Men's Swimming and Diving Preview: La Salle, Rider

NEWARK, Del. - The Delaware men's swimming and diving program will compete in their fourth meet of the season, and second on the road, when they compete against La Salle and Rider in Philadelphia, Penn. on Nov. 11.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Double Dual Meet vs UMBC, JHU

Delaware opened its season with victories over UMBC and Johns Hopkins, 235-50-63.50 and 204.00 and 89.00, on Oct. 8 at Rawstrom Natatorium.
In his collegiate debut, Matvei Namakonov placed first (21.04) in the 50 free.
Gavin Currie finished in first place in the 100 back (50.67) and 200 back (1:51.18).
Toni Sabev finished in first place (55.41) in the 100 breast and first place in the 200 breast (2:06.20).
Simeon Sabev finished in first place in the 100 fly (49.70) and 200 fly (1:50.69).
The 200 medley relay team of Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Kamakonov finished in first place (1:30.26).
The 400 freestyle team of Toni Sabev, Namakonov, Ryan Polino, and Miguel Vasquez also finished in first place (3:05.39) in the 400 freestyle relay.
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. Siegfried also finished in first place in the 3-meter dive with a total of 300.45.

At Yale

Toni Sabev highlighted Delaware in the 100 breast with a first-place finish and season-best time of 55.28. Frick placed second in the 200 breast with a season-best time of 2:05.76.
In the 100 back, Currie finished in second place (50.93) and T.J. Yaglenski in third place with a season-best time of 51.63. 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).
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.
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).
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.
The 200 medley relay team of Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Namakonov finished in second place with a time of 1:30.44.
Siegfried continued his strong performance from his first meet by finishing in fourth place in the 1-meter dive (249.75) and third place in the 3-meter dive (299.03).

William & Mary

The Blue Hens defeated William & Mary, 208.00-84.00, on Nov. 5.
Delaware took first place finishes in the 50, 100, 200, 500, and 100 free. Namakonov finished in first place in the 50 free with a season-best time of 20.92, Vasquez finished in first place in the 100 free (46.18), Replogle took first in the 200 free (1:44.62), and Smolders finished first in the 500 free (4:37.70) and 1000 free (9:37.96).
Fechtman (51.60) and Yaglenski (51.82) took the top two spots in the 100 back, while Currie (1:51.21) and Replogle (1:55.04) claimed the top two spots in the 200 back. Replogle's time was a season-best.
In the 100 breast, Toni Sabev finished in first place with a season-best time of 55.23. Delaware took the top three spots in the 200 breast, led by Frick (2:05.08), Toni Sabev (2:06.55), and Gibson (2:08.48). Frick's and Gibson's times in the 100 and 200 breast were season-bests
Simeon Sabev finished in first place in the 100 fly (50.88).
The quartet of Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Namakonov led the way in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:30.83.
The 400 free relay team of Simeon Sabev, Vasquez, Polino and Namakonov finished in first place with a time of 3:04.29.
Siegfried came in first place in the 1-meter (314.18) and 3-meter dive (347.70). Siegfried's marks in both events were good for an NCAA Zone Cut mark.

CAA Weekly Awards

Siegfried was named CAA Diver of the Week on Oct. 11 after his performance against UMBC and Johns Hopkins, on Oct. 25 after his performance against Yale, and Nov. 8 after his performance against William & Mary.
Smolders was named CAA Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 8 after his performance against William & Mary.

Up Next: The Blue Hens will compete at the Bison Invitational from Nov. 18-Nov. 20 in Lewisburg, Penn.

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Players Mentioned

Gavin Currie

Kevin Lewke

Matvei Namakonov

Ryan Polino

Luke Rautzhan

Jacob Replogle

Simeon Sabev

Toni Sabev

Kevin Siegfried

Dylan Smolders

Andrew Taylor

Miguel Vasquez

T.J. Yaglenski

University of Delaware Athletics