Men's Swimming And Diving Performs Well At Yale

Saturday, October 22

New Haven, Conn.

11:00 a.m.

University of Delaware

Yale University

Photo by: Isaiah Bell

10/22/2022 6:04:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The University of Delaware's men's swimming and diving team competed in their second meet of the season when they went up against Yale in New Haven, Conn on Oct. 22, 2022.

"Very happy with the way we fought today, head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. "We came out a little flat after the long ride, but the team rallied in the second half. We still have much to improve, but we are training hard and this level of competition is great for us."

Toni Sabev highlighted Delaware in the 100 breast with a first-place finish and season-best time of 55.28, while Evan Frick finished in third place (58.65), Jack Zapp in sixth place (59.56), and Jack Gibson in seventh place (59.77). Frick placed second in the 200 breast with a season-best time of 2:05.76, while Gibson finished in fourth place (2:09.89), Toni Sabev in fifth place (2:10.02), and Zapp in sixth place (2:11.82).

In the 100 back, Gavin Currie finished in second place (50.93), T.J. Yaglenski in third place with a season-best time of 51.63, and Ryan Polino in fifth place (52.61). Currie also finished in second place in the 200 back with a season-best time of 1:48.49, while Dylan Smolders placed fourth (1:57.03).

In the 100 fly, Simeon Sabev finished in fourth place (50.96) and Yaglenski finished in fifth place (51.53). Jack Hattery finished in third place in the 200 fly (1:55.09) and Simeon Sabev finished in fourth place (1:59.61).

Matvei Namakonov finished in third place (21.25) in the 50 free and fifth place in the 100 free (47.36). Collins finished in fifth place in the 50 free (21.40) and seventh place in the 100 free (47.86), both season-best times. Tim Grossi finished in sixth place (22.50) in the 50 free. Miguel Vasquez recorded a second place finish in the 100 free with a personal-best time of 46.16 and third place (1:44.50) in the 200 free. Jacob Replogle paced the Blue Hens in the 200 free with a second-place finish and season-best time of 1:43.19. Luke Rautzhan also recorded a personal-best time in the 100 free (47.64) and finished in fifth place in the 200 free (1:46.22). Andrew Taylor led the Delaware trio in the 500 free with a second place finish and season-best time of 4:34.46, with Replogle (4:43.27) and Kevin Lewke with a season-best time of 4:52.98 following behind. In the 1000 free, Lewke finished in fourth place (10:01.68).

Smolders (4:08.27), Taylor (4:08.46), and Hattery (4:12.06) all finished second, third, and fourth in the 400 IM.

The 200 medley relay team of Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Namakonov finished in second place with a time of 1:30.44. The 200 free relay team of Simeon Sabev, Ryan, Miguel Vasquez, and Currie finished in third place with a time of 1:25.24.

Kevin Siegfried continued his strong performance from his first meet by finishing in fourth place in the 1-meter dive (249.75) and in third place in the 3-meter dive (299.03). Also in the 1-meter, Philip Townsend finished in fifth place (234.00) and Philip Townsend finished in sixth place (197.63). Townsend finished in fifth place (261.30) and Shipley in sixth place (236.33) in the 3-meter dive as well.

Delaware returns home to compete against William & Mary and James Madison University on Nov. 5.