Men's Swimming and Diving | January 20, 2018

NEW YORK, NY - The men's swimming team continued rolling on Saturday, successfully defeating host Fordham in a dual meet, 176.5-116.5.

"Today we competed Fordham in great preparation for the Atlantic 10 championship," said head coach Jamie Platt. 

Fabian Bergman ended the day with three wins. He won the 100 back (49.56 seconds) over three seconds ahead of second place and the 200 back (1:48.44) almost ten seconds in front. Bergman, a senior, was also part of the winning 400 free relay team (along with Jakub Bartosiewicz, Marcus Forsgren, and Aleksandar Nikolic), finishing in 3:07.02.

Freshman Gustov Swedenborg had an outstanding day, winning two events. He dominated the 1000 free, with a final time (9:37.94) that was over 13 seconds ahead of the pack. He also won the 200 fly (1:53.74) and finished second in the 200 IM (1:58.01).

Forsgren was another standout for the Explorers. Along with his relay win, he topped the competition in the 100 breast (46.74), 100 free (58.41), and finished second in the 200 medley relay.

Kyle McElwee and Chrisoff Ras also picked up win for the Blue and Gold. McElwee won the 500 free (4:41.97) while Ras won the 200 breast (2:09.78). 

Diver Dylan Yurasits swept the competition, finishing first in both dives. Yurasits scored a 310.25 to handily win the one meter and 315.6 in the three meter, narrowly edging teammate Blake Griffith.

"As we move closer to the championships, we are seeing the small things we have been working on improve," said Platt. "While we aren't ready yet, everything if moving towards peak performance."

The men's team returns home to host Arcadia this Friday at 6:00 PM.