Say goodbye to Geneseo and Brockport swimming and diving teams as they leave the Division 3 SUNYAC conference.
Next year there will be some major changes in the SUNYAC swim world. Many people and teams benefit from these changes as Geneseo is the biggest and fastest rival of all teams.
For the past several years Geneseo swimming and diving has had consecutively unbelievable seasons with this year winning their 10th-straight SUNYAC title.
At an average SUNYACS meet Geneseo typically sweeps every event on both the women’s and men’s side having at least one person placing 1st in almost every event or having multiple teams in the top 3 as well. Overall, ending the meet as SUNYAC Champs.
When one person from any team beats Geneseo out of 1st place in any event at SUNYACS, every team in the conference cheers with satisfaction and the crowd goes crazy.
However, the closest competition Geneseo has had over the years has been Cortland. Cortland every year for the past several years has placed second behind Geneseo at SUNYACs. With Geneseo’s news of leaving the conference the Cortland swim team has found a glimpse of hope as this will give Cortland a strong and probable chance of finally achieving the SUNYAC championship title.
Many people have mixed feelings about the change, especially those who are returning for their last season.
Senior Emily Lantry, who will be returning for her extra year of eligibility due to covid “I feel lucky that I have the opportunity to swim one last time without them there. Although, it’s sad there will be less competition, it will be nice to win next year.”
Rising seniors Mason Rowlands also has mixed feelings about the changes, “I’m excited for the opportunity at a SUNYAC championship win” Rowlands said. “Although the competition that Geneseo brings to the meet will be missed.”