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Men’s Swimming Finishes Perfect in Centennial Conference for Second-Straight Season

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's swimming team wrapped up its dual meet schedule with a 170-91 victory over Franklin & Marshall College. The Garnet finished with a perfect conference record for the second-straight season and have won 17-straight conference dual matches. 

Prior to the start of today's meet, the program honored seniors Ben Wesley, Ethan Marotte, Andrew Karpenko, Ben Freeman, Finn Conaway, Vijay Chhabra, Joey Lukner and Hayden Brown. Each swimmer has not only made a significant individual impact in the pool, but has also contributed to a historic run for the program. Since arriving on campus, the team holds a 17-1 record in the conference and will contend for its third-straight Centennial Conference Championship.

The Garnet men placed first overall in 11 of the 14 events. Senior standouts Freeman and Conaway led the team with a pair of wins to headline a list of eight different individual winners.  



HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet men took the top two spots in the 200 medley relay to open the afternoon. The team of Matvey Ivanov, Wesley, Cami Wilson and Danny Castle led the charge with a 1:34.00 finish. Swarthmore's B relay followed shortly after with a 1:35.18 mark to grab second. 

- Conaway opened individual competition with a dominant showing in the 1000 freestyle. The senior touched the wall at 9:54.60 to grab the top finish. He was the only competitor to swim sub-10 minutes as Theodore Kim followed with a 10:11.65 mark as the runner-up. 

- Freeman enjoyed a top finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.07, while fellow senior Chhabra placed third with a 1:46.33 mark. Later in the meet, Freeman earned another win with a 4:49.15 finish in the 500 freestyle. Sam Peterson followed behind in second with a 4:59.31 effort. 

- Mateo Smith grabbed a victory for Swarthmore with a 1:58.11 effort in the 200 butterfly. Ham Williams-Tracy followed in third with a time of 2:00.40. 

- Ethan Marotte was victorious in the 50 freestyle with a 21.65 mark. The senior narrowly beat out a pair of Diplomat challengers by tenths of a second. 

- Castle edged out a pair of Diplomats for the top spot in the 100 freestyle. The first-year finished at 46.92 to beat his challenger by eight-hundredths of a second. 

- Jacob Sherman and Dylan Herink combined for a one-two finish in the 200 backstroke. Sherman paced the duo with a 1:55.31 mark, while the first-year followed at 1:55.79.

- Conaway raced to an exciting finish in the 200 breaststroke to grab the top spot at 2:11.70. The senior overtook his opponent late as he touched the wall first by seven-hundredths of a second. Karpenko followed in third place with a 2:13.13 time.  

- Wilson led the charge in the 100 butterfly with a 51.57 mark to grab first overall, while Will Kilponen swam a 52.02 in the second position.

- Swarthmore wrapped up the individual events with a clean sweep in the 200 IM. Wesley earned the victory with a time of 1:57.24, while Lukner (1:58.69) and Castle (1:58.85) rounded out the trio in a close finish.

UP NEXT
The Garnet host their final home event of the season with the Swarthmore Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The team will then set its sights on the Centennial Conference Championships, which open on Thursday, February 22.
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Players Mentioned

Hayden Brown

Hayden Brown

Free
Junior
Vijay Chhabra

Vijay Chhabra

Free
Junior
Finn Conaway

Finn Conaway

Free
Junior
Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

Free
Junior
Andrew Karpenko

Andrew Karpenko

Breast, IM
Junior
Joey Lukner

Joey Lukner

Back, IM, Free, Mid. Distance
Sophomore
Ethan Marotte

Ethan Marotte

Fly, Free, 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

Players Mentioned

Hayden Brown

Hayden Brown

Junior
Free
Vijay Chhabra

Vijay Chhabra

Junior
Free
Finn Conaway

Finn Conaway

Junior
Free
Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

Junior
Free
Andrew Karpenko

Andrew Karpenko

Junior
Breast, IM
Joey Lukner

Joey Lukner

Sophomore
Back, IM, Free, Mid. Distance
Ethan Marotte

Ethan Marotte

Junior
Fly, Free, 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