Both the College of Staten Island men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell today, getting downed by Ramapo College as part of non-conference action today in Mahwah, NJ. The men fell 139-99, while the women fell 141-74. The CSI men leveled to 1-1, while the women fell to 0-2.
On the men’s side CSI took gold in the 100-yard Backstroke with Danila Novikov’s time of 55.53, winning by less than three-tenths of a second. Tim Sweeney was tops in the 200-yard Butterfly with a time of 1:59.46, and Novikov placed first again in the 200-yard Backstroke with a 2:00.36. Sweeney doubled up his first place nod with a win in the 500-yard Freestyle with a time of 5:01.97.
On the women’s side, Dakota Dawkins took home a pair of first-place finishes, both in breaststroke events. In the 200-yard installment, she won the race by less than four-tenths of a second, with a time of 2:40.01.
CSI is back in action for a home meet on Monday, November 3 against Queens College at 6pm.
