Fordham Swim and Dive Opens the New Year

By NICHOLAS RAPTIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After an over two-month break, Fordham Swimming and Diving is back in action. The team competed last Saturday in a home tri-meet against La Salle University and the University of Richmond. The Fordham women’s team defeated both universities, with scores of 188-11 and 176-121, respectively. The men were able to beat La Salle with a score of 161-129.

Although it was a good day competitively for the team, there was also a bittersweet nature associated with the meet. Fordham held Senior Day for the team, simultaneously celebrating and saying goodbye to departing team members. Including both the men’s and women’s team, a dozen members of the team were recognized on Senior Day.

Both the Fordham men and women started their meets off strong with wins in the 200 medley relay. Freshman Christian Taylor, sophomore Vitalis Onu and graduate students Paris Raptis and Taras Zherebetskyy combined for a time of 1:32.21 for the men. Meanwhile, sophomores Leire Martin, Emma Shaughnessy, Jessica Zebrowski and Zoei Howard secured first with a time of 1:44.90. These impressive relay performances set the tone early for both the men and women.

Raptis continued his dominant season with the men’s team. In addition to the 200 medley relay, Raptis also contributed to the