Bronx, N.Y. – The Lehman College swimming team concluded its regular season on Monday evening at The APEX Pool with both sides (men's and women's) defeating Brooklyn College, while the women's squad fell to John Jay College in conference match-up.
 
The Lightning men (3-5) posted a 79-62 victory against Brooklyn Bulldogs (0-3) as Carlos Alonso, Gerald Cepeda and Brendan McManus led the way for the hosts on Monday.  Alonso finished first in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:10.88, while Cepeda took gold in the 50 Freestyle clocking in at 27.93.  McManus claimed top spot in the 100 Breaststroke (1:14.26) and he joined Alonso, Cepeda and Andres Estrella as they claimed gold in the 200 Medley Relay (2:06.93).  Also, finishing first for at the 500 Freestyle for Lehman was Christopher Ramirez with a time of 7:31.74.
 
The Lightning women (3-7; 0-4 CUNYAC) topped Bulldogs 80-61, however they lost 104-42 to John Jay Bloodhounds (4-6; 3-3 CUNYAC) on Monday.  Lehman was paced by Arlette Garcia-Estudillo, Elizabeth DeLaCruz and Patricia Gonzalez as they each achieved gold in three respective events.  Garcia-Estudillo won the 50 Freestyle (37.31) and 100 Backstroke (2:02.67), while Patricia Gonzalez took first in 100 Breaststroke (1:35.51) and 200 IM (3:22.70).  DeLaCruz claimed the 200 Freestyle (3:03.15) and 500 Freestyle (8:38.70), while she was joined by Patricia Gonzalez, Garcia-Estudillo and Paola Gonzalez as the winning 200 Medley Relay Team (2:51.45).  Paola Gonzalez also finished first in the 100 Butterfly clocking in at 1:43.70.
 
The Lightning will now compete at the CUNYAC Championships this weekend at The APEX Pool.