Patriots Males’s Swimming & Diving Units Three Meet Information to Open the MSC Championship

By: UC Sports Information

Danville, KY –  The UC males’s swimming & diving group jumped out to an early benefit behind a trio of meet data on day one of many Mid-South Conference Swimming & Diving Championships Thursday evening at Centre College.  The Patriots positioned first in all six occasions and tallied 324 factors to sit down atop the group standings.

Cumberlands set the tone early as Titouan Bernot, Arvid Farro, Adam Geddis, and Alexander Poulsen teaming as much as clock a profitable time of 1:20.59.  That time broke the meet document and is the second quickest time within the NAIA this season.

Fabrizio Pacioni set the meet document as he led 5 Patriots swimmers within the finals of the 200 IM.  The freshman clocked a 1:49.87 to interrupt the meet document and end atop the rostrum.   Ruthiik Satti touched the wall in 1:51.87 to earn a runner-up end.  Juan Pablo Ramirez Zapata clocked a 1:51.01 to position fourth, whereas Zsombor Bene was fifth with a time of 1:54.19.  Joshua Riegler gained the comfort last posting a time of 1:56.16.

In the primary particular person occasion of the evening Bernot pulled away from the sphere to notch a profitable time of 4:29.58 to win the five hundred free.  That is the second quickest time within the NAIA this season and clipped the NAIA A minimize.  Will Gilbert notched a season-best time of 4:39.24 to position fourth, whereas Sergio Saldamando Martinez touched the wall in 4:42.93 to complete sixth.  Luke Rich (4:47.81), Jeremiah Koenig (4:46.22), Arda Mutlu (4:47.94) and Eli Urban (4:49.64) all clipped the NAIA provisional minimize.

UC swept the rostrum within the 50 free and recorded 4 of the highest 5 finishers.  Alexander Poulsen captured the win going 20.27, whereas Arvid Farro went 20.42 to complete runner-up.  Adam Geddis tallied Third Team All-Conference honors after going 20.65.  Rounding out the top-five finishers was Brandon Holder that touched the wall in 20.84 to position fifth.

Aidan Crutchfield tallied 184.50 factors to win the 3-meter diving competitors.

In the ultimate occasion of the day, the 400 medley relay, Satti, Leon Irmer, Ramirez Zapata, and Holder teamed up for a meet document time of three:17.74.  That is the third quickest time within the NAIA this season.

Cumberlands returns to the water Friday, February 6^th, for day two of the Mid-South Conference Championships.  Prelims are set for 11 a.m. with finals starting at 7 p.m.

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