After Day 1 of the CUNY Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the College of Staten Island stands in good shape.
In the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay event, Pavel Buyanov, Mohamed Hikal, Vladislav Romanov and Nikolay Shevchenko finished in second with a time of 1:29.38.
Joe Lee finished second with a time of 5:04.67 in the 500 Yard Freestyle.
Vlad Romanov earned gold for CSI by winning the men's 200 Yard IM in 1:57.21.
In the 1 meter dive, Antonio Gaspar won silver with a score of 244.50.
In the Men's 50 Yard freestyle, Kenny Kim of Baruch set a championship record with a time of 21.73. Pavel Buyanov won silver with a 21.88 time.
In the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, the team of April Bartlett, Patricia Crea, Tara Meiners and Svetlana Oleynik finished in third with a time of 1:32.60.
For the second year in a row, the College of Staten Island swept all three medals in the women's three-meter diving competition. Freshman April Bartlett earned gold with a cumulative score of 309.65, while 2009 gold medal winner Patricia Crea won silver with a 261.00. Kelly Kenny won bronze with a 254.80.
"I was just thinking about the dives," Bartlett said afterwards. "It's a great feeling to know that we gave our team points right from the start of the meet." The nursing major from Staten Island did not dive for her high school, but has been a member Great Kills Swim Club for most of her life.
The 11th Annual CUNY Athletic Conference men's and women's swimming and diving championships resume at the APEX on Friday, February 5th at 1:30pm and conclude on Saturday, February 6th at 9:00am.
-Courtesy of CUNYAC Athletics