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Swim NE10s Day 3 recap

Women's Swimming and Diving

Swimming and Diving Posts Best Results on Day Three of NE10 Championships

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Propelled by more stellar diving performances, the Pace University men's and women's swimming and diving teams enjoyed their best day of the NE10 Championships on Saturday.

Men's Recap (207 Points, 4th Place)
In similar circumstances to opening night on Thursday, it was another 2-3 finish for divers, Sean Rorke (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) and Patrick Dwyer (Tomkins Cove, N.Y./North Rockland), that led the way for the Blue and Gold.

Dwyer took home the bronze medal in the three-meter with a mark of 444.45 while Rorke nabbed his second silver of the weekend with a score of 456.50.

Sophomore Tyler Besnoff (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Township) served as Pace's top swimmer on the night with a fifth-place effort in the 400-IM. The Pennsylvania native tallied a time of 4:17.14.

Senior Samuel Gibson (Nassau, Bahamas/Saint Andrew's) and freshman Robert Gehman (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico Senior) also put together top-10 finishes. Gibson posted ninth in the 100-fly (52.46) while Gehman placed 10th in the 100-breast (1:00.17).

Women's Recap (239 Points, 6th Place)
Another near-medal from graduate student Annabel Keppel-Palmer (Kent, England/Maidstone Grammar School) highlighted the night on the women's side. The England native came in fourth in the 100-back, touching the wall just 0.39 seconds behind the third-place finisher.

Sophomore Rose Clark (Acworth, Ga./Harrison)e put together a pair of terrific efforts for Pace. The Georgia native tallied a 10th-place finish in the 400-IM (4:56.98) prior to being 11th in the 100-breast (1:10.25).

Also in the 100-breast, it was senior Kalin Tang (Miramar Beach, Fla./Fort Walton Beach) posting a 12th-place performance in a time of 1:10.33.

The Setters boasted another pair of top-10 finishes on Saturday. Senior Katherine Devaney (Tuckahoe, N.Y./Eastchester) placed eighth in the 100-fly, while sophomore Taiis Sanchez-Messado (Ossining, N.Y./Saint Vincent Ferter) touched the wall fifth in the 100-breast (1:09.12).

Up Next
The Setters will conclude the NE10 Championships tomorrow at Southern Connecticut State University.
 
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Players Mentioned

Patrick Dwyer

Patrick Dwyer

Diver
5' 10"
Junior
Samuel  Gibson

Samuel Gibson

Fly
Junior
Katherine Devaney

Katherine Devaney

Fly/Back
5' 4"
Junior
Annabel Keppel-Palmer

Annabel Keppel-Palmer

Mid/IM
5' 8"
Senior
Kalin Tang

Kalin Tang

Breast/IM/Free
5' 5"
Sophomore
Tyler Besnoff

Tyler Besnoff

IM/Distance Free
5' 11"
Freshman
Rose Clark

Rose Clark

Breast/IM
5' 2"
Freshman
Robert Gehman

Robert Gehman

Breast
5' 7"
Freshman
Taiis Sanchez-Messado

Taiis Sanchez-Messado

Free
5' 5"
Sophomore
Sean Rorke

Sean Rorke

Diver
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Patrick Dwyer

Patrick Dwyer

5' 10"
Junior
Diver
Samuel  Gibson

Samuel Gibson

Junior
Fly
Katherine Devaney

Katherine Devaney

5' 4"
Junior
Fly/Back
Annabel Keppel-Palmer

Annabel Keppel-Palmer

5' 8"
Senior
Mid/IM
Kalin Tang

Kalin Tang

5' 5"
Sophomore
Breast/IM/Free
Tyler Besnoff

Tyler Besnoff

5' 11"
Freshman
IM/Distance Free
Rose Clark

Rose Clark

5' 2"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Robert Gehman

Robert Gehman

5' 7"
Freshman
Breast
Taiis Sanchez-Messado

Taiis Sanchez-Messado

5' 5"
Sophomore
Free
Sean Rorke

Sean Rorke

5' 10"
Sophomore
Diver