas, Tone Sandsjoe, Lara Kisakol, Olivia Thompson |
Fairfield |
1:40.61* |
| Men's 200 Medley Relay |
Michael Faughnan, Matthew Loftus, Kieran Egan, Nick Patino
|
Iona |
1:26.60* |
| Men's 1-Meter Dive |
Andrew Cataldo |
Fairfield |
284.55 |
| Women's 800 Freestyle Relay |
Natalie Killion, Megan Jackson, Claire Gorton, Mary Carl |
Niagara |
7:23.19* |
MAAC Championship Record*
The 2025 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships resume tomorrow, Thursday, February 13 at 10 a.m. All action throughout the entire championship will be streamed live via
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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