DELHI, NY (October, 30) – The King's College women's swimming team traveled to SUNY Delhi on Friday evening for a tri-meet, earning two victories with a 153–21 win over SUNY Delhi and a 146–71 win over Gallaudet at the Kunsela Hall Pool. King's recorded eight individual event victories and two relay victories on the day. The Monarchs now improve to 3-5 overall on the season.
The Monarchs opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as the team of Carla Hidalgo, Olivia Bohr, Nina Albertelli and Gabriella Cefaloni posted a team time of 2:26.50. Hidalgo followed with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:20.78, while Alexa Ruiz Rivera placed third in 2:56.94.
Hidalgo continued her strong performance with another individual win in the 50-yard backstroke, breaking the Kunsela Hall Pool record with a time of 30.45. Adriana Sanchez placed fifth in the event at 37.28. In the 50-yard breaststroke, Cefaloni claimed first-place in 36.31, while Albertelli won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:40.27.
Cefaloni earned her second victory of the day in the 50-yard freestyle in 28.50, while Sanchez placed fourth in 32.16. MaryCate Cornine captured first in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:03.27, while Bohr placed second in 1:07.05 and Ruiz Rivera finished fourth in 1:19.68.
Hidalgo claimed her third win of the day in the 100-yard backstroke by swimming a time of 1:09.69. Cefaloni added her third individual win in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:19.80, while Bohr placed second in 1:26.56. In the 500-yard freestyle, Cornine earned her second victory of the day in 6:04.75, as Albertelli placed third in 7:17.34, and Ruiz Rivera finished fifth in 8:05.37.
Sanchez additionally captured a victory in the 50-yard butterfly in 37.06, while Cornine picked up her third individual win of the day in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:41.01.
King's closed out the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the team of Bohr, Sanchez, Cornine and Ruiz Rivera posted a time of 2:04.45. Hidalgo and Cornine each finished the day with three individual victories and a relay win, while Cefaloni recorded three individual victories. The Monarchs capped off a dominant performance in the pool with two meet victories and a pool record.
King's returns to action November 7, traveling to Owings Mills, Maryland, for another tri-meet at Stevenson University's Rosenberg Aquatics Center. The meet is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
