BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Catamounts won 12 swimming events Saturday afternoon, setting six pool records in the process as they defeated Rhode Island 169-127 from the Forbush Natatorium on Senior Day presented by MVP Health. Vermont completed the regular season with a record of 6-4 following Saturday's dual meet.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts opened the meet with a new pool record in the 400 Yard Medley Relay. Vermont's combo of Alexis Torykian, Ellie Fazio, Hally Laney and Havana Layton won the event by two full seconds with a time of 3:47.91.
• After the relay win the spotlight turned to senior Ella Church in the 1000 Free. She set a new pool record with a time of 10:11.03. She won the event by 18.88 seconds. Church also won the 500 Free Saturday with a time of 4:58.89.
• Laney followed up her relay win with a record-breaking performance of her own. She set a new pool record in the 200 Fly with a winning time of 2:01.54. Laney took the pool record from Binghamton's Yun Qu, who finished fourth in the 200 Fly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics representing China.
• Laney also won the 100 Fly (55.73) and 200 IM (2:07.03) for the Catamounts on Saturday.
• Havana Layton was the Catamounts third multi-event winner of the day. She won the 50 Free in a time of 24.09 and the 100 Free in a time of 51.79.
• Vermont's record-breaking day extended to the breaststroke. Natalie Schlemmer set a new pool record in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:18.16 winning the event by 1.12 seconds.
• In the 100 Breast Ellie Fazio set a new pool record with a time of 1:04.02. She won the event by .23 seconds.
• Jackie House earned a win in her final day competing at UVM with a time of 1:51.97 in the 200 Free. She topped the field by 2.22 seconds.
• Julie Prues Salvador rounded out the UVM wins Saturday claiming the 100 Backstroke with a personal best collegiate time of 56.75.
• Tannah Proudfoot qualified for NCAA Zones in 3m diving Saturday with a score of 280.58 points. She finished third in the event.
• The Catamounts won today which means that Vermont Mutual Insurance will be donating $100 to the Lund Center. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828. 

WHAT'S NEXT
Vermont will return to action on February 19-22 at the 2025 America East Championships hosted at the VMI Aquatic Center in Lexington, Va. The Catamounts will be looking to defend their crown. Vermont set five varsity records last season to help clinch the program's first-ever league title. Eight Catamounts who earned All-America East honors return for Vermont.
 
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