PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Two weeks away from active competition did nothing to stagnate the Eastern Connecticut State University women's and men's swim teams. In fact, two weeks of hard training since soundly defeating Husson University Nov. 6 at the Sports Center pool showed its benefits Saturday when both Eastern teams overwhelmed their opponents at the Plymouth State University Natatorium.
 
Led by triple winner Kerry-Rose Buchanan (Southington) and double winner Lindsay Weaver (Newington), the women won six individual events and both relays and crushed Plymouth State University, 163-99, and Western New England University, 204-58 to improve to 4-1 this year in dual meet competition.
 
The Eastern men were even more dominant behind triple winners Ben D'Addario (Fairfield) and Connor Scully (Oxford), winning 12 of 14 individual events and both relays and capturing the top two spots in seven individual events in dismantling Plymouth, 178-63 to remain unbeaten (3-0) in dual meets this year.
 
A senior, Buchanan won the 50 (26.55) and 200 (2:06.50) freestyle and 100 breaststroke (1:18.12) in her first effort in those events this year and Weaver, a sophomore, won the 100 butterfly (1:04.81) and 100 individual medley (1:10.16) and was second in the 50 butterfly (29.01) in her fastest time this year.
 
First-year swimmer Allison Ronan (Northbridge, MA) won the 200 individual medley (2:26.04) and was second in the 100 backstroke (1:06.53) and 500 backstroke (5:54.32) and sophomore Nancy Scanlon (West Hartford) was second in the 200 individual medley (2:26.43) and 100 butterfly (1:05.30).
 
Sophomore Kelly Schneider (Portland) swam a leg of the winning 200 medley relay (2:05.56) and 400 freestyle relay (4:00.03), with Buchanan, Scanlon and Ronan also contributing to the 400 freestyle relay and Weaver and first-year competitors Paige Cox (Glastonbury) and Jenna Morin (Waterford) joining Schneider and Weaver on the winning 200 medley relay.
 
Five different individuals captured at least one event as the Eastern men totally dominated the competition.
 
A first-year performer, D'Addario broke his own record in the 100 freestyle with a winning time of 51.17 and won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:56.09 and the 50 butterfly in 26.40. A sophomore, Scully was first in the 50 (30.67) and 100 (1:07.73) breaststroke and 50 freestyle (25.01). First-year swimmer Joseph Sylvester (Morris) won the 500 freestyle (5:23.08) and was clocked in 2:12.05 in winning the 200 individual medley as the first male to swim the event.
 
Additional double winners were first-year swimmer Connor Rego (Winsted) and sophomore Nathan Melia (Manchester).  Rego touched first in the 100 butterfly (58.30) and 100 individual medley (1:04.54) and was second in the 200 individual medley (2:17.34) while Melia won the 50 (29.48) and 100 (1:03.56) backstroke.
 
The winning 400 freestyle relay set a program record of 3:34.85 behind D'Addario, Melia, Rego, and Sylvester.  Melia was joined on the winning 200 medley relay by Scully and sophomores Elliot Anderson (Goffstown, NH) and Drew Cavar (Vernon).
 
Swimming competes at the Connecticut Cup Dec. 4 at the Wesleyan University Natatorium. Joining Eastern and Wesleyan in the eight-team competition are U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Trinity College, Connecticut College, Western Connecticut, University of St. Joseph and Albertus Magnus College.