Swimming & Diving

ON THIS DATE - Swim Program Makes History on Opening Day

Posted: Nov 02, 2020

On November 2nd, 2013 the Saint Joseph's College swim program made history when the men's and women's teams defeated Husson University in the opening meet of the 2013-14 season at the Harold Alfond Center.

The women edged the Eagles by a 131-121 score and the men cruised to a 139-50 triumph in the opening event of the year, marking the first sweep in the seven-year history of the Saint Joseph's swim program.

On the men's side, sophomore Alex Gilvey (Windham, Maine) won a pair of individual events with a 1:58.28 time in the 200-Free and a 57.44 effort in the 100-Back and also swam the 100-IM in 1:00.26. Freshman Ben Johnson (Belmont, Mass.) broke a pair of program records with victories in the 100-Fly (57.04) and 50-Free (25.68) and also won the 100-Breast (1:07.57) in his first NCAA meet.

For the women, sophomore Anne Fougere (Warner, N.H.) helped lead the Royal Blue to a narrow victory with wins in the 50-Breast (37.43) and 100-Breast (1:22.68) and first-year Danielle Charette (Westfield, Mass.) added top finishes in the 200-Free (2:15.19) and 500-Free (5:59.23) events.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.