Men’s Swimming and Diving Splits Tri-Meet With #8 Williams and Hamilton

1/27/2024 7:54:00 PM

Andrew Dou claimed four top-three finishes at today's tri-meet.

The Middlebury men's swimming and diving team defeated Hamilton 161-135 and fell to eighth-ranked Williams 193-108 in Saturday afternoon's tri-meet.

HIGHLIGHTS

Samuel Hughes was victorious in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.38, edging the runner-up by one-tenth of a second. Luke McNamara placed third in the event with a time of 54:14.
In the 200 freestyle, Riley Griffis finished second, touching the wall in 1:43.80.
The 50 backstroke saw the Panthers claim three of the top-four spots. Andrew Dou placed second with a clocking of 24:51, while Hughes (24.69) and Jack Undercofler (24.90) were third and fourth.
Off the diving board, Liam Smith was the runner-up in the three-meter event, accumulating a score of 243.25 points, while Owen White finished third with 230.25 points. White placed second on the one-meter (229.75 points), with Smith taking third place (194.00 points).
Paul Shen raced to a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (59.31) and 50 breaststroke (27.01), while Dou claimed third in the 50 butterfly (23.46).
Middlebury placed second in both relay events. The quartet of Hughes, Shen, Dou and Matthew Hensel finished as runners-up in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:35.46. Prin Chantarangkul, Rodin McKenna, Griffis, and Dou touched the wall second in the 200 free relay with a clocking of 1:26.54.

The Panthers will host the two-day Middlebury Invitational next weekend with action kicking off on Friday at 5:30 p.m.