CAMBRIDGE WINS AT MIDDLEBURY AND GETS THE HAT TRICK
Congratulations to the 16 strong CMSC swimmers who battled the host team of Middlebury Muffintops for first place first in the NEM Large Division.
This marks the first season a NEM workout groups has won the NEM Large Division at all three meets: the Short Course Meters at BU, the Short Course Yards at Harvard, and the Long Course Meets at Middlebury.
Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated.
SCHLICHER SET THE POOL ON FIRE WITH FOUR WORLD RECORD SWIMS. Fred Schlicher set the 200 free standard with a time of 2:12.69, downing James Lacy's 2006 record of 2:13.32. In the 200 fly, Schlicher touched in 2:31.58 to beat Robert Poiletman's record of 2:33.72 from 2003. In the 200 IM, he clocked a time of 2:30.72 to crush the previous record of 2:36.07 set by John Calvert in 2006. He also posted a time of 5:30.99 in the 400 IM, whacking 10 seconds from Jean-Claude Lestideau's 2007 record of 5:40.42.
Fast Freddie – truly fast at 60 - JUST AWESOME!!! CONGRATULATIONS |