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Men’s Swimming Dominates Home Opener Against Washington

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swimming team took down Washington College, 155-49, to open its home schedule on Friday night. 

The Garnet swept every event as eight different swimmers earned top finishes for the squad. Danny Castle led the bunch with a pair of individual victories in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, while also placing first as a member of the 200 freestyle relay. 



HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet finished with the top spots in both relays. The team of Lester Wessels, Cole Griscavage, Timothy Fan and Damian Rene touched first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:36.94. Swarthmore also won the 200 freestyle relay with Castle, Dylan Ling, Mateo Smith and Luke Magnuson finishing at 1:27.36.

- Castle captured his first win of the night in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.99. The sophomore also enjoyed a top finish in the 100 backstroke at 53.16, where he edged out Jacob Sherman by a tenth of a second. 

- Ham Williams-Tracy was victorious in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:06.55. The senior narrowly beat out Theodore Kim, who finished at 10:09.66.

- Benton Greenberg and Luke Magnuson finished one and two in a highly-competitive 50 freestyle. Greenberg touched first at 21.84, while Magnuson was a tenth of a second behind at 21.96.

- Omar Ebied claimed the top spot in the 200 IM with a 2:01.09 effort. Fan followed closely behind the senior with a time of 2:01.26. 

- Ling placed first in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.76, while Sam Peterson grabbed second with a time of 53.56. 

- Griscavage outswam a Shoremen challenger in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.15. He beat out the second-place finisher by a few tenths of a second.

- Smith took home the top finish in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:56.87. Andrew Hendrickson (5:04.80) and Kim (5:11.11) earned second and third, respectively. 

- Dylan Herink secured a win in the 100 breaststroke at 1:00.44. The sophomore edged out his Washington challenger by a couple tenths of a second. 

UP NEXT
The men will return to the pool tomorrow against The College of New Jersey.
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Players Mentioned

Danny Castle

Danny Castle

Free, Back
Sophomore
Omar Ebied

Omar Ebied

IM, Breast
Senior
Benton Greenberg

Benton Greenberg

Free
Junior
Cole Griscavage

Cole Griscavage

Free, Breast
Senior
Andrew Hendrickson

Andrew Hendrickson

Free
Sophomore
Dylan Herink

Dylan Herink

Back, IM, Breast
Sophomore
Theodore Kim

Theodore Kim

Free
Sophomore
Dylan Ling

Dylan Ling

Fly, IM
Junior
Luke Magnuson

Luke Magnuson

Free, Fly
Junior
Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Free, Fly
Junior

Players Mentioned

Danny Castle

Danny Castle

Sophomore
Free, Back
Omar Ebied

Omar Ebied

Senior
IM, Breast
Benton Greenberg

Benton Greenberg

Junior
Free
Cole Griscavage

Cole Griscavage

Senior
Free, Breast
Andrew Hendrickson

Andrew Hendrickson

Sophomore
Free
Dylan Herink

Dylan Herink

Sophomore
Back, IM, Breast
Theodore Kim

Theodore Kim

Sophomore
Free
Dylan Ling

Dylan Ling

Junior
Fly, IM
Luke Magnuson

Luke Magnuson

Junior
Free, Fly
Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Junior
Free, Fly