CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Swarthmore won 10 of the 14 events to notch an 87-35 win over McDaniel in the Centennial Conference (CC) and men's swimming season opener for both teams on Saturday.
Brad Brooks (Newark, Del./Charter School of Wilmington) led the Green Terror (0-1, 0-1 CC) with three wins.
Jeff Tse led the Garnet (1-0, 1-0 CC) with three wins, including a pair of Harlow Pool records. Andrew Steele also won three times with one pool record. The duo was half of the winning 200 medley relay, which turned in a time of 1:38.14 to open the meet. Tse also won the 100 backstroke (51.75 seconds) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.66) in pool record time. Steele won the 50 free in a pool record time of 21.50 seconds. Steele also anchored the 200 free relay to victory (1:28.43).
Brooks won the two distance races in addition to the 200 butterfly. He turned in a time of 9:44.40 in the 1000 free before winning the 200 fly in a time of 2:00.18 and the 500 free in a time of 4:47.21.
Justin Allen (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) also recorded an individual victory, touching first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.22 seconds.
McDaniel's 200 medley relay of Paul Van Nevel (Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville), Allen, Michael Brant (Wilmington, Del./Cab Calloway School of the Arts) and Logan Linden (Ocean View, Del./Indian River) teamed to finish third with a time of 1:41.50 but turned in the No. 6 time in program history.
Van Nevel etched his name on two more top-10 lists in his collegiate debut. He placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.11 to debut at fifth place on the all-time list. He was also third in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.58 to also rank fifth all-time.
Van Nevel was also less than a half-second from breaking into the top 10 of the 200 IM list, placing second in the event with a time of 2:04.65.
Allen added a second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:16.66.
The Green Terror returns to action at home against Ursinus on Saturday, Nov. 14. Meet time is 1 p.m.
Swarthmore 87, McDaniel 35
Event Winners: 200 Medley Relay – Swarthmore A (Liam Fitzstevens, Alejandro Hernandez, Andrew Steele, Jeff Tse) 1:38.14; 1000 Freestyle – Brad Brooks (M) 9:44.40; 200 Freestyle – Fitzstevens (S) 1:47.41; 100 Backstroke – Tse (S) 51.75^; 100 Breaststroke – Justin Allen (M) 59.22; 200 Butterfly – Brooks (M) 2:00.18; 50 Freestyle – Steele (S) 21.50^; 100 Freestyle – Chris Smith (S) 48.84; 200 Backstroke – Fitzstevens (S) 1:55.51; 200 Breaststroke – Tse (S) 2:11.66^; 500 Freestyle – Brooks (M) 4:47.21; 100 Butterfly – Steele (S) 52.37; 200 IM – CJ Cling (S) 2:04.27; 200 Free Relay – Swarthmore A (Steve Sekula, Charles Yang, Hernandez, Steele) 1:28.43.
^ Harlow Pool record
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