United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--(10/30/10)-- The Bears won four relays and took three second place finishes as Coast Guard edged out SUNY New Paltz to win the season opening Union Relays.

The Bears finished with 104 points, SUNY New Paltz was second with 100 points, Union was third (84) while Montclair State finished fourth with 78 points.

The Bears 300 butterfly relay team of Hannah Walden, Erin Talbot, and Chantel Ferguson won in 3:10.43.

The 500 freestyle cresendo relay team of Madeline Ede, Heidi Gayman, Sarah Jane Otey and Kim Shadwick won with a time of 4:48.06.

Coast Guard's 200 freestyle relay team also consisting of Ede, Otey, Shadwick and Gayman won with a time of 1:41.87.

The Bears 400 freestyle relay team of Otey, Walden, Shadwick and Gayman had a winning time of 3:41.84.

Kim Shadwick, an All-America Honorable Mention and 2010 NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year, will lead the Bears once again.

Coast Guard returns all but one athlete who scored at the 2010 NEWMAC championship meet in February. The solid core of returning veterans and an elite recruiting class will mark the women’s progression to a better team. They will focus on several key matchups throughout the dual meet season and look to peak at the NEWMAC conference championship as the culmination of an excellent season.

Returning as a captain for the second year in a row is All-America Honorable Mention and 2010 NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year Kim Shadwick. Kim is joined by first time captains, Amy Harrison and Anna Moorman who will provide valuable leadership to a young team. These seniors are joined by classmates Marie Canavan (school record holder in 1 meter diving), Megan Willmann (butterfly, IM), Trayce Womack (butterfly, Freestyle) and Emily Zalewski (school relay record holder). These seniors have seen the team steadily improve in their first three years at the Academy and should see another step forward for the growing program.

Shadwick set a school-record in the 1,650 freestyle and placed 10th at the NCAA Championships.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.--(3/21/10)--Junior Kim Shadwick broke her own school record in the 1,650 freestyle and placed 10th at the NCAA Division III Championships at the University of Minnesota.

Shadwick, the NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year, posted a time of 17:09.23, breaking the school and NEWMAC Open record of 17:13.07 which she set at the NEWMAC Championship this season.

She also broke the school and NEWMAC open record with a 1,000 split time of 10:18.26 during the 1,650 event.

Making her second appearance at the NCAA Championships, Shadwick also placed 17th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.77 and she was 24th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:02.91.

At the NEWMAC Championships this season, she won the 1,650 freestyle for the second straight season breaking the old NEWMAC open and meet record of 17:18.62 and breaking her own school record of 17:19.89. She also set a pair of NEWMAC Championship and school records in winning both the 200 freestyle (1:51.66) and the 500 freestyle (4:58.50).

Women's Swimming - Shadwick Named Swimmer of the Year; Bears Place 4th

Kim Shadwick concluded her tremendous weekend with a record breaking performance in the 1,650 freestyle.

WELLESLEY, MASS.--(2/21/10)--Junior Kim Shadwick continued her dominance on the third and final day of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships and earned Swimmer of the Year honors for her outstanding weekend performance.

Coast Guard placed fourth of the ten teams with 449 points while Springfield won the championship for the 10th straight season as the Pride totaled 839 points.

Shadwick shattered the NEWMAC and school records to capture the 1,650 freestyle for the second straight season with a time of 17:13.07 which also automatically qualifies her for the Division III NCAA Championships.