WESTON, Mass. -- The Roger Williams University Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams had 14 women and 18 men named to the 2019 NEISDA All-New England Team, which requires a top 8 individual or a top 4 relay placement. In addition, the Men's Swimming & Diving team had two champion award recipients as well as the Coach of the Year.

Hunter Olson (Framingham, Mass.) won the Bob Muir Senior High Point Swimmer Award. Bob Muir coached at Williams College from 1937-1966, with a record of 145-44-2 and had 27 undefeated teams. In 1989, Muir was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an outstanding coach. Olson had the highest amount of points for swimming over the course of his four years at RWU. 

Another recipient was Josh Seabrook (West Haven, Conn.) who earned the Senior High Point Diver Award. Seabrook also had the highest amount of points for diving throughout his career at RWU. 

Coach Matt Emmert was also named Charles Silvia Swim Coach of the Year. Charles (Red) Silvia was the Coach of Springfield College from 1937 until 1978. He coached more than 200 All-American swimmers and an Olympic gold medal winner during his 41 years at Springfield College. Springfield was a dominant team in New England swimming for years. He himself won a New England championship and set several college records while an undergraduate. Matt helped guide his team in setting 12 new school records at the NEISDA Championship. He also coached the men's team third straight NEISDA Championship and  their first undefeated dual meet that beat the record in RWU's history. He did all of this while coaching the women's team to their second straight runner-up finish at the NEISDA Championship.

From the women's team were Ellie Field (Adams, Mass.), Allegra Iacovino (Chester Springs, Pa.), Fiona Joyce (Fairfield, Conn.), Casey Klein (Newtown, Conn.), Bharathi Kolluru (Berwyn, Pa.), Catherine Oppenheim (Sudbury, Mass.), Meg Peters (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), Gabrielle Pielka (Mahwah, N.J.), Kindra Scheer (South Kingstown, R.I.), Emily Slusarczyk (Charlestown, R.I.), Callie Sullivan (Wrentham, Mass.), Allison Surian (Burlington, Conn.), Kenzie Sweeney (Groton, Mass.), and Kaley Youngcourt (Monroe, Conn.).

From the men's team were David Anderson (Corry, Pa.), John Babuka (Richmond, Ky.), Liam Connors (Brookfield, Conn.), Jacob Daniels (North Attleboro, Mass.), Billy Ebersold (Glastonbury, Conn.), Jeffrey Lyman (North Providence, R.I.), Eamon McKenney (Portsmouth, R.I.), Matthew McKenzie (Centreville, Va.), Christian Montanez (North Chili, N.Y.), Hunter Olson (Framingham, Mass.), Gabriel Pasqualucci (Southbury, Conn.), Andy Paul (Sunderland, Mass.), Conor Quinn (Milford, Conn.), Andrew Reagan (Middletown, Conn.), Michael Sannicandro (Acton, Mass.), Kirk Schultz (Cos Cob, Conn.), Josh Seabrook (West Haven, Conn.), and Hunter Wronski (Shelton, Conn.).

The total medal count for the men and women during NEISDA Championships were 42 including 14 gold, 15 silver, and 13 bronze.