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Men's Swimming

Men’s Swimming Earns Sweep in Record-Breaking Weekend Finale

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The No. 19 Swarthmore College men's swim team earned a pair of dual meet victories over Salisbury University, 207-125, and Ursinus College, 263-65, on Saturday. The Garnet remained unbeaten in the Centennial Conference and improved to 5-1 overall. 

Cami Wilson headlined the night with his second Ware Pool Record of the weekend, while Jacob Sherman took down another record in the third session. In total, the men broke seven pool records and took down one program record. 

HOW IT HAPPENED - SESSION TWO 
- After achieving Ware Pool records in three of five events last night, the Garnet picked up where they left off with a pool record in the 200 medley relay to open the morning session. The team of Danny Castle, Ben Wesley, Wilson and Benton Greenberg claimed a top finish of 1:32.07 to narrowly beat out the previous pool record. The finish ranked seventh all-time in program history. 

- Wilson grabbed his second Ware Pool Record of the meet with a top finish of 49.12 in the 100 butterfly. The sophomore previously claimed a pool and program record in the 50 freestyle on Friday. 

- Swarthmore claimed all top-three positions in the 200 freestyle. Castle paced the trio with a time of 1:42.03 as he narrowly beat out his teammate Ben Freeman, who touched the wall at 1:42.16. Ham Williams-Tracy rounded out the top finishers with a time of 1:43.83 to take third overall. Castle moved into eighth all-time with his finish. 

- Matvey Ivanov earned a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke as he placed at 52.35. The first-year touched the wall first in his heat. 

- The 800 freestyle relay of Cole Griscavage, Freeman, Ham Williams-Tracy and Sam Peterson wrapped up the second session with a first place finish at 6:55.68. 
 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED - SESSION THREE
- Jacob Sherman broke a Ware Pool record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:51.64. Ivanov won the first heat for the Garnet, while placing third overall with a 1:54.94 mark. 

- Castle and Wilson grabbed the top-two finishes in the 100 freestyle. The first-year touched the wall at 46.18, while Wilson followed in second at 46.43. Castle moved into ninth all-time in program history.

- Andrew Karpenko finished second overall in the 200 breaststroke with a mark of 2:08.43. The senior led for the majority of the race, but was narrowly beat out on the final lap. 

- Peterson and Dylan Ling placed second and third, respectively, in the 200 butterfly. Peterson secured a runner-up finish with a time of 1:54.18, while Ling followed at 1:54.64.

- The 400 freestyle relay of Griscavage, Wilson, Greenberg and Castle capped off a record-breaking weekend with a time of 3:05.44 to earn a new Ware Pool record. The time ranks 10th all-time for the Garnet. 

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Players Mentioned

Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

Free
Junior
Cole Griscavage

Cole Griscavage

Free, Breast
Sophomore
Andrew Karpenko

Andrew Karpenko

Breast, IM
Junior
Jacob Sherman

Jacob Sherman

Back
Sophomore
Ben Wesley

Ben Wesley

Breast, IM, Free
Junior
Ham Williams-Tracy

Ham Williams-Tracy

IM, Back, Fly, Free
Sophomore
Benton Greenberg

Benton Greenberg

Sprint Free, Breast
Freshman
Dylan Ling

Dylan Ling

Fly, IM, Breast
Freshman
Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Mid Distance Free, Fly, IM
Freshman
Cami Wilson

Cami Wilson

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

Junior
Free
Cole Griscavage

Cole Griscavage

Sophomore
Free, Breast
Andrew Karpenko

Andrew Karpenko

Junior
Breast, IM
Jacob Sherman

Jacob Sherman

Sophomore
Back
Ben Wesley

Ben Wesley

Junior
Breast, IM, Free
Ham Williams-Tracy

Ham Williams-Tracy

Sophomore
IM, Back, Fly, Free
Benton Greenberg

Benton Greenberg

Freshman
Sprint Free, Breast
Dylan Ling

Dylan Ling

Freshman
Fly, IM, Breast
Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Freshman
Mid Distance Free, Fly, IM
Cami Wilson

Cami Wilson

Freshman
Sprints