BRONX, N.Y. – The Lehman College men's and women's swimming and diving teams are about to host the 2014 CUNY Athletic Conference Championships in the APEX, from Thursday, January 30, through Saturday, February 1. Admission to the three-day event is free of charge, though tickets can be reserved in advance by going to www.cunyathleticconference.com/tickets.

The men's team is looking to defend its title, as the Lightning claimed the crown in 2013. Including last year, Lehman has won five championships, the most of any other school in conference history. Lehman finished in second place during the regular season this year, with only one loss – 127-113 to first place Staten Island. The two teams were neck-and-neck during the regular season, with third place Baruch not far behind. The three teams will vie for the title, in what is sure to be a close decision.

Leading the way this year will be a pair of veterans and a newcomer. Senior Ramon Peralta (Bronx, N.Y./Bronx Leadership Academy) and sophomore Anthony Preda (Long Island City, N.Y./Basha) have already qualified for the ECAC Championships, while freshman Carlos Alonso (Yonkers, N.Y./Saunders) is a finalist for the CUNYAC Rookie of the Year award.

On the women's side, a pair of seniors will be closing out their college careers at the Championships – Adriana Navarrete (Lima, Peru/Law & Community Service) and Aytaissa Estime-Kirkpatrick (New York, N.Y./LS3). Both already hold school records for Lehman, and will keep the Lightning in the middle of the pack.

The CUNYAC preview, which details the entire conference, can be found here.

Championship Schedule

Event #  Day 1 - Thursday, January 30th
1:00 pm Start (12:00 pm Warm-Up)
37. Women's Three-Meter Diving
12. Men's One-Meter Diving

4:00 pm Start (3:00 pm Warm-Up)
1. Women's 200-Yard (200m) Freestyle Relay
2. Men's 200-Yard (200m) Freestyle Relay
10-minute intermission (optional)
3. Women's 500-Yard (400m) Freestyle
4. Men's 500-Yard (400m) Freestyle
5. Women's 200-Yard (200m) Individual Medley
6. Men's 200-Yard (200m) Individual Medley
7. Women's 50-Yard (50m) Freestyle
8. Men's 50-Yard (50m) Freestyle
20-minute intermission
9. Women's 400-Yard (400m) Medley Relay
10. Men's 400-Yard (400m) Medley Relay

Event #  Day 2 - Friday, January 31st
1:00 pm Start (12:00 pm Warm-Up)
38. Men's Three-Meter Diving
11. Women's One-Meter Diving

4:00 pm Start (3:00 pm Warm-Up)
13. Women's 200-Yard (200m) medley Relay
14. Men's 200-Yard (200m) medley Relay
10-minute intermission (optional)
15. Women's 400-Yard (400m) Individual Medley
16. Men's 400-Yard (400m) Individual Medley
17. Women's 100-Yard (100m) Butterfly
18. Men's 100-Yard (100m) Butterfly
19. Women's 200-Yard (200m) Freestyle
20. Men's 200-Yard (200m) Freestyle
21. Women's 100-Yard (100m) Breaststroke
22. Men's 100-Yard (100m) Breaststroke
23. Women's 100-Yard (100m) Backstroke
24. Men's 100-Yard (100m) Backstroke
20-minute intermission
25. Women's 800-Yard (800m) Freestyle Relay
26. Women's 800-Yard (800m) Freestyle Relay

Event #  Day 3 - Saturday, February 1st 
9:00 am Start (8:00 am Warm-Up)
27. Women's 1650-Yard (1,500m) Freestyle 
28. Men's 1650-Yard (1,500m) Freestyle 
29. Women's 200-Yard (200m) Backstroke
30. Men's 200-Yard (200m) Backstroke
31. Women's 100-Yard (100m) Freestyle
32. Men's 100-Yard (100m) Freestyle
33. Women's 200-Yard (200m) Breaststroke
34. Men's 200-Yard (200m) Breaststroke
35. Women's 200-Yard (200m) Butterfly
36. Men's 200-Yard (200m) Butterfly
20-minute intermission
39. Women's 400-Yard (400m) Freestyle Relay
40. Men's 400-Yard (400m) Freestyle Relay

Awards Ceremony to follow immediately in APEX Main Gym.