Judges come out with multiple wins in tourney
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams performed at their peak during the competitive Worcester Polytechnic Institute meet this past weekend.
The men fell to host WPI 190-108 but were able to overcome Babson College in a 150-134 win.
The Judges A team fell to fourth place in the 200-yard medley relay, losing to all three WPI teams and the Babson A team. Yet the Judges were undeterred, coming back incredibly strong in the following events of the day.
Zach Diamond ’18 swam to a bronze medal in the 1000-yard freestyle event.
In the 100-yard backstroke, the Judges struck again, taking home the gold medal. Tamir Zitelny ’20 continued his impressive inaugural season with a winning time of 54.82 in the event. Zitelny took home more gold hardware in the 100-yard butterfly event and the 200-yard individual medley.
Another first-year, Noah Ayers ’20, cruised to a silver medal in the 500-yard with a time of 5:01.71.
Zitelny’s older brother, Edan Zitelny ’17, was not to be outdone, snagging a gold medal in the 200-yard butterfly event. Edan Zitelny crossed the finish line at 2:03.00 to give the Judges their second gold of the day, with Eb Weber ’17 following in fourth. In the 200-yard individual medley, he fell to his younger brother but was still able to secure a respectable bronze medal.
Despite the split, the Judges took home a solid basket of medals against tough competition.
On the women’s side, the Judges were able to rack up multiple top-three finishes on the day. The women lost to WPI but came up big with wins against Babson and Smith College.
The women started off the day well, with the A squad squeezing into second place in the 200-yard medley relay.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, Kylie Herman ’19 swam to a fantastic gold medal. Herman was the only Brandeisian to swim in the long event, finishing with a time of 11:01.48. Herman kept adding to her repertoire, winning a silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly and tacking on another silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle.
Phillipa Zeku ’20 splashed into another gold for the Judges with a cool time of 1:03.10 in the 100-yard backstroke. Zeku notched another two medals on the day, an incredible feat for a first-year.
The women finished with an A-team gold in the 200-yard freestyle relay to cap a stellar day at the pool.
The Judges will continue against Bentley University on Nov. 18 and will look to wreak havoc in the pool once again.
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