Both the men's and women's swim and diving teams continued their successful seasons on Sunday with home victories over Trinity College. While most Brandeis students were trudging back to campus, the men's team improved to 3-1, toppling Trinity 117-77. The women continued their undefeated campaign with a 124-114 victory over their rivals from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The matchup was a crucial one for both teams, giving them some much-needed confidence going into the second half of the season.

Noah Rachlin '05 led the Judges with first place finishes in the 400-yard Individual Medley and the 200 Butterfly events. Nick Pai '05 was impressive in the 100 and 200-yard Freestyle events, placing first in both.

Marshall Goldman '03 finished third in the 1650-yard Freestyle event as well as the 200 Backstroke. Matt Christian '05 combined with Pai, Rachlin and Nick Dufresne '04 to win the opening event of the meet, which was the 400-yard medley relay. James Yeaton '04 and Cory Clinton '06 split the diving events for Brandeis. While Yeaton captured the one-meter event with a score of 185.25, Clinton took home the three-meter with a mark of 138.20. The 40-point difference was the largest margin of victory for the Judges this season. Brandeis hopes to stay on a roll this weekend in Cambridge when they face the University of Rochester and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in what promises to be a very challenging meet.

The women's team boasted several notable performances as well. Sharon Makowsky '06 finished first in the 200-yard freestyle and 100- yard freestyle. Shira Friedman '04 won the 200-yard Butterfly, and completed her day with a decisive victory in the 200-yard reaststroke.

Friedman excelled in the three-meter diving event with a mark of 250.15, a significant score for a number of reasons: It was a Brandeis record and stands five points shy of the NCAA qualifying mark.

Perhaps the most impressive accomplishment on the women's side came courtesy of Lalin Anik '06. Anik, a contributing member of the Turkish national swim team, placed first in the 400-yard Individual Medley and the 200-yard Breaststroke with blazing times of 26.46 and 57.42.

Maya Marx '04 also came up huge for the Judges, finishing first in the 200-yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:32.39. She placed second in the 100-yard freestyle. The upperclassmen complimented the freshmen with a host of strong performances versus Trinity.

Maya Marx '04 remarked how impressed she was with the team's overall performance, especially after the intense training sessions they endured in the Bahamas.