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Men’s and Women’s Swimming
and Diving
The Holy Cross men’s and women’s swimming and
diving teams had a rough start at the beginning of the season
with 0-2 records. The men’s team rebounded from its
early season fate to win its next three meets and is currently
3-2. Losing to Siena College, the women’s team split
its last four meets, currently leaving them with a 2-2 mark.
One bright spot has been Emily Ferris ’06 (Rockville
Centre, N.Y.), who has had first-place finishes in the 200-yard
IM, 200-yard fly and, the 100-yard backstroke. Carolyn
Pucko ’04 (Webster, N.Y.) continues her winning
ways on the board, picking up wins in the one-meter and three-meter
diving events. On the men’s side, Scott Rimm ’04 (Potomac,
Md.) and Tim Tuck ’03 (Arlington, Va.) have been
the most consistent performers for the Crusaders. Rimm has
picked up wins in the 200-yard free, 200-yard backstroke,
50-yard freestyle, and 100-yard freestyle. Tuck, on the other
hand, has been nothing short of dominant on the boards. He
has collected first-place finishes in both the one- and three-meter
diving events, including a sweep over Loyola, which earned
him the Patriot League Diver of the Week honor.
The men’s and women’s team began the year with
losses to Springfield College and Patriot League counterpart,
Colgate. Against Springfield, Rimm collected two first-place
finishes: 200-yard free (1:45.06) and 200-yard backstroke
(2:03.87). Tuck had a strong showing in the diving competition
as he finished with a second-place finish in both the one-
and three-meter events. For the women, Ferris picked up wins
in both the 200-yard IM (2:15.91) and 200-yard Fly (2:17.91)
while Pucko won the one-meter diving competition and finished
third in the three-meter diving event.
The women then suffered their third defeat of the season,
falling to Siena College. Ferris and Pucko managed to keep
their winning ways alive with Ferris collecting wins in the
200-yard IM and the 100-yard backstroke while Pucko captured
wins in the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions.
Holy Cross rebounded from the rough start to sweep Providence,
and St. Francis College. The wins evened the men’s record
at 2-2 while improving the women’s mark to 2-3. Against
St. Francis, Ferris and Pucko again carried the load. Ferris
picked up the win in the 200-yard IM while Pucko won both
diving events tallying 258.45 points on the one-meter board
and 268.2 points on the three-meter. Corinne Figlewski ’05 (Branford,
Conn.) also picked up a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke
to contribute to the ladies’ effort.
The men dominated St. Francis winning the first eight events.
Winners for the Crusaders included: Mike Emmons ’03 (Middleboro,
Mass.,1000-yard free, and 200-yard butterfly); Rimm (200-
and 100-yard freestyle); Ian Hennessey ’03 (East
Greenwich, R.I., 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke);
and Tom Connors ’03 (Holmdel, N.J., 200-yard
IM).
The men then defeated Loyola to improve to 3-2 on the year
but, unfortunately, the women dropped a tough decision to
the Maryland school. For the men’s side, Tuck swept
both diving events and Rimm again was dominant, wining the
200-yard free, 50-yard free, and the 200-yard backstroke.
On the women’s slate, Abby Lemieux ’05 (Brunswick,
Maine) won the 1000-yard and 500-yard freestyle events, and
Pucko swept both diving events, but it didn’t prove
to be enough.
The men and women both placed third at the Rhode Island
Invitational held at the University of Rhode Island. Pucko
won both diving events, and Rimm collected wins in the 100-yard
freestyle, and 200-yard freestyle. The women then lost their
final match before the break, falling to Patriot League power,
Army.
With six more meets in January, four of which are at the
Hart Center, the Crusaders are primed and ready to turn around
their slow start to the year and gain much needed momentum
as they head into the Patriot League Championship.
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