Men's Swimming and Diving | December 3, 2014

PHILADELPHIA –Nine members of the La Salle swimming and diving teams will head to Greensboro, N.C. for the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships. The meet, which is hosted by USA Swimming, will span four days beginning December 3 at the Greensboro Aquatics Complex.
 
Seven members of the men's swimming will make the trip, including Fabian Bergman, Jakub Bartosiewicz and Mattias Glenesk.
 
Bergman has twice earned recognition from the Atlantic 10 this season, winning three individual races and helping the Explorers take the 200-yard medley relay to earn Rookie of the Week against George Mason (Nov. 18) before grabbing Performer of the Week following the Bucknell Invitational. Over the three-day event, the freshman a school record in the 200-yard backstroke final (1:46.50) and won the 100-yard backstroke final (48.71).
 
Bergman and Bartosiewicz, along with Johan Roth and Justin Hughes, set a new school record in the 400-yard medley relay (3:18.09) and earn a win the 200-yard medley relay. Bartosiewicz also won 100 and200-yard butterfly to nab Rookie of the Week (Nov. 25).
 
Meanwhile, Glenesk won Performer of the Week (Nov. 4) after winning the 1,650 and 500-yard freestyles against St. Bonaventure.
 
Also representing the Explorers will be Roth, Jerry Gravel, Strahinja Stankovic, and Dimitrije Mladenovic.
 
Senior Chelsea Curran and junior Kelsey Jenkinson will represent the women's team.  Jenkinson has also earned A-10 recognition, capturing Performer of the Week (Nov. 18) after winning both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.53) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.52) against George Mason. Curran continues a strong senior campaign which includes a win in the 100-yard backstroke against Mason.
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, Dec. 3
200-yard Medley Relay
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday, Dec. 4
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard Freestyle
400-yard Medley Relay

Friday, Dec. 5
400-yard IM
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
200-yard Freestyle Relay

Saturday, Dec. 6
1,650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
400-yard Freestyle Relay

Last Time Out
The men's swimming and diving team placed third out of six teams at the Bucknell Invitational (Nov. 21-23) while the women finished fifth of nine teams.

Up Next
After a diving meet at West Chester on Saturday, the Explorers are back in action at Fordham on January 17.