As part of the chorus of mid-major conferences looking outside of its member institutions to find grander facilities to host their conference championship meet, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) will host their 2018-2019 men’s and women’s conference swimming & diving championship meets at Erie Community College in BUffalo, New York. This will be the 9th-straight season that LECC has hosted the event, making every season since the 2009-2010 year, where Loyola College hosted the event in Baltimore. Loyola College is no longer a member of the conference.
The Rider men are riding a streak of 7-consecutive conference title – with the streak beginning when the 2011 champions Loyola left to join the Patriot League.
The Fairfield women won their title in 2018, which broke an 8-year streak by Marist. Fairfield won the meet on the strength of a very young team, with 72% of their poinits being scored by freshmen.
Erie Community College has an 8-lane, 50-meter indoor pool and a separate 45-foot by 25-yard diving/warmup pool.
2018 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY
February 14-17, 2018
| Men’s Standings | Women’s Standings | ||
| 1. Rider | 718 | 1. Fairfield | 718 |
| 2. Marist | 668 | 2. Marist | 658 |
| 3. Bryant | 538.5 | 3. Iona | 482 |
| 4. Canisius | 413.5 | 4. Canisius | 481 |
| 5. Iona | 377 | 5. Rider | 421 |
| 6. Saint Peter’s | 270 | 6. Niagara | 284 |
| 7. Monmouth | 166 | 7. Siena | 218 |
| 8. Fairfield | 163 | 8. Monmouth | 175 |
| 9. Niagara | 161 | 9. Manhattan | 152 |
| 10. Manhattan | 150 | 10. Saint Peter’s | 74 |
Awards:
Most Outstanding Male Swimmer: Zachary Molloy, Rider
Most Outstanding Female Swimmer: Sara Ostensen, Fairfield
Men’s Swimming Rookie of the Meet: Matthew Mays, Bryant
Women’s Swimming Rookie of the Meet: Sara Ostensen, Fairfield
Most Outstanding Male Diver: Travis Wright, Canisius
Most Outstanding Female Diver: Breanne Hatter, Rider
Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year: Steve Fletcher, Rider
Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year: Anthony Bruno, Fairfield
Diving Coach of the Year: Ian O’Rourke, Canisius