Not even a nor’easter could slow down the Binghamton women’s swimming and diving team on Saturday as it continued its run of success. After beating Colgate 165-129 in their Code Pink meet, the Bearcats saw their record in dual meets improve to 3-0.

Binghamton saw several of its athletes capture multiple events. Sophomore Erica Bachiller was victorious in the 100 back (59.64) and 200 back (2:10.93) while junior Olivia Santos came out on top in the 50 free (24.81) and 100 free (53.54).

Sophomore Kaitlyn Smolar was once again dominant in the pool as she netted three first-place finishes for the second straight meet. Smolar won the 200 free (1:58.24), 500 free (5:15.15) and 1650 free (17:45.43).

Smolar was asked to join Santos, freshman Belen Marriaga and junior Sydney Atendido in the 200 free relay due to some Bearcat injuries and her strong showing in last meet’s 400 free relay. The group took the victory in this event with a time of 1:39.70.

BU head coach Brad Smith took note of the versatility displayed by Smolar.

“[Smolar] is not a sprinter at all,” Smith said. “She may not be a tried-and-true sprinter, but she proved that she has the ability to sprint.”

The men’s team saw action in an intrasquad meet on Saturday that was highlighted by numerous record-breaking performances.

Junior Ross Bernstein’s 200 fly (1:50.59) broke the record set by David Holmes, ’07, (1:52.05) in 2006. Holmes is one of the most decorated swimmers in America East history and was a NCAA qualifier in 2007. Smith said that Bernstein is on track to have a legacy as illustrious as Holmes’ by the time he graduates.

“[Bernstein] has clearly cemented himself now as — we’ll have to wait until championships — possibly the best 200 flyer in program history,” Smith said. “He still has a little ways to go for that all-time time but … he is far from rested.”

Bernstein, sophomores Shane Morris and Patrick Wilson and senior Alex Brion’s 200 medley relay (1:32.74) beat the previous pool record of 1:33.72 set by Binghamton in 2010.

Brion was also a notable member of the 200 free relay team that bested the pool record set in 2008 by Cornell (1:24.08). The new record set on Saturday by Brion, Wilson, senior Matthew DeVito and junior Tyler Myers now stands at 1:23.81.

Saturday’s event was Binghamton’s first annual Code Pink meet, which means the meet was about much more than winning or losing. Binghamton men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams joined forces with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in setting up the event to raise breast cancer awareness.

The event was first conceived by senior Brooke Pettis, a member of the women’s team and the SAAC, with the goal of spreading awareness for breast cancer. Pettis was inspired by other teams holding similar events at their pools and decided to help bring it to Binghamton.

During the meet, Binghamton’s swimmers and divers wore pink caps and most donned a pink ribbon temporarily tattooed somewhere on their bodies. Pink ribbons and signs promoting the event were littered all over the walls of Patricia A. Saunders Aquatic Center, and many supporting fans wore attire that created a sea of pink in the bleachers. Fans also had the opportunity to donate to the Roswell Park Cancer Center.

Smith seemed impressed with Pettis on Saturday in terms of her performance — she won the 100 fly (57.91) and 200 fly (2:08.25) — and her role in setting up the Code Pink event.

“[Pettis] is a tremendous leader,” Smith said. “She is an example in the pool and outside of the pool of what a student athlete should be. She is also one to teach and give back, and what she’s doing for some of her peers is special.”

The Binghamton men’s team will next suit up to face NJIT at 1 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Patricia A. Saunders Aquatic Center in Vestal, New York. The women will have their next event at 1 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Canisius in Buffalo, New York.