Males’s Swimming and Diving Provides Three for 2025-26

DETROIT — The Wayne State University males’s swimming anf diving workforce, underneath the course of Twenty ninth-year head coach, Sean Peters, has introduced the addition of three student-athletes for the 2025-26 marketing campaign.

Griffin Damuth (Belmont, Mich. / Grand Rapids Northview) and Lucas Safta (Windsor, Ont. / Belle River District) each compete within the breaststroke, whereas Paul DeMartini (Farmington, Mich.) participates within the fly and particular person medley. 

Griffin Damuth, 6-1, Fr., Belmont, Mich. / Grand Rapids Northview

High School:  A 2025 graduate of Grand Rapids Northview High School … was a four-year letterwinner for coach Rob Damuth … notched a personal-best time of 57.66 within the 100 breast prelims on the 2025 MHSAA Division 2 state meet … recorded a personal-best time within the 200 breast (2:11.66) on the 2025 MLA Ultra Championships … posted a personal-best time for 200 IM (1:57.91) to complete eleventh on the 2025 state meet … set a personal-best time of 1:48.81 on the 2025 MISCA meet … swam a personal-best 4:52.12 within the 500 free prelims on the 2024 MHSAA Division 2 state meet … served as a workforce captain as a senior … obtained Academic All-America recognition … additionally competed in rowing/crew for the Wildcats … swims in the course of the summer time for North Kent Aquatic Team and coach Terri Eudy.

  

Personal:  Full title — Griffin J. Damuth … born on April 24, 2007, in Grand Rapids, Mich. … son of Rob and Nikki Damuth … father swam at Grand Valley State and was his highschool coach … has one sister, Luci … plans to main in Mechanical Engineering … final title is pronounced Dae-muh-th.

Lucas Safta, 6-0, Fr., Windsor, Ont. / Belle River District

High School:  A 2025 graduate of Belle River District High School … was a four-year letterwinner for coaches Mike McWah and Jimmy Lee … Lee was a four-year Warrior letterwinner (2008-12) … recorded a personal-best time of 57.33 for 100y Breast on the 2025 MI OLY Michigan Open … the next day notched a personal-best within the 200 breast (2:05.82) … finest time of 25.03 for 50 S Free was set on the 2024 Border City Invitational … posted a personal-best time of 1:00.18 for the 100 S again on the 2024 NYAC Cup in Toronoto … served as a workforce captain … obtained Academic Honors … swims for the Windsor Aquatic Club.

Personal:  Full title — Lucas D. Safta … born on September 18, 2006, in Windsor, Ont. … son of Mihai and Rocana Safta … has an older brother, Ryan, who’s a diver at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa … plans to main in Economics … final title is pronounced SA-f-ta.

Paul DeMartini, 5-10, Fr., Farmington, Mich.

High School:  A 2025 graduate of Farmington High School … was a four-year letterwinner for coach Drew Hansz … earned All-State recognition in three occasions as a senior for the Falcons … positioned fourth within the 100 fly (swam a personal-best 49.73 within the prelims) on the 2025 MHSAA Division 2 state swim meet … swam the third leg on the state champion 200 free relay in 2025 … swam a personal-best 1:55.08 within the 200 IM prelims on the 2025 state meet … garnered All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division accolades … swam a personal-best 49.79  for the 100 free main off a relay on the 2024 OAA Red Division championships … served as a workforce captain as a senior … notched a personal-best time for the 200 fly (1:50.89) on the 2025 MI MLA Ultra Championships on the Holland Aquatic Center … two days later, he posted a personal-best within the 400 IM (4:11.58) … swims in the course of the summer time for Farmington Glen and coach Drew Hansz.

Personal:  Full title — Paul J. DeMartini … born on November 28, 2007, in Farmington, Mich. … son of Christopher and Elizabeth DeMartini … has two older brothers, Matthew and Matt … plans to main in Exploratory Science and Math.