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SWIMMING: Viray sets school record in victory
by Ian Cutler
Sports Editor
Sports | 1/29/08
Posted online at 3:40 AM EST on 1/29/08
/ Last updated at 3:08 PM EST on 1/29/08
Upon completing the 400-yard individual medley event during the women's swimming and diving team's match against Clark University last Wednesday, Hollis Viray '10 was unaware of the magnitude of her first-place finish. A text message from a teammate later that night provided the news: Her time of four minutes, 44.91 seconds was a new school record.
"It feels good to know that I'm one of the fastest swimmers that's come through Brandeis in its history," Viray said. "But honestly, there's not that much significance to it because I'd much rather do well in competition and see where I place."
Viray's win, which came just the second time she swam the event on the collegiate level, helped propel the Judges' to a 137-100 win, moving their record to 2-6 this season. The men's team was also successful at Clark, winning 121-71 to improve to 4-3 on the season.
Sharon Makowsky '06, the owner of six other Brandeis swimming records, previously held the school record with a time of 4:44.94, a mark she set in her senior season.
Viray's record is even more impressive considering it came minutes after she won the 100-yard freestlye event by more than 30 seconds over Clark junior Kayleigh Lagasse.
"I didn't have any expectations going into it," Viray said. "I was already a little tired, so my main focus was not to take it out too fast, but try to hold back a little so I could have energy to finish the race strong."
Viray's record is even more impressive considering it came minutes after she won the 100-yard freestyle event by more than 30 seconds over Clark junior Kayleigh Lagasse.
"I didn't have any expectations going into it," Viray said. "I was already a little tired, so my main focus was not to take it out too fast, but try to hold back a little so I could have energy to finish the race strong."
Other Judges' victories came from Siobhan Lyons '10, who won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:20.90, Rachel Nadas '09, who took the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:43.21, and Dana Simms '11, who captured the 100-yard freestyle in 58.61 seconds.
"It feels good to know that I'm one of the fastest swimmers that's come through Brandeis in its history," Viray said. "But honestly, there's not that much significance to it because I'd much rather do well in competition and see where I place."
Viray's win, which came just the second time she swam the event on the collegiate level, helped propel the Judges' to a 137-100 win, moving their record to 2-6 this season. The men's team was also successful at Clark, winning 121-71 to improve to 4-3 on the season.
Sharon Makowsky '06, the owner of six other Brandeis swimming records, previously held the school record with a time of 4:44.94, a mark she set in her senior season.
Viray's record is even more impressive considering it came minutes after she won the 100-yard freestlye event by more than 30 seconds over Clark junior Kayleigh Lagasse.
"I didn't have any expectations going into it," Viray said. "I was already a little tired, so my main focus was not to take it out too fast, but try to hold back a little so I could have energy to finish the race strong."
Viray's record is even more impressive considering it came minutes after she won the 100-yard freestyle event by more than 30 seconds over Clark junior Kayleigh Lagasse.
"I didn't have any expectations going into it," Viray said. "I was already a little tired, so my main focus was not to take it out too fast, but try to hold back a little so I could have energy to finish the race strong."
Other Judges' victories came from Siobhan Lyons '10, who won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:20.90, Rachel Nadas '09, who took the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:43.21, and Dana Simms '11, who captured the 100-yard freestyle in 58.61 seconds.
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