Males’s Swimming & Diving: Trio of Cadets earn GNAC weekly recognition following Senior Day sweep

WINTHROP, Mass. – The Norwich University males’s swimming & diving staff earned its third straight week of Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) recognition on Monday afternoon, as junior Kristian Adlianitski (Cheshire, Conn.) was named GNAC Swimmer of the Week, freshman Max Ansell (Red Bank, N.J.) earned GNAC Rookie of the Week honors, and sophomore Drew Bylow (Monroe, Mich.) landed on the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll.

Adlianitski picks up his third Swimmer of the Week accolade of the 2025-26 season following one other commanding dash and IM efficiency.  He captured particular person wins within the 100-yard freestyle (48.62) and 100-yard particular person medley (54.12), whereas anchoring Norwich’s successful 400-yard medley relay in a dominant 130-50 Senior Day victory over Plymouth State University.

Ansell additionally collected his third GNAC Rookie of the Week honor this season after sweeping the breaststroke occasions.  The freshman took prime honors within the 50-yard (29.50) and 200-yard (2:25.67) distances, whereas contributing to the Cadets’ successful 200-yard freestyle relay to cap the meet.

Bylow continued his stellar all-around season with two extra particular person victories and two relay contributions.  He posted a 2:00.16 to win the 200-yard backstroke and a 23.96 within the 50-yard butterfly, whereas main off each of Norwich’s first-place relay squads.

The Cadets managed the meet from begin to end, successful all 14 occasions they entered to enhance to 5-1 in twin meets on the yr.

Saturday’s 400-yard medley relay squad, together with Adlianitski, Bylow, Adrian Riendeau (Ridgecrest, Calif.), and Andrew Clark (Acworth, Ga.), broke a nine-year-old pool file with a 3:38.48 time.  The unique file of three:41.02 was set in 2017 by a Colby College relay staff.

Norwich will shut the common season this Saturday, Jan. 24, at Eastern Connecticut State University at 12:00 p.m., earlier than shifting focus to the 2026 GNAC Championships, the place the Cadets will look to defend their three-time league title.