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Despite facing a postponed schedule in the fall, men’s and women’s swimming and diving cruised into the postseason at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
The men’s squad collected 828.5 points over four days to capture their fourth A-10 title in five years while the women’s team picked up a fourth-place finish with 438 points. The men’s team set four conference records and seven program records throughout the tournament.
“I guess there was more adversity than a normal year, but what the beauty of this year was that it kind of showed us that we can have this really, really awful situation and that can affect everyone but we can also end up taking advantage of being strong and versatile and just having a lot of grit and doing something beautiful at the end of it,” senior Peter Nachtwey said.
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Freshman Karol Mlynarczyk notched some of the fastest times in program history in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 yard backstroke at the men s swimming team s first meet of the season.
Sports By Emily Maise Feb 16, 2021 12:00 AM
After almost a year outside competitive lanes, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs kicked off a shortened 2020-21 season last week.
Both teams opened the season at the three-day Cavalier Invitational against Virginia and Pittsburgh – their first of just three scheduled regular season meets. Swimmers said the return to competition helped them get into a routine and provided them with fresh faces to race against after months of challenging teammates.