Eastern Connecticut State University Student, Sarah Froehlich, Is A Member Of The Swim Team

2014 Oct 10

Sarah Froehlich '15, of Woodstock, majoring in Elementary Education, is on the Eastern Connecticut State University swim program, that kicks off its 19th intercollegiate season Oct. 18 at the University of Saint Joseph (CT) Pentathlon.

Eastern returns 11 letterwinners from a year ago, when it lost only one regular-season dual meet for the third straight season, and recorded its fifth straight Top 5 finish in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships.

Four swimmers who were named All-New England a total of 22 times based on their performances at the NEISDA Championships return, among them seniors Shannen Barnard (Niantic) and Kayla Smoragiewicz (Norwalk) and juniors Macaire Jones (Danbury) and Rebecca Stewart (Niantic). Barnard gained All-New England honors in the sprint freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke, Smoragiewicz in the backstroke, Jones in the freestyle and Stewart in the distance freestyle.

All four contributed to All-New England records, with Barnard, Smoragiewicz and Jones being named All-New England three times each in individual events and Stewart twice.

Last year, Smoragiewicz recorded the fastest times among Eastern swimmers in all three backstroke event, Jones the fastest times in the 50 and 100 freestyle, Stewart in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle, and Barnard in the 50 and 100 butterfly.

Abby Arisco (Wallingford), Smoragiewicz and Shannon Coleman (Plantsville) provide experience, all three returning for their fourth seasons in the program.

Jones and senior Katie Dulz (Windsor) return for their third years. Stewart is a second-year transfer from Keene State College and Barnard a second-year transfer from Southern Connecticut State University.

Additional returning swimmers are junior Sarah Froehlich (Woodstock) and sophomores Jessica Charron (Baltic), Natalie Stepniewski (East Haven) and Megan Styrczula (Farmington).

Eastern is under the direction of head coach Maureen Fahey, the only coach in program history.

If further information or photographs are requested, please contact Sport Information Director, Bob Molta at, 860-465-5172, molta@easternct.edu.