Diving Deep: The SAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Chronicles – January 20, 2025

CANTON, Ga.  – As the SAA swimming & diving regular season draws to a close, all six conference teams competed in the pool this past weekend.
 
Rhodes traveled to Sewanee and secured a 220-66 victory over the Tigers. Centre split a home dual meet, triumphing against Transylvania while losing to Cumberlands. Hendrix overcame University of the Ozarks 164-41 on the Warriors’ Senior Day. Berry suffered defeats to Emory and SCAD, and Millsaps lost to Centenary while on the road.
 

The 2025 SAA Swimming & Diving Championship is scheduled for February 12-15 at Centre’s Champion Hall in Danville, Kentucky.

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Athletes of the Week:
SWIMMER: Ben Anderson | Millsaps | Junior | Estes Park, Colo. – delivered an impressive performance at Centenary College on Friday. Anderson clinched first place in both the 50-yard freestyle (22.76) and 100-yard freestyle (50.05). He was the runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.37) and assisted the 200-yard medley relay to a second-place finish (1:49.28).  
 
DIVER: Avery Balch | Centre | Senior | Hartselle, Ala. – achieved victory for the Centre men against Transylvania and Cumberlands. He dominated the diving events with two NCAA qualifying scores, which he had previously secured earlier in the season. The three-meter dive (six dives) was won with a score of 309.95, while the one-meter (six dives) was captured with a tally of 318.80. 
 
Noteworthy Performances:

• Evan Pelletier (Berry) – During the Emory-SCAD Meet this past weekend, the freshman achieved a 6th place finish in the 200 Free (1:48.63), 9th in the 200 Breast (2:22.11), and assisted his team to a second place finish in the 400 free relay (posting the fastest time out of the four 23.49).
• Jake Holmes (Centre) – secured fourth place in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle and was part of the second-place finishing 200 freestyle relay. The Colonels triumphed over fellow DIII competitor Transylvania.
• Tyler Foster (Sewanee) – demonstrated a strong performance in the pool, attaining third-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (55.30), the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.52), and contributing to the Tigers’ 200-yard freestyle relay team, which posted a time of 1:31.75.

2024 Men’s Swimming & Diving Report Archive (AOW Swimmer/Diver)
Sept. 23 – Daniel Snyder (Rhodes)/ John Beuerlein (Rhodes)
Oct. 7 – Sam Tate (Berry)/John Beuerlein (Rhodes)
Oct. 14 – Ben Anderson (Millsaps)/Avery Balch (Centre)
Oct. 21 – Nick Fonzo (Berry)/Brandon Anderson (Centre)
Oct. 28 – Andrew Olsen (Sewanee)/Rowan Fitzsimmons (Centre)
Nov. 4 – Brady Miller (Centre)/Garrett George (Centre)
Nov. 11 – Daniel Snyder (Rhodes)/Avery Balch (Centre)
Nov. 18 – Andrew Olsen (Sewanee)/none
Nov. 25 – Daniel Snyder (Rhodes)/John Beuerlein (Rhodes)
Jan. 13 – Brady Miller (Centre)/Rowan Fitzsimmons (Centre)