RPI senior Shannon Brown opened her season in strong fashion, recording three first-place finishes in the Engineers' 163-137 win over RIT. Brown swept the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50-yard freestyle in 24.43 seconds while capturing the 100-yard freestyle in 53.31 seconds. She also took first place in the 200-yard individual medley (2:11.11) while anchoring the 200-yard medley relay squad to a second-place finish.