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Swimming And Diving Competes In Day Two Of BIG EAST Championships
2/27/2020 9:11:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The Providence College Friars competed in the second day of the 2020 BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships.
On day two of the championships the Friars set three program records in individual events and an additional two records in relays.Â
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Lauren Zawacki, who already held the program record in the 50-yard freestyle, improved upon her own mark in this morning's prelims and then bettered it again in the finals. Zawacki reached the wall in 23.81. The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Katie Thornton, Taylor Loud, Margie Keenan and Lauren Zawacki set a program record, notching a time of 1:35.24.
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For the second consecutive day Andrew Ferrell found his way onto the program all-time leaderboard. This time besting his own 200-yard IM mark by half of a second. Ferrell's record stands at 1:50.78.Aidan Hughes outpaced Mark Tartaglione's 24-year-old record in the 50-yard freestyle. Hughes set the new standard at 21.13. Brian Cantin, Aidan Hughes, Phil Goeckel, and PK Brannigan teamed up to improve the 200-yard freestyle relay record, now standing at 1:22.93.
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Venue
Nassau County Aquatic Center| East Meadow, N.Y.
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Team Standings – Day 2
Women:
1. Villanova, 330
2. Georgetown, 266
3. Xavier, 201
4. Seton Hall, 172
5. Providence, 106
6. Butler, 105
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Men:
1. Xavier, 246 points
    Villanova, 246
3. Seton Hall, 237
4. Georgetown, 234
5. Providence, 112
Next Up
The Providence College men's and women's swimming and diving team returns to action on Friday, February 28 for the third day of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships.
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On day two of the championships the Friars set three program records in individual events and an additional two records in relays.Â
Â
Lauren Zawacki, who already held the program record in the 50-yard freestyle, improved upon her own mark in this morning's prelims and then bettered it again in the finals. Zawacki reached the wall in 23.81. The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Katie Thornton, Taylor Loud, Margie Keenan and Lauren Zawacki set a program record, notching a time of 1:35.24.
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For the second consecutive day Andrew Ferrell found his way onto the program all-time leaderboard. This time besting his own 200-yard IM mark by half of a second. Ferrell's record stands at 1:50.78.Aidan Hughes outpaced Mark Tartaglione's 24-year-old record in the 50-yard freestyle. Hughes set the new standard at 21.13. Brian Cantin, Aidan Hughes, Phil Goeckel, and PK Brannigan teamed up to improve the 200-yard freestyle relay record, now standing at 1:22.93.
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Venue
Nassau County Aquatic Center| East Meadow, N.Y.
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Team Standings – Day 2
Women:
1. Villanova, 330
2. Georgetown, 266
3. Xavier, 201
4. Seton Hall, 172
5. Providence, 106
6. Butler, 105
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Men:
1. Xavier, 246 points
    Villanova, 246
3. Seton Hall, 237
4. Georgetown, 234
5. Providence, 112
Next Up
The Providence College men's and women's swimming and diving team returns to action on Friday, February 28 for the third day of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships.
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-Go Friars!-
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