2013-14 Women’s Season Preview
do well in the water. Slife and Gray make up two legs of the record setting 200 medley relay from the previous season. Slife is a backstroke and IM
The Bears return nearly all of their 2012-13
specialist who has scored in the top places at
campaign athletes, and welcome the addition of
NEWMAC championships each season. Gray shows
a number of new faces. The women are lead by
versatility in breaststroke and sprint free and will
senior captains Chantel Ferguson and Carol Yin.
likely supplement relay swims. Gever will join the women second semester after being away at West
Ferguson broke four individual school records
Point on an Academy Exchange semester. She
as a junior and looks to improve on those marks.
looks to return to being one of the better sprint
She is the current school record holder in the 100
freestylers in the NEWMAC.
and 200 butterfly events as well as the 200 and 400 Individual Medleys.
The sophomore class has both depth and talent in equal parts, and their continued development
Yin looks to follow up a junior season in which
is critical for success. They already show significant
she improved dramatically as a key breaststroke
gains in training and strength at the start of the
specialist. Her imprint on the culture of the
season. A strong freshmen class will fill in holes
women’s team is palpable.
and improve in areas of need. The breaststroke core of athletes is flooded with new faces from
Among key returnees are juniors Sara Cantrell,
transfers and traditional freshmen.
Darlene Sao, Carolyn Slife, Kelsey Gray and Caitlyn Gever. Cantrell was the first CGA women’s diver
Key meets will happen almost immediately. The women will compete against two Division
year. She narrowly missed scoring in the 3-meter
I schools first semester, Rhode Island and
event in Houston last March after advancing
Providence College. This shows a commitment to
through regional competition. She holds all four
competition at higher levels and will challenge
diving records for the Academy. Sao is a key
the women to rise to the occasion. Wheaton, WPI
contributor to the program. She swam in eight
and Springfield are first semester NEWMAC foes.
different events in dual meet competition and
Second semester will focus on the lead up to
was the 2012-13 high point winner for the team.
NEWMAC championships and hopefully the return
She is likely to swim any event in any meet and
of athletes to NCAA championships.
SWIMMING & DIVING
SEASON PREVIEW
to compete at Division III Championships last
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