ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's and women's swimming and diving teams turned in strong performances on Saturday afternoon, sweeping SUNY Cortland in a dual meet at the Athletics and Events Center. The women's team secured a 221-78 victory, while the men claimed a 195-104 win over the Red Dragons.

The women's team was led by several standout performances in the pool, including Sydney Koehler, who captured first place in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.96) and 100-yard freestyle (55.42). The Bombers also received first-place finishes from Samantha Bender in the 200-yard backstroke (2:10.32), Kathleen Papiernik in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.71) and Penelope English in the 400-yard individual medley (4:45.29).

Ithaca also dominated the women's relay events, claiming first place in both the 200-yard medley relay (1:50.66) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:39.89). The freestyle relay team of Charlotte Barton, Bender, Sadie Plut and Spencer Carroll established a pool record. Riley Hauber added an individual victory in the 50-yard freestyle (24.73), while Emily Provost and Grace O'Malley each earned first-place finishes in diving.

On the men's side, the Bombers collected multiple event victories, highlighted by Alec Kutsner's first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (52.80), Will Stanczewski in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.67) and Ben Lajoie in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.57). Spencer Alderson also picked up victories in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.83) and 100-yard freestyle (48.41).

Additional first-place performances came from Gabriel Clerkin in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.03), James Kissel in the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.49), Harper Freeman in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.09), Elijah Gehman in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.34) and Marshall Adams in the 400-yard individual medley (4:21.26). The Bombers opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing in 1:35.97.

The Bombers will hit the road for Buffalo on Friday, November 20, as they take part in the two-day Buffalo Invitational hosted by the University of Buffalo.