NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened the 2025-26 season against Middlebury College on Saturday afternoon at Lott Natatorium.

The Camels dominated on the men's side, posting wins in 15 of 16 events to take the meet by a 213-71 final. Evan Lyons (Longmeadow, Mass.) picked up wins in three events to lead the charge, while Matthew Morris (Alexandria, Va.), Jack Mattison-Gulotta (Florence, Mass.), Carrick Shea (Grafton, Mass.) and Landon Luzak (Virginia Beach, Va.) all recorded two wins apiece.

The women's team came up short in a 183-103 final against the Panthers. Chloe Frandsen (Germantown, Tenn.), Kailin Fuller (Bowdoinham, Maine) and Rosemary Bonadies (Nashville, Tenn.) all supplied wins on the day.

The Camels return to action at home against Amherst and Coast Guard on December 5-6.

Men's Recap

The Camels got off to a strong start, taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay to grab a 15-2 advantage. Campbell Noel (Austin, Texas) added to the margin with the fastest time in the 1,000 free (9:56.06), and Lyons was the first of three Conn finishers in the 200 free (1:45.72). Lyons later added victories in the 500 free (4:43.88) and 200 IM (1:58.83) to round out his day. 

Morris won both the 100 back (53.37) and 200 back (1:55.98), finishing two seconds clear in the former and five in the latter. Julian Carlson (Brookline, Mass.) was the only swimmer in the 100 breast (59.00) to break the one-minute threshold, and Mattison-Gulotta picked up wins in the 100 (51.93) and 200 fly (1:54.19).

Shea breezed to victories in the free sprint events, taking both the 50 free (20.75) and 100 free (45.78) by more than a second. Luzak also won both diving events with scores of 188.86 in the 3-meter and 204.45 in the 1-meter.

Women's Recap

The Camels held a slim 18-17 lead after the first two events. Frandsen provided an early highlight, touching the wall first in the 1,000 free (10:58.26) and winning by nearly 17 seconds.

Later in the day, Fuller sprinted to victory in the 50 free (25.15) and clipped Middlebury's Mia Cuiffo by less than two-tenths of a second. Bonadies then posted a strong swim in the 200 back (2:12.06), finishing more than two seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.