ROCHESTER, NY - Jamestown Community College put on a masterclass in the pool for the Region 3 championships, with the women taking first and the men third. The combined scores of the women (649) and men (404.5) were the most of any school at the three days of events hosted by Monroe Community College.

Day three of the championships started like the other two, with one of the Jayhawk ladies capturing a first-place finish. This time it was Paiden Wittmeyer winning the 50-yard butterfly by over eight seconds. Switching to the long-distance swim, Ella Fosberg earned gold in the 1650-yard freestyle, taking first by over 40 seconds. Teammate Anna Jones brought home third in the event. Lindsey Spitz capped a perfect weekend with a win in the 200-yard breaststroke, the sophomore was followed by Hayley Dawson in second and Stacey Blackler in third. Spitz went four for four in individual events for the regionals. In the 100-yard free, the Jayhawks claimed fifth and sixth, with Shalynn Owens and Ashlynn Swan taking those spots, respectively. Madison Kramer kept up her dominating ways in the 200-yard backstroke by setting a new regional record in her win, with a time of 2:11:32. Looking at the relays, Jamestown's group of Kramer, Wittmeyer, Dawson, and Jones locked up yet another top spot on the podium. That finished an unblemished weekend for Kramer, who earned Female Swimmer of the Meet in the process. Jumping into the diving waters, Swan set a new JCC record in the 11 dive 3 meters with a score of 192.15.

JCC head coach Todd Conklin was named the Women's Coach of the Year thanks to his ladies winning the team title by 319 points, almost doubling up second place.

On the men's side, Maxim Johnson went four for four in his individual events, finishing his competition with a regional record in the 50-yard fly with a time of 23.76. The record-setting performance and winning all his events led to Johnson earning the Male Swimmer of the Meet honors. In the 100-yard free, JCC claimed second from Lukas Baer and fourth from Rinat Kalimullin. The 200-yard backstroke saw Colton Schuman bring home a fourth-place finish. Not to be outdone, Brady Lindstrom also had a perfect individual performance, going four for four. His final event was a win in the 200-yard breaststroke. Toby Gifford grabbed a fifth in the event, and Randall Hall eighth.

This was one of the best three day stretches in JCC swimming and diving history.

"It's hard to put into words all the accomplishments this team did this weekend. So many school records, regional records, and even a pool record at Monroe. I've been coaching now for 26 years, and to see the success that this team has brought is overwhelming. The excitement, the energy, and the positive feedback for each other has been tremendous. The coaching staff is so excited about this upcoming national meet. I truly want to thank Claire Johnson, diving coach, Emily Spitz, assistant coach and coach, and Bill Rollinger, assistant coach, for all that they do as well for our JCC program. I'm super proud of this last weekend, but I'm more excited personally for what this national meet is going to be. I have a feeling that this is going to be an epic national championship," said head coach Todd Conklin.

Next up for the JCC swimming and diving teams is some much-needed rest. They return to the competitive pools of Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida, from Wednesday, March 6th to Saturday, March 9th for the national championships.