Records continued to fall on the second day of the 11th Annual CUNY Athletic Conference men's and women’s swimming and diving championships. Baruch College extends its lead in the men's and women’s team standings.
Vladislav Romanav, Pavel Buyanov, Joe Lee, and Mohamed Hikal won gold in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:39.21, setting a new CUNYAC championships record. Their effort was three seconds better than the 2008 championships mark set by Lehman College.
CSI won gold in the 100-yard butterfly, as Nikolay Shevchenko finished at 51.75.
Lee made it two gold medals in a row for CSI, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.13. Kevin Kim of Baruch won silver at 1:50.11, and Lehman's Srdanovic won bronze with a 1:51.47 effort.
Buyanov made it three-straight - winning gold in the 100-yard breaststroke in 57.91. Lehman's Urena won silver at 1:03.88 and Baruch's Wong won bronze with a time of 1:03.94.
Romanov made it four in a row for CSI, breaking his own championships record set last year in the 100-yard backstroke. His 52.80 performance was almost two seconds better than last year's. BMCC's Ambaye finished second overall at 56.40, while Baruch's Yanez (58.26) and Reyes (1:00.65) won senior college bronze and silver.
Baruch won the 800-yard freestyle relay as Yanez, Ryan Flynn, Camilo Reyes, and Kevin Kim swam to a time of 7:42.26. CSI (Lee, Romanov, Robert Stumpf, Shevchenko) followed, with a time of 7:53.91, while Lehman (Arias, Kreshnik Shala, Mingfan Sun, Joaquin Cruz) won bronze with a time of 8:32.32.
Antonio Gaspar from the College of Staten Island won the men's one-meter diving competition with a cumulative score of 346.40 - breaking the men's championship record set in 2005 by CSI's Keith Cattonar (325.50). Lehman College earned the silver and bronze medals, as Joaquin Cruz finished with a cumulative score of 346.40 and Rafael Abreu followed with a 247.95.
Gabriella Villarruel earned gold for the College of Staten Island by winning the 400-yard IM in 5:33.13.
Freshman April Bartlett won the women's one-meter diving competition with a cumulative score of 329.95 - obliterating the women's championship record. Teammate Patricia Crea, the previous record-holder, finished in second with a cumulative score of 263.25, also bettering her record-setting performance from last year. Angela Haskell from Hunter College finished in third place with 248.30.
The final day of the Championships takes place on Saturday, February 6th.
-Courtersy of CUNYAC Athletics