The Colorado College swimming and diving teams opened the 2021-22 season with an impressive showing in a three-way meet against Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference foes Southwestern University and Centenary College in Georgetown, Texas.
 
The Tigers won both meets, with the men capturing a 148-70 victory and the women winning 118-97 against Southwestern, while the men downed Centenary 188-25 and the women won 165-44.
 
Junior Kate Brush led the women's team with three individual victories. She won the 200 butterfly race, as well as the 200- and 500 freestyle events. Senior Key Macfarland captured the 200 IM, while freshman Emma Krasemann collected a victory in each diving event.
 
For the men, freshmen Jack Hussin and Collin Ralston each gathered a pair of wins on Friday. Hussin won the 200 and 500 freestyle races, while Ralston touched first in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke.
 
Other winners for the Tigers were Cade Thumann (200 butterfly), Step Flanagan (100 freestyle), Caleb Peimann (200 backstroke), Aidan Richter (1-meter diving) and Mac O'Brien (3-meter diving).
 
"This was a great season opener for our teams," head coach Anne Goodman-James said. "We started out with great intensity and just kept it rolling. This early in our training, I was excited to see our closing speed in these longer races. Tomorrow is the shorter event distances, which is Southwestern's strength, so we will really have to be on our toes. We are looking forward to another exciting day of racing and diving."
 
The three teams will compete against each other again on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. (MT).