#11 Males’s Swim and Dive Full Morning Session at GLIAC Championships

Zachary Billotte and Rafael Schaub swam within the 1000 free, ending ninth and twelfth total within the morning session.

Matteo Ballardin, Alessandro Rosatelli, and Gabriel Fulconi all posted DIIB instances and certified for the A finals of the 200 freestyle, and can enter the night because the two-seed, five-seed, and seven-seed.

Leo Nolles had a scorching 50 free, posting the highest time within the morning and a DIIB marker with a 19.68. After posting a 20.10, William LaCount earned the ultimate spot within the A finals by way of a swim-off, the place he bested Fedor Mironov with a time of 19.91. Jef Leroux and Youssef Nahali will each compete within the B remaining. 

Tobie Stiles earned the two-seed on the 1-meter board going into tonight, and Travis Thornton, Diego Carillo, and Ryan Foucault all completed within the top-16.

The finals are set for five:30 p.m. ET tonight from the Holland Aquatic Center and can characteristic the 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle, 1-meter diving, and 200 Freestyle Relay. Fans can discover all issues GLIAC Championships on the GLIAC match web page, here.

This story might be up to date after the finals are full tonight.

How It Happened

The males’s 200 IM featured 51 swimmers and 7 heats, with the primary warmth that includes three swimmers. The ‘Cats weren’t represented till the third warmth, as Andrew Tease was the primary NMU male into the pool to kick off the championships. Tease gained his warmth, touching the wall at 1:53.88. The fifth warmth noticed Caleb Rice and Alessandro Rosatelli take to the pool, the place Rosatelli completed second at 1:49.54 and Rice in seventh at 1:53.74. Gabriel Fulconi swam within the sixth warmth, ending second by simply 0.07 seconds at 1:49.58. Matteo Ballardin highlighted the ultimate warmth, boasting the quickest entry time of the championship. He touched the wall first at 1:48.67.

The fast-paced 50 free had a discipline of 75 swimmers, and the ‘Cats began with Hudson Lowery within the third warmth, ending seventh at 22.63. Liam Boomer adopted his teammate in lane seven within the subsequent warmth, claiming sixth at 22.22. Ian Rocheleau represented NMU within the fifth warmth, ending second at 21.39. Bazil Massotte swam within the sixth warmth, touching the wall second at 21.33. Max Swiatkowski competed in warmth seven, touching second at 21.00. Daniel Khmara, Jef Leroux, and William LaCount all swam in warmth eight, with LaCount at 20.10, Leroux at 20.15, and Khmara at 20.94. Nolles swam within the ninth warmth of the prelim occasion, touching first at 19.68, and Youssef Nahali competed within the tenth warmth, posting a 20.28. LaCount competed in a swim-off and would earn the eighth seed in tonight’s finals with a time of 19.91. 

Zachary Billotte swam in warmth three of the 1000 free, the place he completed fifth at 9:42.19. Rafael Schaub swam within the fifth warmth, one in every of three to compete in his respective warmth, the place he completed first with a time of 9:50.26.

The 1-meter diving ran concurrently with the meet, and Tobie Stiles posted the second-best rating and a DIIB qualification together with his 460.05. Travis Thornton (tenth, 417.95), Diego Carillo (fifteenth, 404.05), and Ryan Foucault (sixteenth, 373.45) all certified for the night session.