Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Swimming Report - Week 4

Meet Summary

Elms College – 11/17 vs. Colby Sawyer – 2^nd/2 Results
Husson University – 11/17 at Univ. of New England – 2^nd/2 Results
Norwich University – 11/14 at Saint Michael's – 2^nd/2 Results
Regis College – 11/17 at Saint Joseph's (ME) – 1^st/2 Results
Saint Joseph's College (ME) – 11/17 vs. Regis College – 2^nd/2 Results
Univ. of Saint Joseph (CT) – 11/17 at Eastern CT State – 2^nd/2 Results
Simmons College – 11/17 at Wellesley – 2^nd/2 Results

Swimmer of the Week
Devon DeGrazia (Westport, Mass.), Junior, Elms College
Against Smith on 11/13, DeGrazia won the 800-meter freestyle (10:09.71), the 200-meter backstroke (2:41.72) and edged senior teammate Tessa Dudunake (Northampton, Mass.) in the 50-meter freestyle with a winning time of 29.84. Dudunake touched the wall second in the event in a time of 30.00. Against Colby-Sawyer, DeGrazia secured three first place finishes, powering to times of 10:00.97 in the 800-meter freestyle, 34.62 in the 50-meter backstroke, and 1:15.11 in the 100-meter backstroke.

Rookie Player of the Week
Lauren Rabideau (Ballston Spa, N.Y.), Freshman, Saint Joseph's College (ME)
Rabideau won the 50-Fly (30.21) and 50-Breast (34.47) events and finished as the runner-up in the 100-Breast (1:15.45) in her first NCAA swim meet, a loss to Regis College at home on Saturday afternoon. The 2012 GNAC Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year, Rabideau broke a program record in her first event  the 50-Breast  and nearly topped the team's 100-Breast mark later in the day.

Weekly Honor Roll
Anne Karasek (Brookline, Mass.), Senior, Simmons College
Maddy McDonald (Westwood, Mass.), Freshman, Simmons College