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UNE swimmers take to pool for ECAC Open meet


PITTSBURGH -- University of New England women's swimming team members Kelly Dolyak, Emily Zeimetz, Eleni Bautz, Lindsey Thomsen, and Kayla Burgess began representing the Nor'easters at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Open Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday (Feb. 27) at Trees Pool on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

Bautz, Dolyak, Burgess, and Zeimetz combined for times of 1:43.31 (prelims) and 1:43.02 (finals) in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Thomsen swam individually in the 50 freestyle, clocking a time of 25.70 in the preliminary heats, and later took part in the 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.

Burgess touched the wall in 1:00.78 during the 100 butterfly preliminaries.

The three-day event, which features competitors from all three NCAA divisions, concluded on Sunday.


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