NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Despite a series of great races, the Bears lost at home to 2022 NEWMAC runner up Wheaton College. The final score was Wheaton 169, Coast Guard 138. The meet was highlighted by a series of fast swimming, including three new Roland Pool records. 

Coast Guard sophomore, Grace Keogh broke a 9-year-old pool record in the 100 butterfly, swimming a blistering 58.57 and breaking MIT's Anna Kokensparger's former record. Wheaton made their mark in Roland as well. Their 200 medley relay team of Reese Hartmann, Madeline Eller, Katie Walz and Hope Campbell broke the existing pool record by five seconds, clocking in at 1:47.97. Brooke Cloutier broke CGA's Darby Schlaht's 100 breaststroke record, establishing a new record of 1:07.68. In fact, the top 4 women in the 100 breaststroke were under the old record. 

Coast Guard was led by a group of multiple event winners. Senior Lindsay Blake scored two wins in the 1000 and 500 yard freestyles, with times of 10:57.03 and 5:21.44. Blake was joined by Grace Keogh, won lowered the 100 butterfly record, as well as winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:57.02. Freshman Masen Karsten continued her success in the sprint events with a pair of wins in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles. Karsten clocked in at 24.67 in the 50 and 53.44 in the 100, both season bests. Winning the 1-meter diving event was senior Taylor Young, with a score of 242.55, almost 40 points higher than the runner up. 

The women are now 5-2 on the season and will travel to Brandeis University on November 19, at 1:00 pm.