STATEN ISLAND, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury women's swimming team dropped a meet against the College of Staten Island Dolphins on Wednesday evening at the CSI Sports & Recreation Center. The women were defeated 106-102 and were led by junior Inez Zuska (Brooklyn, NY) and sophomore Amanda Olsson-Boman (Stockholm, Sweden), who each record first place finishes. 

Inez Zuska won the 50 breast in 36.10 and took home second place in the 100 breast at 1:24.11. Amanda Olsson-Boman took first place honors in the 200 free in 2:10.57 and finished second in the 100 free at 1:02.10. Freshman Melissa Spleen (Hempstead, NY) finished second in the 50 back (37.80) and 50 fly (35.15). Sophomore Brooklyn Esposito (Saratoga Springs, NY) touched the wall in 1:35.40 to notch second place in the 100 back. 

In relay action, Old Westbury won three events, claiming honors in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay. Freshman Alhia Harris (Bronx, NY), freshman Marissa Smith (Melville, NY), Melissa Spleen and sophomore Sophia Yu (Bay Shore, NY) teamed up in the 200 medley relay, finishing in 2:38.51. Amanda Olsson-Boman, Brooklyn Esposito, Melissa Spleen and freshman Stephanie Gonzalez-Ferrer (Brooklyn, NY) joined together in leading the Panthers to a first place finish in the 200 free relay (2:17.54). Amanda Olsson-Boman, Inez Zuska, Marissa Smith and Stephanie Gonzalez-Ferrer capped off the meet with a victory in the 400 free relay in 4:59.11 

Old Westbury will be back in the pool on Saturday, January 30th when they take on the Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights in Skyline Conference action at the CSI Sports & Recreation Center. Start time for the race is set for 1 p.m. in Newburgh, New York. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on women's swimming or any of the other Panther athletic teams. 

Two individual victories and three relay victories highlight meet