Swimming & Diving Kicks Off Season with Sprint Meet

The Riverside swimming and diving program kicked off this year's campaign by hosting the Riverside Sprint Invitational featuring the Golden West College Rustlers and the Orange Coast College Pirates. Both sides featured some strong performances throughout the strictly sprint meet.

Freshman Nicole Tormey hopped into the pool and performed at a high level for her first inaugural swim. She landed on the podium twice as seen in a pair of first place finishes in the 50 Free (25.36) and the 100 Free (55.85). She settled for second place in the 200 Free (2:05.49).

Sophomore tandem Hannah Beth Cain and Liz Bouffort picked up right where they left off with a gold medal each. Cain finished atop the 50 Back (31.23), while Bouffort paced the 200 Free (2:07.78). Freshman Victoria Hernandez earned a first place mark in the 100 Fly (1:14.78) to cap the top finishes for Riverside.

Sophomore Michelle Hiller hauled in a set of bronze medals coming in the 50 Free (26.23) and the 100 Free (1:01.10), while sophomore Kameryn Pfeiffer followed with a third-place finish in the 200 Free (2:12.89). Sophomore Amelia Bennett  placed third in the 100 Breaststroke (1:16.56) to round out the podium marks.

For the men, sophomore and reigning Orange Empire Conference (OEC) Co-Swimmer of the Meet Erick Fathoni earned two top finishes and a second-place finish. He touched the wall first in the 200 IM (1:57.12) and the 100 Free (46.46). He placed second in the 50 Free (21.28).

Freshman Joseph Lozano was the only other podium finisher as seen in a second place mark in the100 Breaststroke (1:09.83). Sophomore Brochton Troutman placed fourth in the 200 Free (1:57.86) to round out the top performers.

Riverside will continue action on Friday, February 21 at the Golden West Invitational at 9 a.m.