The University of Maine men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed Friday and Saturday at the Harold Anderson International at the University of Rhode Island.

On the men’s side, standout swimmers third-year Matt England and fourth-year Ryan Fahey both collected a first and a second place finish. England won in the 50-yard freestyle and earned a second place in the 200-yard freestyle relay while Fahey took home the 500-yard freestyle title and was apart of the runner-up 400-yard freestyle relay.

Second-year swimmer Nicholas Sundquist broke the UMaine 200-yard individual medley record with a time of 1:53.91, followed by third-year Cameron Dwyer who finished runner up at 1:59.84. Sundquist was also a part of the Black Bear 200-yard freestyle relay team that took home first place.

First-year diver Nick Jensen finished fourth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 179.45.

The women’s swimming and diving team had a good showing at URI, as well.

First-year swimmer Chloe Adams and fourth-year Naja Harvey both earned a third and fourth place finish during the invitational. Adams grabbed her third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle and her fourth-place award in the 400-yard medley relay that also featured Harvey with a finishing time of 3:57.88. Harvey got her third-place award in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:38.13.

The Black Bears finished up in the Harold Anderson International swim meet on Saturday at URI with good showings on both sides. The men’s and women’s teams both finished second in the meet.

England was able to bring home three more first-place finishes for the Black Bears in the 100-yard backstroke (50.42), 200-yard backstroke (1:51.52) and the 200-yard medley relay (1:34.69). A second place in the 400-yard freestyle relay was also had by the star swimmer in a time of 3:10.80.

Sundquist, who was also a part of the second-place 400-yard freestyle relay, finished first in the 100 yard freestyle, the 200-yard medley relay and in the 200-yard freestyle.

First-year Connor Mayhew earned a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke as well as a fourth place in the 200-yard medley relay.

Fahey continued his good form by collecting two wins in the 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard medley relay while also earning two runner-up finishes in 400-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard backstroke.

While England and Fahey led the men’s team to a second-place finish, the women were led by Adams and Harvey on the second day of the invitational.

Adams led the way with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay and two second-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle. In both freestyle races, Adams was runner up to fourth-year Chaya Zabludoff of the University of Rhode Island.

Harvey earned a second place in the 100-yard backstroke, a fourth in the 200-yard medley relay and a fifth place in the 200-yard backstroke; a race that was all Rhode Island for the first-four spots.

Second-year swimmer Kailey Dowd earned a fourth-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle.