LANCASTER, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swim team finished the first day of the Centennial Conference championship hosted by Franklin & Marshall in sixth place on Friday night, with junior John Flaherty providing the Garnet with its first medal of the year.

Flaherty earned a bronze medal in the 200 IM in 1:55.99, outtouching the fourth-place finisher by 1-100th of a second.

Senior Daniel Duncan also made the A-final in the IM, finishing sixth in 1:57.38.

The championship meet will resume tomorrow at 10 am, with a finals session at 6:00 p.m.

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 10         

1. Gettysburg  - 212

2. Dickinson  - 166

3. Ursinus  - 158

4. Frank. & Marsh. - 151

5. Washington  - 127

6. Swarthmore -    106       

7. McDaniel - 85