Hopkins Swimming Teams Defeat Mary Washington :: Matthew Chana, Stephanie Leaman, Abiona Redwood, and Jessica Chang each won two races for the Blue Jays.

Hopkins Swimming Teams Defeat Mary Washington

Matthew Chana, Stephanie Leaman, Abiona Redwood, and Jessica Chang each won two races for the Blue Jays.

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Matthew Chana won the 1000 freestyle and 500 freestyle Friday vs. Mary Washington.

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Jan. 24, 2003

Baltimore, MD - The Johns Hopkins men's and women's swimming teams each defeated Mary Washington Friday afternoon in the White Athletic Center. The Blue Jay men defeated the Eagles, 146-108, while the women recorded a 136-117 victory.

Freshman Matthew Chana (Northbrook, IL/Glenbrook North) led the JHU men's team by winning the 1000 freestyle in 9:47.56 and the 500 freestyle in 4:55.24. Fellow freshman Brian Sneed (Chattanooga, TN/McCallie) won the 200 freestyle in 1:47.81, junior Kyle Robinson (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional) took the 50 freestyle in 21.59, and junior Loren Robinson (Coats, NC/Triton) captured the 100 freestyle in 48.89.

Sophomore J.P. Balfour (Plano, TX/Plano East) won the 100 backstroke in 53.53, while freshman Sean Kim (Silver Spring, MD/Paint Branch) took the 200 backstroke in 1:59.81. Senior David Lofthus (Honeoye Falls, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) captured the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.42, junior Oliver Buccicone (Rochester, MN/Rochester Lourdes) won the 200 breaststroke in 1:58.81, and sophomore Jon Kleinman (North Oaks, MN/Mounds View) took the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.88.

The Hopkins women were led by its freshmen, three of whom won two events in the meet. Stephanie Leaman (Grosse Point Woods, MI/Grosse Point North) took the 1000 freestyle in 10:39.18 and the 500 freestyle in 5:18.70, while Abiona Redwood (Kingston, Jamaica/St. Andrew) won the 50 freestyle in 24.87 and the 100 freestyle in 54.74. Additionally, Jessica Chang (Penfield, NY/Penfield) captured the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.11 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:27.69.

Freshman Kristin Stepaniak (Shoreview, MN/Mounds View) won the 100 backstroke in 1:02.96, while fellow freshman Katie Herbst (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) took the 200 backstroke in 2:15.78.

Sophomore Diana Smirnova (Las Cruces, NM/Phillips Exeter Academy) won the 200 freestyle in 2:00.53, and sophomore Betsy Maragakes (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) captured the 200 butterfly in 2:16.43. The 200 medley relay team of Stepaniak, Chang, Smirnova, and Redwood won its race in 1:52.10.

The Blue Jay men improved to 5-5 with the win, while the women are now 4-6. Both teams return to action next Friday when Hopkins travels to UMBC for a 4 p.m. meet with the Retrievers.

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