Posted: Dec 06, 2025

Swimming Competes at Wesleyan's Jayden Szirka Memorial Championships

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Elms College Swimming team traveled to Wesleyan University for the Jayden Szirka Memorial Championships on Friday and Saturday.

TEAM SCORES
Friday, December 5th - Session I - 6:30 pm
Women's - Elms College - 6th Place, 68, 342.6 pts. (GNAC) | Williams College - 1st Place, 340, 594.9 pts. (NESCAC) | Trinity College, Conn. - 2nd Place, 253, 502.7 pts. (NESCAC) | Wesleyan University, Conn. - 3rd Place, 252, 509.8 pts. (NESCAC) | Eastern Connecticut State University - 4th Place, 180, 433 pts. (LEC) | University of Saint Joseph, Conn. - 5th Place, 77, 274.8 pts. (GNAC) | Albertus Magnus College - 7th Place, 22, 319.3 pts. (GNAC)

Men's - Elms College - 7th Place, NA, NA (GNAC) | Williams College - 1st Place, 340, 588.3 pts. (NESCAC) | Trinity College, Conn. - 2nd Place, 264, 496.5 pts. (NESCAC) | Wesleyan University, Conn. - 3rd Place, 236, 457.3 pts. (NESCAC) | Eastern Connecticut State University - 4th Place, 198.5, 396.7 pts. (LEC) | University of Saint Joseph, Conn. - 5th Place, 99, 382.2 pts. (GNAC) | Albertus Magnus College - 6th Place, 6, 279.5 pts. (GNAC)

Saturday, December 6th - Session II - 10 am | Session III - 5 pm
Women's - Elms College - 6th Place, 153, 305.3 pts. (GNAC) | Williams College - 1st Place, 1,093, 594.1 pts. (NESCAC) | Wesleyan University, Conn. - 2nd Place, 850.5, 496.7 pts. (NESCAC) | Trinity College, Conn. - 3rd Place, 824.5, 501.7 pts. (NESCAC) | Eastern Connecticut State University - 4th Place, 531, 417.1 pts. (LEC) | University of Saint Joseph, Conn. - 5th Place, 268, 299.8 pts. (GNAC) | Albertus Magnus College - 7th Place, 82, 329.8 pts. (GNAC)

Men's - Elms College - 7th Place, 22, 364 (GNAC) | Williams College - 1st Place, 1,137, 593.8 pts. (NESCAC) | Trinity College, Conn. - 2nd Place, 871, 500.9 pts. (NESCAC) | Wesleyan University, Conn. - 3rd Place, 688, 461 pts. (NESCAC) | Eastern Connecticut State University - 4th Place, 597.5, 388.5 pts. (LEC) | University of Saint Joseph, Conn. - 5th Place, 314, 364.2 pts. (GNAC) | Albertus Magnus College - 6th Place, 24, 274.7 pts. (GNAC)

TEAM RESULTS
Friday, December 5th

Women's 200 Freestyle Relay - 16th Place, 1:50.72 (431 pts.)
- Alissa Schettini, Sasha Plotniak, Rachel McNally, Joni McGillis
Women's 400 Medley Relay - 18th Place, 4:47.80 (333 pts.)
- Rachel McNally, Sasha Plotniak, Joni McGillis, Alissa Schettini
Women's 200 Medley Relay - Heat 1 - 2:12.50
- Rachel McNally, Sasha Plotniak, Alissa Schettini, Joni McGillis

Saturday, December 6th

Women's 200 Medley Relay - 16th Place, 2:07.64
- Rachel McNally, Sasha Plotniak, Alissa Schettini, Joni McGillis

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

First Year Jose Avila (Venezuela)
Friday, December 5th - 85th Place

Men's 50 Freestyle - NS
Men's 100 Butterfly - 2nd Heat - 1:02.78
Men's 100 Backstroke - 1st Heat - NT
Men's 100 Freestyle - 2nd Heat - 53.95

Saturday, December 6th - 64th Place (15, 338.3 pts.)

Men's 100 Butterfly - 23rd Place, 1:05.66 (277 pts.)
Men's 100 Backstroke - 17th Place, 1:04.15 (305 pts.)
Men's 100 Freestyle - 24th Place, 52.65 (433 pts.)

Sophomore Malia deVillier (Springfield, Mass.)
Friday, December 5th - 90th Place (75 pts.)

Women's 50 Freestyle - 39th Place, 48.38 (75 pts.)
Women's 100 Freestyle - Heat 2 - 1:51.63

Saturday, December 6th - 105th Place (67 pts.)

Women's 100 Freestyle - 40th Place, 1:54.98 (59 pts.)

First Year Rinka Inui (Japan)
Friday, December 5th - 107th Place

Women's 50 Freestyle - DFS
Women's 100 Breaststroke - Heat 1 - 1:51.72
Women's 100 Backstroke - Heat 1 - NT
Women's 100 Freestyle - Heat 2 - NT

Saturday, December 6th - 86th Place (2, 132.5 pts.)

Women's 100 Backstroke - 25th Place, 1:29.59 (155 pts.)
Women's Freestyle - 39th Place, 1:33.45 (110 pts.)

Sophomore Matthew Krasnogorov (Portland, Ore.)
Friday, December 5th - 80th Place

Men's 50 Freestyle - DFS
Men's 100 Breaststroke - Heat 1 - NT
Men's 100 Backstroke - Heat 2 - 1:29.85
Men's 100 Freestyle - Heat 1 - 1:24.80

Saturday, December 6th - 78th Place (7, 441 pts.)

Men's 100 Backstroke - NS
Men's 100 Freestyle - 22nd Place, 52.34 (441 pts.)

Senior Joni McGillis (Katy, Texas)
Friday, December 5th - 20th Place (15, 434 pts.)

Women's 200 Individual Medley - 20th Place, 2:26.94 (401 pts.)
Women's 50 Freestyle - 20th Place, 26.25 (467 pts.)
Women's 100 Freestyle - Heat 4 - 58.28

Saturday, December 6th - 43rd Place (25, 456.3 pts.)

Women's 100 Freestyle - 15th Place, 56.28 (501 pts.)

First Year Rachel McNally (Palmer, Mass.)
Friday, December 5th - 40th Place (5, 362 pts.)

Women's 50 Freestyle - 32nd Place, 28.57 (362 pts.)
Women's 100 Backstroke - Heat 2 - 1:18.51
Women's 200 Backstroke - Heat 1 - 2:58.41

Saturday, December 6th - 64th Place (15, 269.8 pts.)

Women's 100 Backstroke - 22nd Place, 1:15.98 (254 pts.)
Women's 200 Backstroke - 16th Place, 2;53.56 (233 pts.)

Sophomore Sasha Plotniak (South Hadley, Mass.)
Friday, December 5th - 42nd Place (4, 329 pts.)

Women's 500 Freestyle - 27th Place, 6:22.66 (329 pts.)
Women's 200 Freestyle - Heat 2 - 2:18.30
Women's 100 Breaststroke - Heat 2 - 1:28.22
Women's 200 Breaststroke - Heat 1 - 3:10.47

Saturday, December 6th - 55th Place (20, 315.8)

Women's 200 Freestyle - 29th Place, 2:21.31 (345 pts.)
Women's 100 Breaststroke - 17th Place, 1:23.24 (300 pts.)
Women's 200 Breaststroke - 20th Place, 3:03.49 (289 pts.)

Sophomore Alissa Schettini (Pittsfield, Mass.)
Friday, December 5th - 94th Place

Women's 100 Butterfly - Heat 1 - NT
Women's 1,650 Freestyle - Heat 1 - 22:45.18
Women's 100 Freestyle - Heat 2 - NT

Saturday, December 6th - 47th Place (23, 374 pts.)

Women's 100 Butterfly - 22nd, 1:08.75 (319 pts.)
Women's 1,650 Freestyle - 9th Place, 20:51.71 (373 pts.)
Women's 100 Freestyle - 28th Place, 1:00.43 (405 pts.)

UP NEXT: The Elms Swimming team will return to action following the winter break when they host conference foe Albertus Magnus College and non-conference opponent Herkimer Community College in a tri-meet for their home opener on Saturday, January 10th at 12 pm.

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