CALIENDO SETS SCHOOL RECORD IN 200-YARD FLY AT TCCC INVITE

WESTON, Mass.--Freshman Alex Caliendo (Windsor, Conn.) set a school record in the 200-yard fly Saturday in The Commonwealth Coast Conference Invitational. Caliendo was part of a men’s swimming team that took second overall with a score of 295. Christina Estrada (Bellingham, Mass./Blackstone Valley Tech) earned second place in the 200-freestyle.

The men’s team beat out four other TCCC schools to capture its second place finish. While the women’s team had a tough start to the invite, Estrada and senior Lindsay Ranahan (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) did swim exceptionally well in their respective events.

Ranahan finished second in the 200-backstroke. Both Estrada and Ranahan helped the Pride women to a top five finish with a score of 187.

The men‚s 200-freestyle team of Djordje Mandic, Andy Laforest, Adam Millerick, and Nick Yerzyk took second place, beating out host team Roger Williams, Gordon College, and Colby-Sawyer to round out the top five.

The team‚s 1:34.14 time earned the men‚s team 26 points, and was just five seconds shy of first place. Ben Perry (Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee) and Stephen McGovern (Dorchester, Mass./Boston College) joined Mandic and Laforest in 400-medley relay to finish fourth with a time of 4:06.17.

On the women‚s side, Estrada and Ranahan helped Megan Pratt (Rockland, Mass/Rockland) and Stacy Burns (Waltham, Mass./Waltham Senior) in the 200-medley relay to a sixth place finishing time of 2:07.62.

Given that the teams had a tough swim earlier in the day, both teams had much better nighttime events.

The two teams will travel to swim against Norwich and Bentley on December 11.