Results
WESTMINSTER, Md. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 20 men's swimming team picked up a 55-27 win over McDaniel in Centennial Conference (CC) competition. The Diplomats improved to 10-0, 3-0 CC while McDaniel fell to 3-6, 0-5 CC.
Top Finishers (Individual)
Willem Stoll
200-yard Butterfly – First – 2:01.99
500-yard Freestyle – First – 4:51.66
Thomas Graminski
200-yard Freestyle – First – 1:45.03
Brendan Cline
50-yard Freestyle – First – 21.07
Jonathon Sinton
400-yard IM – First – 4:13.02
Christopher Schiavone
100-yard Freestyle – First – 46.02
Cameron Mehta
200-yard Breaststroke – First – 2:16.36
Andrew Canjura
200-yard Backstroke – Second - 2:03.31
Top Finishers (Relay)
400-yard Medley Relay (Schiavone, Mehta, Sinton, Hopkins) – First – 3:42.26
200-yard Freestyle Relay (Cline, Schiavone, Sang, Hopkins) – First – 1:24.17
Additional Notes
Christopher Schiavone re-claimed his pool record in the 100-yard freestyle. He had set the record two years ago before McDaniel's Jose Pac took it in December. Schiavone got it back with a 46.02 on Friday.
Brendan Cline took Schiavone's pool record in the 50-yard freestyle with a 20.90 while leading off the 200-yard freestyle relay. Alec Wahl led off the 400-yard medley relay with a pool-record in the 100-yard backstroke time of 51.59.
With a time of 1:24.17, Cline, Schiavone, Alex Sang, and Matt Hopkins set the pool record in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
F&M has received recognition in two of the most recent Division III national polls. The CSCAA Coaches poll ranks the team No. 20 in the country while the College Swimming power rankings list F&M No. 14.
Up Next
F&M returns home to host Dickinson on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The CC contest will also be Senior Day for the Diplomats.