LANCASTER, Pa.- The Franklin & Marshall men's swimming team held fifth place through the third day of the 2026 Centennial Conference Swimming Championship.
Ben Lockey had the team's best finish, earning fourth place in the 100 breaststroke with the program's third-best time, while the team's 400 freestyle relay team claimed fifth place.
Three Diplomats established new top-ten times in the 100 breaststroke, led by Lockey's fourth-place showing in the event, which is his second individual A Final of the weekend. His time of 56.50 moved him into third place in program history.
Patrick Rooney was sixth in the A Final with a time of 57.20. His 57.16 mark in preliminaries now stands as the program's fifth-best time in the event.
Luke Healey was second in the B Final, logging a 56.68 that is now F&M's fourth-best time in the event.Â
Riley Williams placed in fifth place in the 100 butterfly B Final, while his time of 50.19 moves him from sixth to fourth in program history.Â
The 400 freestyle relay A Team of Lockey,
Thomas Smolinski,
Sam Kamdin, and
Brady Saunders claimed fifth place, while
Ethan Ferris,
Noah Drexler,
Connor Marshall, and Williams were 11th in the B Final.
Matthew Tilghman was second in the 400 IM B Final, while
Nick Lowell finished in eighth place in the 100 backstroke B Final.
Franklin & Marshall hold fifth place with 214 points through the third day. They trail fourth-place Dickinson by five points entering Sunday.
The Diplomats conclude the 2026 Centennial Conference Swimming Championship in Sunday's timed finals session with the 400 freestyle relay, 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly at 8:00 a.m.
Franklin & Marshall Final Results
400 Freestyle Relay
    5.
Ben Lockey,
Thomas Smolinski,
Sam Kamdin Brady Saunders (1:24.57)
    11.
Ethan Ferris,
Noah Drexler,
Connor Marshall,
Riley Williams (1:27.16)
100 Backstroke
    16.
Nick Lowell (53.38)
100 Breaststroke
     4.
Ben Lockey (56.50)
    6.
Patrick Rooney (57.20)
    10.
Luke Healey (56.68)
100 Butterfly
    13.
Riley Williams (50.19)
400 IM
    10.
Matthew Tilghman (4:13.40)
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