Williams Holds Lead Following Day Two at Men's Swimming & Diving Championship
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Williams continued to hold onto its lead following day two of the 2010 NESCAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship. The Ephs now have 1355.5 points, followed by Tufts (1027), Amherst (993), Middlebury (708.5), and Connecticut College (549.5). The third and final day of competition will begin tomorrow, February 28, 2010 with trials at 10:00 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m.
Tufts started off the day with a win in the 200 medley relay (1:33.96) by Michael del Moro, Lawrence Chan, Patrick Kinsella, and Owen Rood.
Williams junior Gary Roberson earned the Ephs’ first individual victory of the meet and broke a pool record with his performance in the 1,000-yard freestyle(9:27.54).Eph rookie John Armstrong edged Colby senior Kevin Smith for second by three tenths of a second.
For Amherst, Ryan Lichtenfel earned a NESCAC title in the 400 IM with a time of (3:59.85). After winning the 50-yard backstroke on Friday, Middlebury junior John Dillon added the 100-yard butterfly title to his haul. Dillon set a record in the event in the morning prelims.
Amherst's Alex Fraser came away with the individual title in the 200-yard Freestyle, while sophomore teammate Ben McBratney won the 100-yard breaststroke.
Connecticut College sophomore Tim Walsh defended his title in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 50.71.
Amherst won the final event of the day, the 800-yard freestyle relay, in a pool-record time of 6:43.10. Williams finished second in the race, while Hamilton was third.
