Brooklyn, NY----The Brooklyn College women's swimming and diving team cruised to a 135-80 victory in their season opener at home over Maritime College on Thursday.  Maritime dropped their season opener this evening.  Next Up: The Bulldogs continue their non-conference slate at a tri-meet hosted by Mt. St. Mary on October 23rd.  

Brooklyn opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as the quartet of Yara Shaik, Antonietta Baerga, Joanna Gayoba, and Lizzy Bailey-Hamm finished in 2:03.11.

Ana Sofia Pena Osario captured first place in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (14:45.81) and the 500-yard freestyle (7:11.44), leading the Bulldogs in the distance events. Gayoba added an individual victory in the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:08.38, while Bailey-Hamm won the 50-yard freestyle in 26.31 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle in 1:00.77.

Baerga also claimed first place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.98. Yara Shaik added a second-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:52.53) and the 100-yard backstroke (1:12.64).

On the diving boards, Keegan Fluharty swept both events, winning the one-meter dive with 230.32 points and the three-meter dive with 235.65 points while setting school records in both events. Magdalena Mackiewicz placed second in both events, scoring 180.52 points in the one-meter competition and 153.82 points in the three-meter event.

The Bulldogs also earned valuable points in the 200-yard freestyle, with Gayoba placing second in 2:17.93 and Baerga finishing third in 2:29.70. Brooklyn's depth was further demonstrated by its second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the team of Pena Osario, Mackiewicz, Maria Mannino, and Shanti Bell finished in 2:31.59.