Men's Swimming and Diving | October 7, 2023
TOWSON, Md. – La Salle men's and women's swim and dive came up short in the season opener against the Towson Tigers.
The men fell by a score of 182-118 and the women lost 189-111. The Explorers are back in action Saturday as they face the UMBC Retrievers.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The diving was a very strong point for the Explorers in the first meet of the 2023-24 season. Freshman Tiffany Brawn was able to secure the top spot in the women's one meter dive by a score of 234.83.
- Kelsie Waddington was right behind Brawn in the one meter scoring a 221.55.
- St. Bonaventure transfer Lucas Dekaney was also able to get first in the men's one-meter dive diving to a score of 271.35.
- Dekaney was also able to secure first in the men's three-meter dive with a 258.90 score.
- Swimmer George Williamson took first place in the men's 1000-yard free, picking up where he left off after a strong freshman year. He swam it in 9:47.54.
- Freshman Andrea Savoca was able to swim to a first-place finish with a 56.71 second time in the men's 100-yard breaststroke.
- In the women's 50-yard freestyle, Toni Rafferty had the time to beat with a first-place finish in 23.91 seconds.
- Rafferty was not finished as she won the women's 100-yard freestyle with a 52.82 second time.
- The men's 100-yard freestyle was won by captain Zack Miller in 46.69 seconds.
- Williamson got his second first-place finish of the meet in the 500-yard freestyle event.
- Felix Jedbratt came onto the scene in a big way last season, and he continued that yesterday. In the men's 100-yard butterfly he swam to a first-place finish in 49.99 seconds.
UP NEXT:
- The Explorers are back in action Saturday, October 7th as they face the UMBC Retrievers in Baltimore.
