Swimming & Diving

Saint Peter’s Raso, Siena’s Kalac and Spenziero Claim MAAC Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

Men’s Swimmer of the Week:
Tristan Raso, Saint Peter's
Fr., Rome, Italy
 
Tristan Raso had a pair of first-place finishes for Saint Peter’s on Saturday at a tri-meet with Montclair State and Kean. Individually, Raso placed first in the men's 200-yard butterfly. He was also a leg on the men’s 200-yard medley relay unit which had a first-place finish at the meet.
 
Women’s Swimmer of the Week:
Rory Kalac, Siena
Gr., Huntersville, NC, Clements
 
Kalac won the 50 free (24.27) and 100 free (53.78) while posting 50 free splits of 23.65 in the 200 medley relay and 23.95 in the 200 free relay during Siena's tri-meet against Sacred Heart and Rider.
 
Women’s Diver of the Week:
Talia Spenziero, Siena
Sr., Clifton Park, NY, Shenendehowa
 
Spenziero won six dive one-meter diving (218.70) and finished second in five dive one-meter diving (154.95) during the team's tri-meet against Sacred Heart and Rider.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships is a four-day meet that will take place February 14-17, 2024 at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The 2024 championships will be the first time the meet is held at SPIRE Institute. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, please visit http://maacsports.com/swim.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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