In just the second meet since the University decided to close Linsey pool, a total of five members on the men's and women's swimming and diving teams won more than one individual event as both squads defeated Babson College last Thursday.The women's team won 119-89 and climbed to 3-1 for the season, while the men's team picked up its second straight victory with a 125-96 win and improved to 2-2 on the season.

"It's been an up-and-down week with all the pool problems . and I just felt like we definitely stepped it up [at last Thursday's meet]," James Liu '10 said. "Even though we're training off campus, and . it's been hard on us, like mentally and physically . I thought the team [still] did really well."

The Linsey Pool closed indefinitely Oct. 28, and the swimming and diving teams have been practicing at three other local colleges: Bentley College, Regis College and Wellesley College.

Angela Chui '12 led the way for the women's team, winning two individual events and breaking three school records. Chui also qualified for the NCAA Division III championships by meeting the B Qualifying Standard time in the 200-yard backstroke event, which she swam in a time of 2 minutes, 8.23 seconds.

"I told [coach James Zotz] I wanted to try and go for [the qualifying time] . at that meet," Chui said. "I felt really good during warm-ups, so I had my mind pretty much set."

Chui also won the 500-yard freestyle race and lowered her previous school records in the 50- and 100-yard legs of the 400-yard medley relay with times of 29.29 seconds and 1:00.10, respectively.

"Pretty much at . all the races, I try to [swim] my best," Chui said. "I don't hold back. If I can break the record, I'm happy and excited, but if I don't, as long as I try my best. in all my races, I'm happy."

Hollis Viray '10, Dana Simms '11 and Julia Derk '12 each won two individual events. Simms achieved personal-best times in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, while Derk took both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events and Viray posted season-best times in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke.

"I've had a lot of work this year with [diving coach Jim Brainerd] and the [other divers]," Simms said. "We've all been working really hard and just making sure that we're still practicing . even with . the pool [problems] ... It was really exciting to do well, in spite of everything."

In the first race of the day, Chui, Viray, Siobhan Lyons '10 and Derk comprised the winning 400-yard medley relay team, finishing with a time of 4:11.20.

"The way that the meet starts off, you got to set a good tone for the meet, and we knew that Babson was a strong team, so we just went out there and we wanted to give them a message right off the bat," Lyons said.

The men's team also won the 400-yard medley relay race to start off its portion of the meet. Justin Wellins '10, Mike Rubin '09, Aaron Bennett '11 and Bobby Morse '09 made up the winning team, finishing within two seconds of Babson's A team.

Morse and Liu both picked up multiple first-place finishes in individual events as well.

In addition to the 200-yard breaststroke event, Liu won both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races. Morse also captured two freestyle events, winning both the 200 and the 500-yard races with times of 1:49.86 and 5:03.51, respectively.

Bennett's time of 2:00.78 minutes in the 200-yard butterfly event, in which he placed first, was a season best in the event for the team.

"The lanes were really close in this pool, so it was really hard swimming butterfly, but [Bennett] did really well in that," Liu said.

Both teams will visit crosstown foe Bentley College today at 6:30 p.m. before heading to Tufts University Sunday.