EMMITSBURG, Md. (November 5, 2022) – Mount St. Mary's women's swimming and diving delivered a decisive victory over the VMI Keydets, winning 173-115 in Lexington, Virginia. The men's team recorded six individual and two relay victories but fell in a competitive dead heat, 153-145.
 
Senior Montana Griffith took the biggest individual honor, breaking the school's record score for the 3-meter dive at 186.90. The mark surpasses Laura Kingham's total of 182.45, also set against VMI back in March of 2021. Griffith also excelled in the 1-meter event with a posting of 190.25.
 
Winning events that came with a few seconds of the school record include Christina Lazari with her time of 2:30.43 for the 200 breaststroke, within striking distance of Alyssa Felos' all-time mark. The freshman also recorded a victory in the 50 free registering at 25.22 seconds. On the men's side, the 200 freestyle relay winning team of Nicholas Santorelli, Austin Toland, Griffin Distler and Peter Jones finished in 1:26.66, three seconds off the record time.
 
Santorelli, along with Lazari and Meghan Speicher, each won multiple events. The junior won the 100 backstroke (52.39 seconds) and the 200 back (1:57.17). Speicher hit the touch pad first in both the 100 and 200 free (54.57 seconds, 1:59.47).
 
The Mount captured a win in 20 of the dual meet's 32 events. For the women's team, Saturday marked the 18^th victory in program history over the Keydets.
 
Two weekends from now, Mount St. Mary's makes their annual journey to Lancaster, Pennsylvania for the Franklin & Marshall Invitational. Competition begins Thursday, November 17^th.