LANCASTER, Pa. – Paul Van Nevel (Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville) was part of three program records to lead McDaniel at the 2017 Centennial Conference (CC) men's swimming championship hosted by Franklin & Marshall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Scoring:

• The Green Terror finished seventh with 216 points. Swarthmore claimed its first conference title with 720 points, outdistancing Gettysburg by 120 points at the seventh-team championship.

Night Warriors: The following athletes advanced to the finals at the championship:

• Paul Van Nevel qualified 11th in the 200 IM on Friday with a time of 1:57.05. In the B Finals, he finished 11th with a time of 1:57.23. On Saturday, he qualified fifth in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.57 seconds. In the A Finals, he finished fifth with a time of 52.42 seconds. On Sunday, he qualified sixth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:55.45. In the A Finals, he finished fifth with a time of 1:54.72.
• Andrew Gottfried (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) qualified 12th in the 400 IM on Saturday with a time of 4:19.43. In the B Finals, he finished 12th with a time of 4:17.15. On Sunday, he qualified 10th in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.73. In the B Finals, he finished 13th with a time of 1:58.71.
• Justin Allen (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) qualified sixth in the 100 breaststroke on Saturday with a time of 58.00 seconds. In the A Finals, he finished fifth with a time of 57.98 seconds. On Sunday, he qualified sixth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:08.96. In the A Finals, he finished seventh with a time of 2:10.79.
• Adam Halmy (Shenandoah, Texas/College Park) qualified 16th in the 100 backstroke on Saturday with a time of 56.12 seconds. In the B Finals, he finished 15th with a time of 55.67 seconds.

Record Setting Performance: The following athletes established a record at the championship:

• The 400 medley relay of Paul Van Nevel, Justin Allen, Grayson Blanchard (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) and Adam Halmy turned in a program-record time of 3:32.17.
• Paul Van Nevel turned in a program-record performance in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.42 seconds, resetting his record from the morning prelims.
• Van Nevel also turned in a program-record performance in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:54.72.
• Andrew Gottfried turned in a program-record performance in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.71, resetting his record from the morning prelims.
• The 200 medley relay of Paul Van Nevel, Justin Allen, Grayson Blanchard and Adam Halmy turned in a program-record performance with a time of 1:36.16, finishing sixth.

Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes achieved a mark that ranks in the program's all-time top 10:

• Brandon Loehmer (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) now ranks sixth in the 500 free, finishing 19th (4:53.12).
• Loehmer also now ranks eighth in the 200 free, finishing 22nd (1:47.47).
• Loehmer also now ranks fourth in the 1650 free, finishing 16th (17:12.46).
• Paul Van Nevel now ranks second in the 200 IM (1:57.05).
• Andrew Gottfried now ranks eighth in the 200 IM (2:01.66).
• Gottfried also now ranks fourth in the 400 IM (4:17.15).
• Grayson Blanchard now ranks eighth in the 50 free (22.32).
• Blanchard also now ranks fourth in the 100 butterfly, finishing 17th (53.71).
• The 200 free relay of Grayson Blanchard, Adam Halmy, Owen Long (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) and Justin Allen now ranks fourth, finishing seventh (1:28.80).
• The 800 free relay of Andrew Gottfried, Paul Van Nevel, Michael Brant and Brandon Loehmer now ranks eighth, finishing seventh (7:23.96).
• Adam Halmy now ranks 10th in the 100 free, finishing 27th (49.70).
• The 400 free relay of Greyson Blanchard, Paul Van Nevel, Adam Halmy and Justin Allen now ranks 10th, finishing seventh (3:16.88).

Top of His Game: The following athletes turned in a personal-best performance at the championship:

• Brian Austin: 200 free, 31st, 1:58.74; 1650 free, 20th, 17:58.27
• Brandon Bond: 50 free, 38th, 23.90
• Michael Brant: 100 backstroke, 19th, 58.54
• Adam Halmy: 50 free, 28th, 22.79
• Owen Long: 100 backstroke, 20th, 1:01.81; 100 free, 31st, 51.90
• Sam Simacek: 100 breaststroke, 21st, 1:08.19; 100 free, 32nd, 52.01
• Jeremy Simon: 500 free, 28th, 5:57.78; 200 breaststroke, 23rd, 2:47.13

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