The Brandeis men's and women's swim teams both achieved impressive victories against Waltham rival Bentley College Thursday. The men's team won 126-104 and the women's team topped Bentley 128-109. Both teams won by healthy margins, and there were several highlights for each squad.The women knew this was going to be a difficult meet, and were up for the challenge. Their victory continues their undefeated campaign.

Junior captains Maya Marx '04 and Jordan RoseFigura '04 each won three events to lead the Judges to victory. Marx and RoseFigura joined Elizabeth Fischer '05 and Lalin Anik '06 to win the 400 yard medley relay event in the blazing time of 4:18.43. This was the opening event of the night, and Brandeis' strong performance set the tone for the evening.

Marx went on to place first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:15.51, and was also the victor in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:30. RoseFigura was victorious in the 200 and the 500 freestyle with times of 2:03.19 and 5:26.94 respectively.

"We had a strong meet on Thursday," Marx said of the team's performance against Bentley. "It was the third win in a row for the girls. The season is looking strong."

"We lost to (Bentley) the last two years," RoseFigura said, "and we stepped it up this time. We swam fast, won our races and won the meet."

The Judges received additional help from diver Shira Friedman '06, who stepped up to win the one meter board and the three meter board event with scores of 231.15 and 243.85. There were several women on Bentley's team who also performed well. However, the day clearly belonged to the Judges.

The same was true for the men's squad, whose victory was particularly important after their heartbreaking Nov. 14 loss to Babson College.

Dan Levin '04 was victorious in the 500 freestyle with an impressive time of 5:14.93. Senior captain Marshall Goldman '03 contributed to the winning 400 medley relay team. Goldman also won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:02.78. Matt Christian '05 placed first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:06.50. The men also improved as a team in their diving skills, and were able to collect some points in those events.

"It was the last dual meet of the first semester. We were just trying to set personal bests," Ben Paquette '05 said. "We were tired from a hard week of practice, but both teams were still able to win."

Both the men's and women's teams hope the momentum from this meet will carry over to their important meets next semester.