United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Men's Swimming

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--(3/1/08)--Doug Fallon set New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference records in both the 200 and 400 IM events, winning both events as two-time defending champion Coast Guard leads the NEWMAC Championships after two days.

The Bears increased their lead and now have 660 points, putting them ahead of second-place MIT (592) and third-place Springfield College (487).

Coast Guard won a pair of events on Friday and three more on Saturday.

Fallon won the 200 IM in 1:54.67 and the 400 IM in 4:04.13 setting a pair of records.

All-America Bobby Brown is heading back to the NCAA Championships as he set a pool and NEWMAC record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.34, a time which automatically qualifies him for the NCAA's which will take place Mar. 20-22 at Miami University in Ohio.

Also for the Bears, Nick Forni won the 100 butterfly (51.31).

Coast Guard also won the 400 medley relay with the team of Timmy Berry, Jack Sauve, Forni and Jim Okorn winning in 3:26.43.

Placing second for the Bears to also earn All-conference honors were: Brown in the 500 freestyle (4:38.37), Berry in the 200 IM (1:55.24), the 200 medley relay team of Berry, Sauve, Forni and Okorn (1:33.83), Sauve in the 100 breaststroke (57.82), Berry in the 100 backstroke (52.44) and the 800 freestyle relay team of Shadwick, Fallon, Dale Cressman and Brown(6:58.81).

The NEWMAC Championship will conclude on Sunday.