Woolfolk and Sammons Trade Records, Ancient 1650 Freestyle Marks Fall for Knights at Championship Meet

Melissa Cartier

Swimming/Diving | 2/22/2025 10:31:00 PM

Ithaca, NY – Both of the program's long-time 1650 freestyle records fell as the Clarkson University Swimming & Diving team set four total school records on the final day of the 2025 Liberty League Championships, hosted by Ithaca College.

The Golden Knights' men elevated themselves into fourth place out of 10 teams at the conclusion of the meet, finishing with 882 points, while the women ended up in eighth place with 495 points.

Complete Results of 2025 Liberty League Championship Meet

In the morning session, Gabriela McSwieney broke a 36-year-old mark in the 1650 freestyle, topping the performance of Laura Gregory in 1989 by a little over four seconds. In the evening, Casey Everett topped Tom Bendl's time from February 1992 by more than 14 seconds for a new Clarkson standard. In the 200 breaststroke, Andrew Sammons and Calvin Woolfolk both topped Woolfolk's one-year-old record in the event during the preliminaries, with Sammons having the quicker time in the morning. However, in the evening, it was Woolfolk who shaved close to two more seconds off his earlier time and almost a second-and-a-half more from Sammons' briefly held mark. Additionally, Evelyn Vieira set another record in the 3-meter dive during the prelims.

Gabriela McSwieney finished 15th in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 18:28.81 (4.17 seconds faster than the school's previous mark) and Ellen Patterson ended up in 19th in 18:49.36. On the men's side, Casey Everett placed fourth in 16:20.93, less than two seconds off the runner-up position in the event. Colin Cordy (14th, 17:35.92), Aidan Spoors (16th, 18:02.71), Tristan Miranda (17th, 18:02.83), and James Fedele (19th, 18:24.09) also picked up points in the longest event of the day.

Five swimmers participated in the finals in the 100 freestyle, including two women and three men. Both of the women were in the 'C' finals, as Natasha Hurff ended up in 20th place with a time of 55.79 seconds and Ava Lamontagne finished in a tie for 22nd in 56.03. On the men's side, Gavin Stuhler was in the 'B' finals, placing 13th in 47.57, while Andrew Sypko came in 20th in 48.73 and Hannes Lohse was a tick slower at 48.74 seconds, taking 21st.

Five more Clarkson swimmers were in the 200 backstroke finals, including a pair in the 'A' finals. Freshman Aurora Zary came in eighth place in the 200 back with a time of 2:12.76, while on the men's side Michael Schroeder took seventh in 1:54.89. Earlier in the 'C' finals, Owen White placed 19th (1:59.55), Mason Cartier came in 20th (2:00.08), and James Fedele took 23rd in 2:04.55.

In the 200 breaststroke, Fiona Reilly challenged the school record twice, but was ultimately a second short, coming in eighth place during the 'A' finals with a time of 2:30.14. The same event on the men's side was loaded with Clarkson scorers and highlighted by the duel of Andrew Sammons and Calvin Woolfolk. During the morning preliminaries, both swimmers topped Woolfolk's record from last season by a considerable margin, with Sammons finishing in 2:05.34 and Woolfolk in 2:05.82, good enough for second and third, respectively. In the 'A' finals, the two swapped spots, but both topped their previous times. Woolfolk moved into second in 2:03.88 and Sammons was third with a time of 2:04.17. Matthew Sitarek also won the 'B' heat with a time of 2:08.57, coming in ninth overall. Landon Colby took 10th (2:08.86) and Collin Losinger was 19th (2:14.02).

First-year collegian Evelyn Vieira set a second school mark in a diving event during the Liberty League Championships, scoring 355.15 points in the 3-meter, which was good enough for 12th place. Devon Sedlack also came in 16th with 289.05 points.

Clarkson closed out the meet with a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 400 freestyle relay. The women's group of Aurora Zary, Fiona Reilly, Ava Lamontagne, and Gabriela McSwieney combined for a time of 3:41.60, while the men's foursome of Landon Colby, Hannes Lohse, Andrew Sypko, and Gavin Stuhler finished in 3:12.16.

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