Men’s Swimmer of the Week:
Lucas Racevicius, Rider
Gr., Watertown, CT, Holy Cross High School
 
Lucas Racevicius posted the fastest 50-free, 100-free, and 100-back times in the MAAC this season at the Bruno Invitational. The graduate student swam 20.28 in the 50-free, 45.21 in the 100-free, and 48.22 in the 100-back. He also swam the prelims of the 100-fly, swimming 49.76, the fourth-fastest time in the conference this season. Racevicius was also a member of the 400-free relay team that swam 3:04.04, the fastest time in the MAAC this season, the 200-medley relay team that swam 1:29.40, the fastest time in the MAAC this season, and the 400-medley relay team that swam 3:19.58, the fastest time in the MAAC this season.
 
Men’s Diver of the Week:
Marcas Racevicius, Rider
Sr., Watertown, CT, Holy Cross High School
 
Marcas Racevicius scored 228.10 on the 1-meter and 273.80 on the 3-meter at the Bruno Invitational.
 
Women’s Swimmer of the Week:
Tone Sandsjoe, Fairfield
Fr., Visby, Sweden, Filburnaskolan
 
Tone Sandsjoe secured one individual MAAC record and was part of a MAAC record-setting relay team as the Stags competed in the Terrier Invitational over the weekend. She took first place in the 100 breaststroke at the Terrier Invitational, setting a school record, a MAAC record, and collected an NCAA B Cut time by completing the race in 1:01.45. She was part of the MAAC record-setting time in the 400 medley relay (3:45.49) which placed fourth in the Invitational. Sandsjoe also earned a first-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:18.40. She also competed in the 200 IM (2:10.70), the 200 medley relay, and the 400 free relay. The Terrier Invitational included Boston University, Bryant, Northeastern, and UMass.
 
Women’s Diver of the Week:
Talia Spenziero, Siena
Sr., Clifton Park, NY, Shenendehowa
 
Spenziero finished second in three-meter diving (262.65) and third in one-meter diving (258.25) in the Saints' meet at Stony Brook, surpassing 250 points in both events for the second straight week.
 
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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