Staten Island, NY- The Wagner College swim team placed first in 10 of 11 events and posted three pool records this afternoon en route to a 141-63 win over Sacred Heart at the Spiro Sports Center. 

The pool records occurred in the 100 yard butterfly, 100 yard freestyle, and the 800 yard freestyle relay. 

The Seahawks' first win of the meet came in the 200 medley relay, which clocked in at 1:52.01. In the second event, senior Colleen Bowman (Hauppauge, NY / Hauppauge) swam to a first-place finish in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:53.35. In the 200 yard freestyle, freshman Chelsea Beck (Reading, PA / Wilson HS) garnered a first-place finish in 1:59.34. Wagner went one-two-three in the 50 freestyle with freshman Lauren French (Colmar, PA / North Penn HS) leading the way with a time of 25.23. 

Junior Jessica Hart (Summerfield, NC / Northwest) broke a pool record in the 100 butterfly with a mark of 57.28. Hart bettered the previous time of 58.65, recorded by Central Connecticut St. University in 2008. French kept the momentum moving in the 100 freestyle, setting the second pool record of the day, posting a time of 54.05. French beat the previous mark by 14 seconds, held by Saint Francis (NY) in 2003. In the 100 butterfly, freshman Jakki Guenther (South Hadley, MA / South Hadley HS) finished atop the field with a first-place finish in 1:01.50. 

Senior Alex Tomlinson (Telford, PA / Souderton) earned a first-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a 5:13.32 finish. In the 100 breaststroke, sophomore Bethny Brown (Enfield, CT / Ennco Fermi High) paced the pack with a first-place finish in 1:10.12. The Seahawks finished their record-breaking performance by establishing a third pool record in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 8:07.35. 

"Today was a lot of fun. We got a chance to honor five athletes who have given a tremendous amount to our program and it was great to see so many friends, family members, and members of the Wagner community come out and pay tribute to our seniors,” said head coach Mark Sowa. “We had some really good swims, in particular Jessica's fly and Lauren's 100 free, both new pool records. I am excited about where we are but there is still a lot of work to be done heading down the final stretch of the season." 

Wagner jumps right back into the pool on Sunday, January 25 when the Seahawks travel to Columbia University to take on the Lions.