Males’s Swimming Opens MAC Championships with Wave of Private Bests

YORK, PA (February 12, 2025) — The King’s College males’s swimming crew delivered a number of record-breaking particular person performances on the opening day of the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships on Thursday, hosted by York College.

Christopher Dutko opened the day with a powerful displaying within the 500-yard freestyle prelims, putting second in his warmth with a personal-best time of 5:19.97. His mark shaved 14.42 seconds off his earlier greatest.

In the 200-yard IM prelims, Connor Scheckner positioned second total with a personal-best time of 1:56.82, shaving 2.41 seconds off his earlier mark to qualify for the finals. Teammate Julian Zoquier additionally turned in a personal-best swim of two:19.72, dropping 5.26 seconds from his prior time to qualify for the finals as properly, ending twenty second total.

The finals of the 200-yard IM noticed Scheckner earn the rostrum as he positioned fourth total at 1:57.64, whereas Zoquier touched the block at 2:20.77, putting twenty third.

The 50-yard freestyle prelims featured three Monarchs recording new private bests. Chase Kubis led the group, ending third in his warmth with a time of twenty-two.18 to qualify for the finals, trimming 0.17 seconds off his earlier mark. Kubis later positioned fifteenth total within the finals with a time of twenty-two.60.

Stefan Lakoseljac and Kyle McDevitt additionally recorded personal-best swims within the 50-yard freestyle prelims, with Lakoseljac touching the wall in 23.49 to put twenty fifth and McDevitt clocking in at 23.52 for a Twenty sixth-place end.

The Monarchs closed out day one of many MAC Championships with an eighth-place podium end within the 200-yard medley relay, because the quartet of Scheckner, McDevitt, Lakoseljac, and Kubis mixed for a season-best time of 1:41.45.

The males’s swim crew returns to motion on Friday, February 13, because the Monarchs compete in day two of the MAC championships at York College beginning at 9:30 AM.

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