2025 America East Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 19–Saturday, February 22
- Location: VMI Aquatic Center, Lexington, VA
- Defending Champions: Vermont women (1x); Binghamton men (1x)
- Live Results
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- Championship Central
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- Teams: Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire (women), NJIT (men), UMBC, Vermont (women), VMI
- Results: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2
TEAM SCORES (THRU DAY 3)
WOMEN
- New Hampshire – 527
- Bryant – 493
- Vermont – 450
- UMBC – 300
- Binghamton – 282
- Maine – 242
- VMI – 88
MEN
- Binghamton – 553
- UMBC – 551.5
- Bryant – 374.5
- Maine – 265
- NJIT – 256
- VMI – 247
The 3rd day of the 2025 America East Championships saw a lot of movement in the team standings. After moving into the lead on day 2 of the meet, defending women’s champions Vermont fell to 3rd on day 3. New Hampshire took the lead, with Bryant now sitting in 2nd.
The biggest swim of the night came in the men’s 100 fly, where UMBC senior Oliver Gassmann broke all the records. Gassmann popped a 46.13, breaking the conference, meet, and pool records. Of note, the previous conference record was a 46.43, set back in 2009.
Gassmann would go on to help UMBC to victory in the men’s 400 medley relay. Marko Kovacic (48.51), Christian Coleman (53.89), Gassmann (46.23), and Boris Milev (43.29) combined for a 3:11.92, cracking the conference, meet and pool records. UMBC set the previous conference record of 3:12.76 back in 2022.
Prior to helping the relay to victory, Coleman, a senior, won the men’s 100 breast in a tight race. He swam a 54.76, touching out Binghamton freshmen Jackson Kennard (54.81) and Tyler Schultz (54.82). Coleman got out to the early lead, splitting 24.97 on the opening 50, while both Kennard and Schultz were 25.57.
Binghamton freshman Evan Peters made a statement swim in the men’s 200 free, clocking a 1:35.90. In his first year of college, Peters was just off the conference record of 1:35.56, setting him up nicely for the future. Moreover, that conference record has stood since 2007.
New Hampshire freshman Lydia Hart continued to have a great meet, winning the women’s 200 free convincingly. Hart, who broke the 500 free conference record on day 2, swam a 1:47.89 to win the 200 free by 2 seconds, also breaking the pool record.
Yet another freshman, Bryant’s Ruby Smith, won the women’s 100 fly in 53.88, cracking the pool record. She was close to the conference record, which stands at 53.41.
Sticking with the theme, New Hampshire freshman Amelia Labno took the women’s 100 back in 55.55.
Vermont earned the win in the women’s 100 breast, seeing junior Ellie Fazio swam a 1:01.82. She won the race by a second, breaking the pool record in the process.
Binghamton junior Max Kaback took the men’s 100 back in 48.37.
The men’s 400 IM went to Harrison Lambert, a Binghamton sophomore. Lambert clocked a 3:56.18, breaking the pool record in the process. He got out to a fast start, splitting 51.98 on the fly leg.
It was another sophomore who won the women’s 400 IM. Amanda Witkus, a Bryant sophomore, swam a 4:21.04 to earn the victory.
Vermont put together the winning women’s 400 medley relay. Alexis Torynkia (56.08), Ellie Fazio (1:02.95), Hally Laney (53.59), and Josie Hiers (49.65) combined for a 3:42.27, breaking the pool record in the event.
