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Potsdam Bears, Golden Knights swim teams split at Clarkson

Posted 1/21/12

POTSDAM — The SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University swimming and diving teams both earned a split decision at Clarkson on Friday night. The Potsdam women won a 138-121 decision and while the …

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Potsdam Bears, Golden Knights swim teams split at Clarkson

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POTSDAM — The SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University swimming and diving teams both earned a split decision at Clarkson on Friday night.

The Potsdam women won a 138-121 decision and while the Clarkson men came out on top, 157-123.

The Bears won 18 of the competition’s 32 events.

Junior Liz Ringer (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) led all Potsdam swimmers with three solo victories and a place on the winning 400 medley relay team (4:56.41). Ringer won the 200 butterfly (2:36.55), the 100 freestyle (1:04.72) and the 100 butterfly (1:11.75).

Sophomore Ghena Binzer (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) joined Ringer on the 400 medley relay team and also swam to wins in the 100 breaststroke (1:20.84) and the 200 breaststroke (2:59.62).

Junior Alexander Taylor (Port Ewen, N.Y./Kingston) and sophomore Richie Zimmerman (Victor, N.Y./Victor) were each members of the victorious men’s 400 medley relay team (4:19.71) and captured two solo victories apiece. Taylor won the 200 freestyle (2:06.93) and the 200 individual medley (2:21.18).

Zimmerman won the 100 (1:12.14) and 200 breaststroke (2:41.46) events. Potsdam is back in action tomorrow afternoon when the Bears head to St. Lawrence to take on the Saints at 1 p.m.