Males’s Swimming Celebrates Final Season’s Championship, Opens Fall with Win Over Columbia

NEED TO KNOW:
Team Scores: Piedmont 192, Columbia 54
Record: Piedmont, 1-0
Piedmont Individual Wins: 11
Piedmont Relay Wins: 2

TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. – On the day wherein it celebrated final season’s accomplishment with the presentation of its 2025 Independent South Swimming Conference Championship rings, Piedmont males’s swimming picked up the place it left off with a dominant win over Columbia College Saturday afternoon.

After the pre-meet festivities concluded, the Lions started the afternoon with an excellent efficiency within the 200 medley relay, taking the highest three spots, led by the profitable crew of Reid Barnes, Ryan Smith, Brady Bowman and Henry Rickman.

It set the tone for the afternoon, with the Lions taking the highest spot in each relay occasions and profitable all however two particular person occasions, totaling 11 total.

Six completely different Lions took residence particular person occasion wins, led by the freshman Bowman, who received 3 times in his debut meet for Piedmont. Bowman touched the wall first within the 50 again, the 100 fly and the 200 IM.

Senior Perry Westbrook picked up the place he left off final season, with a robust efficiency as properly, taking the highest spot within the 200 and the five hundred free. He was dominant within the 500, profitable by by over 30 seconds over teammate Carmen Yeager, who took second.

Ryan Smith was a a number of occasion winner as properly, taking the 50 and 100 breast.

Finally, Baden Stewart (50 free), Rickman (100 free) and Preston Allen (50 fly) additionally took residence particular person wins.

Up subsequent, the Lions might be again in motion at residence subsequent Friday, Oct. 10, internet hosting Warren Wilson at 6:30 p.m.

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