Meet Results

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—The Sarah Lawrence College women's and men's swimming programs made history in January 2017, as the two squads traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, for their first-ever winter-training trip.

The five-day event was sponsored in-part by generous alumni, parents and fans, who contributed to the trip through a team Swim-A-Thon in November.

During the trip, the teams trained at area pools and on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, conducting several practice sessions per day.

The trip included a meet on Sunday, January 8, during which the Gryphons squared off against Wheaton College (Mass.) in a relay-format competition.

Of the 16 events, Sarah Lawrence swam to one victory. In the 500 yard freestyle relay, sophomore Devon Peal (Springfield, Va./West Springfield), rookie Kaitie Dilan (Tolland, Conn./Tolland), senior Gabrielle Risica (Narragansett, R.I./Narragansett) and junior Elizabeth Kroll (Sacramento, Calif./The Met Sacramento) posted a time of 5:19.41, good for first place. The Gryphon women swam to second place in four events.

On the men's side, the day's best finish came in the 400 yard freestyle relay. Senior Ben Behrman (Summit, N.J./Pingry School), junior Charles Philip Sheridan Allard (Fall River, Mass./B.M.C. Durfee), sophomore Shaurya Chawla (New Delhi, India/Pathways World School) and rookie Sebastian Kleppe (San Francisco, Calif./Gateway to College) earned second place with a time of 4:56.98.