Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Billy Ruddy, Rider
Jr., Newton, NJ, Kittatinny Regional
 
Ruddy won two individual events and was part of two winning relays for the Broncs in their dual meet against Lehigh. The Junior won the 50-free in 20.97 and the 100-free in 46.87. He swam the anchor leg on the winning 200-medley relay team that swam 1:32.98 and the 400-free relay team that won in 3:07.68.
 
Men’s Diver of the Week
Andrew Cataldo, Fairfield
So., Albany, NY, The Albany Academy
 
Andrew Cataldo took a pair of first-place finishes in a dual meet with Providence College last weekend. He opened the day with a meet-best 240.00 points in the 1-meter dive. He completed the sweep by scoring 285.45 points in the 3-meter dive.
  
Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Olivia Thompson, Fairfield
Sr., Wethersfield, CT, Wethersfield
 
Olivia Thompson picked up a pair of individual wins in the Providence College dual meet last weekend, touching the wall first in the 50 free (27.30) as well as in the 100 free (1:00.45). She also garnered a pair of wins in the relays, helping the 200 medley relay (1:58.24) and the 400 free relay (4:02.12).
 
Women’s Diver of the Week
Maiti O'Connor, Rider
So., South Plainfield, NJ, The Wardlaw-Hartridge School
 
O'Connor score 245.10 on the 3-meter to win the event in Rider's dual meet against Lehigh. She also finished second on the 1-meter, scoring 254.63.
 
The 2025 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships is a four-day meet that will take place February 12-15, 2025, and will be hosted at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. 2025 will mark the second straight year the championships are hosted at SPIRE. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Men's & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, please visit maacsports.com/swim.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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