Men's Swimming and Diving | January 20, 2024

PHILADELPHIA – La Salle men's swim and dive were victorious over the Fordham Rams Saturday morning 169-129, while the women kept it close but lost 165-135. This was the last home meet of the season for La Salle and will end the regular season against Monmouth on Feb. 3.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (MEN):

• ­The Explorer relay team of Tarik Gusic, Andrea Savoca, Felix Jedbratt, and Carter Perkins broke a pool record with their first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:29.69. This is not the first time Savoca has been involved with breaking record this season, this being his first in the relays.
• In the 1000-free, George Williamson took the gold spot for the men, making it the second win of the day. He did so in a time of 9:35.58.
• Gusic earned his second win of the meet in the 100-yard backstroke, coming in at a time of 50.34 seconds.
• In the 100-yard breaststroke, Savoca tallied his second win of the day also. He won the event with a time of 2:08.33.
• Sophomore sensation Felix Jedbratt got his first individual victory of the meet in the 200-butterfly. His first-place finish came in at a time of 1:49.15.
• In the three-meter dive, Lucas Dekaney, Sam Henninger, and Carter Randall took first, second, and third in the event. Their scores, respectively, were 337.35, 311.48, and 301.35.
• Jedbratt's win total on the day was brought up to three, thanks to his first-place time of 45.46 in the 100-yard freestyle.
• In the 200-backstroke, Gusic had another stellar performance, coming in the top-spot at a time of 1:52.15.
• Savoca secured another win for the Explorers in the 200-breaststroke. He swam it in a time of 2:04.13.
• Williamson won his second distance event of the day, taking the 500-free in 4:37.41.
• In the one-meter dive, the same result ensued for the Explorers with Dekaney, Henninger, and Randall coming in first, second, and third.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN):

• After being honored on senior day, Raven Domingo and Anwen Byrne each had strong performances in the 1000-freestyle, coming and second and third, respectively.
• Adding to her win total on the season in the freestyle sprints, Toni Rafferty continued to impress on senior day. She took the 50-free with a time of 24.18.
• In the three-meter dive, Tiffany Brawn stood out for the Explorers. The freshman scored a 234.98 to secure first place.
• Rafferty followed up her 50-free win with another win in the 100-free. The winning time for her was 52.98.
• Domingo found second-place again in the distance event. She swam the 500-free in 5:21.61.
• Brawn also took first place in the one-meter dive with her score being 261.30.
• The relay team of Emma van Selm, Toni Rafferty, Tori Fenn, and Rosalia Marin-Martinez found the wall first in the 400-freestyle relay. They did so in 3:33.03.