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Quezada Breaks 50 Free Record to Highlight Day One at AMCC Championships

Kaitlyn Quezada celebrates with teammate Julia Witt after a record-breaking race.

COMBINED TEAM RESULTS/SCORES | SPLIT TEAM RESULTS | SPLIT TEAM SCORES

WEBSTER, N.Y. (February 19, 2020) – Day one of the SUNY Delhi swimming and diving team's competition at the AMCC/Empire 8 Championships saw freshman Kaitlyn Quezada (Peekskill, NY / Peekskill) break the school record in the 50-yard freestyle twice over. She set the bar during the morning's preliminaries at 25.80, then dropped 1/100th of a second off in the finals at 25.79. The previous record was 26.70, set by Hall of Famer Kiyomi Shibuya in 2011.

Competing at Webster, NY's Webster Aquatics Center, Webster native Julia Witt treated her family and hometown crowd by finishing the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:51.83. She then teamed up with Alexandria Caceres, Quezada, and Jazmin Salas to complete the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:08.50. Caceres swam the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:31.90, as Jazmin Salas finished the 50-yard freestyle in 44.10.

Over on the men's side, James Brunt finished the 500-yard freestyle in 5:58.50. Taylor Filipowski and Tanner Ashton competed in the 200-yard IM, with Filipowski coming in at 2:30.45 and Ashton 2:51.02. A Broncos threesome took on the 50-yard freestyle, with Jeremiah Brathwaite leading the pack at 27.14, followed by Brett Jillson at 27.30 and Jonathon Brathwaite at 27.70. Ashton, Jonathon Brathwaite, Brunt, and Jeremiah Brathwaite closed out the men's day in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:09.18.

 

SUNY DELHI TEAM RESULTS

500 YARD FREESTYLE

MEN: 26. James Brunt – 5:58.50

WOMEN: 21. Julia Witt – 5:51.83 (5:49.79 in prelim)

200 YARD IM

MEN: 25. Taylor Filipowski – 2:30.45, 26. Tanner Ashton – 2:51.02

WOMEN: 13. Alexandria Caceres – 2:31.90 (2:34.50 in prelim)

50 YARD FREESTYLE

MEN: 31. Jeremiah Brathwaite – 27.14, 32. Brett Jillson – 27.30, 35. Jonathon Brathwaite – 27.70

WOMEN: 9. Kaitlyn Quezada – 25.79 (25.80 in prelim), 28. Jazmin Salas – 44.10

200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY

MEN: 9. Tanner Ashton, Jonathon Brathwaite, James Brunt, Jeremiah Brathwaite – 2:09.18

WOMEN: 9. Alexandria Caceres, Kaitlyn Quezada, Julia Witt, Jazmin Salas – 2:08.50

 

DAY TWO SCHEDULE – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Session 3 Trials – 10 a.m. 

12. 400-yard individual medley (M)

13. 400-yard individual medley (W)

14. 100-yard butterfly (M)

15. 100-yard butterfly (W)

16. 200-yard freestyle (M)

17. 200-yard freestyle (W) 

 

Diving Trials – 1 p.m. 

18. One-meter diving (W) — Trials 

 

Session 4 Finals – 5:30 p.m.

10. 200-yard freestyle relay (M)

11. 200-yard freestyle relay (W)

12. 400-yard individual medley (M)

13. 400-yard individual medley (W)

14. 100-yard butterfly (M)

15. 100-yard butterfly (W)

16. 200-yard freestyle (M)

17. 200-yard freestyle (W)

18. One-meter diving (W) — Finals

19. 400-yard medley relay (M)

20. 400-yard medley relay (W)