
Men's Swimming & Diving Turns in Strong Showing Against Maine Maritime Academy
10/17/2026 9:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine men's swimming & diving team put together an impressive performance against Maine Maritime Academy on Friday evening, capturing victories in 15 of the meet's 16 events.
Zane Rogers, Jackson White and Cooper Polzin led the Black Bears with two individual victories apiece, while Maine also swept both relay events and the diving competitions.
Rogers took first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.13 before adding a victory in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 48.72. He also contributed to Maine's winning 200-yard medley relay team alongside Ewan Todd, Polzin and Ethan Guinaugh, which finished in 1:38.95.
White swept the butterfly events, earning victories in the 100-yard butterfly (51.97) and 50-yard butterfly (23.51). Polzin delivered a pair of wins in the breaststroke events, capturing the 50-yard breaststroke in 27.60 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.53.
Henry Schattle turned in a strong performance in the distance events, winning the 500-yard freestyle in 4:48.85, while Liam Walsh claimed first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.06.
Other individual winners included Brendan Matos in the 200-yard IM (2:02.42), Todd in the 100-yard backstroke (54.90) and Max Louie in the 100-yard IM (55.12).
On the diving boards, Gray Miller captured the 1-meter competition with a score of 292.58, followed by teammate Jeremiah Small in second with 281.70. Small responded with a victory in the 3-meter event, posting a score of 298.05, while Miller finished second at 281.18.
The Black Bears also enjoyed success in the relays, opening the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay before closing the competition with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Guinaugh, White, Jon Bird and Joey Harrison combined for a winning time of 1:29.54.
Maine's lone event without a victory came in the 50-yard backstroke, where Harrison paced the Black Bears with a runner-up finish in 25.85.
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