Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats UMBC, Johns Hopkins In Season Opener

Saturday, October 8

Newark, Del.

11:00 a.m.

University of Delaware

235.50

63.50

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats UMBC, Johns Hopkins In Season Opener

10/8/2022 6:27:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

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NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware men's swimming and diving program opened up their season in their Pink Meet at Rawstrom Natatorium with victories over UMBC, 235.50-63.50, and Johns Hopkins, 204.00-89.00, on Saturday.

"It was a great start to our season in both the pool and the boards," head coach Pablo Marmolejo said. "The team performed really well and the training for the last five weeks really showed. Still have a lot to work on, but we are continuing to grow as a team and pushing ourselves to be better. We have a busy fall so we'll get back to work and continue to push."

In his collegiate debut, Matvei Namakonov placed first (21.04) in the 50 free while Luke Rautzhan was right behind him in second place (21.19). In the 100 back, Gavin Currie (50.67), DJ Fechtman (51.24), and Ryan Polino all placed first-second-third. Currie also took first place in the 200 back (1:51.18), while Jacob Replogle, also in his college debut, finished in fourth place (1:55.68).

Toni Sabev finished in first place (55.41) and Evan Frick finished in second place (57.77) in the 100 breast. Jack Gibson (54.49) recorded a fourth-place finish. Toni Sabev (2:06.20), Frick (2:06.26), and Gibson (2:09.05) also finished in first place, second place, and fourth place in the 200 breast.

Miguel Vasquez finished in second place in the 100 free (46.92) and 200 free (1:43.72). Namakonov recorded a third-place finish in the 100 free (46.92) while Replogle finished in third place (1:44.66) in the 200 free. Andrew Taylor led the Blue Hens in the 500 free with a first-place finish (4:35.41), while Smolders recorded a third-place finish (4:41.02).

Simeon Sabev finished in first place in the 100 fly (49.70) and 200 fly (1:50.69). Also in the 100 fly, T.J. Yaglenski finished in third place (52.12) while Jack Hattery finished in fourth place (52.12) and also hada third-place finish (1:55.02) in the 200 fly.

Taylor finished in second place in the 1000 free (9:41.35), while Dylan Smolders finished in third place (9:43.61). Taylor (1:56.37), Smolders (1:57.37), and Frick (1:57.62) all finished in second, third, and fourth place in that order in the 200 IM.

The 200 medley relay team of Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Kamakonov finished in first place (1:30.26), while the team of Fetchman, Frick, Yaglenski, and Rautzhan finished in third place (1:33.67). The 400 freestyle team of Toni Sabev, Namakonov, Polino, and Vasquez also finished in first place (3:05.39) in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Simeon Sabev, Currie, Rautzhan, and Addison Collins came in second place (3:07.65).

In the 1-meter dive, Kevin Seigfried led the way in his first collegiate meet and took first place with a total score of 287.55, while Philip Townsend was second (250.05) and Josh Shipley was fourth (200.10). Siegfried also finished in first place in the 3-meter dive with a total of 300.45, while Shipley was fourth (240.98) and Townsend was fifth (235.50).

The Blue Hens' next meet will be in Connecticut against Yale on Oct. 22.