Saturday, January 22
Daskalakis Athletic Center
10:15 a.m.
Drexel University
153
vs
147
Towson
Drexel Takes Down Defending CAA Champions, Towson, on Senior Day
1/22/2022 4:22:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Drexel Athletics
PHILADELPHIA - It was a big day for the Drexel men's swimming and diving program, as it defeated the defending CAA champions, Towson, on Saturday. Before its 153-147 win, Drexel celebrated seven seniors to open homecoming weekend.
Alex Flynn, Brendan Houle, Carson Huff, John Klein, Paris Raptis, John Scully and Kevin Spear were celebrated before the meet for their efforts in the swimming pool.
Alessio Gianni put together a terrific performance, as he finished the day with three first-place finishes. He finished first in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.53, the 200 back with a time of 1:50.01, and the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.08.
Will Soleo earned the first of seven first-place finishes for Drexel with a time of 9:50.00 in the 1000 free. Later on, Scully touched the wall first in the 50 free with a time of 20.98. Scully also was a part of the 200 free relay team that placed second, and he finished third in the 100 free.
Raptis celebrated his senior day with two first-place finishes. He won the 200 fly with a time of 1:48.50, breaking the pool record. The senior then followed it up with a win in the 100 fly, touching the wall in 49.09. He also finished second in the 200 IM and the 200 medley relay.
On the boards, Drexel put on a clinic. In the one-meter event, Jack Patton led the way with a 285.67. Finishing just .07 points behind was Will Seely (285.60). In the 3M diving event, Drexel swept the podium with Seely finishing first with 276.45, Patton placing second (256.57) and Peter Soares finishing third with 213.75.
Next up for the Dragons will be the CAA championships in Christianburg, Va. The championship meet will take place from February 16-19.
First Place
1000 Free - Will Soleo - 9:50.00
200 Free - Alessio Gianni - 1:42.53
200 Fly - Paris Raptis - 1:48.50
50 Free - John Scully - 20.98
200 Back - Alessio Gianni - 1:50.01
100 Fly - Paris Raptis - 49.09
200 IM - Alessio Gianni - 1:54.98
1M - Jack Patton - 285.67
3M - Will Seely - 276.45
Second Place
200 Medley Relay - Nikita Timoshenko, Kacper Karnik, Paris Raptis, John Scully - 1:31.03
1000 Free - Xabier Carneiro - 9:51.69
100 Back - Nikita Timoshenko - 52.14
100 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 56.50
200 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 2:03.99
500 Free - Xabier Carneiro - 4:43.55
200 IM - Paris Raptis - 1:57.10
200 Free Relay - John Scully, Kacper Karnik, Alasdair Bell, Kevin Spear - 1:24.64
1M - Will Seely - 285.60
Third Place
200 Fly - John Klein - 1:57.38
100 Free - John Scully - 47.10
3M - Peter Soares - 213.75
New Pool Records
200 Medley Relay - Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Nick McClure, Michael Fazio (Towson) - 1:30.64
100 Breast - Brian Benzing (Towson)- 54.17
200 Fly - Paris Raptis (Drexel) - 1:48.50
200 Breast - Brian Benzing (Towson) - 2:02.74
200 Free Relay - Brian Benzing, Michael Fazio, Luke Schwar, Ryan Baldino (Towson) - 1:22.77
Alex Flynn, Brendan Houle, Carson Huff, John Klein, Paris Raptis, John Scully and Kevin Spear were celebrated before the meet for their efforts in the swimming pool.
Alessio Gianni put together a terrific performance, as he finished the day with three first-place finishes. He finished first in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.53, the 200 back with a time of 1:50.01, and the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.08.
Will Soleo earned the first of seven first-place finishes for Drexel with a time of 9:50.00 in the 1000 free. Later on, Scully touched the wall first in the 50 free with a time of 20.98. Scully also was a part of the 200 free relay team that placed second, and he finished third in the 100 free.
Raptis celebrated his senior day with two first-place finishes. He won the 200 fly with a time of 1:48.50, breaking the pool record. The senior then followed it up with a win in the 100 fly, touching the wall in 49.09. He also finished second in the 200 IM and the 200 medley relay.
On the boards, Drexel put on a clinic. In the one-meter event, Jack Patton led the way with a 285.67. Finishing just .07 points behind was Will Seely (285.60). In the 3M diving event, Drexel swept the podium with Seely finishing first with 276.45, Patton placing second (256.57) and Peter Soares finishing third with 213.75.
Next up for the Dragons will be the CAA championships in Christianburg, Va. The championship meet will take place from February 16-19.
First Place
1000 Free - Will Soleo - 9:50.00
200 Free - Alessio Gianni - 1:42.53
200 Fly - Paris Raptis - 1:48.50
50 Free - John Scully - 20.98
200 Back - Alessio Gianni - 1:50.01
100 Fly - Paris Raptis - 49.09
200 IM - Alessio Gianni - 1:54.98
1M - Jack Patton - 285.67
3M - Will Seely - 276.45
Second Place
200 Medley Relay - Nikita Timoshenko, Kacper Karnik, Paris Raptis, John Scully - 1:31.03
1000 Free - Xabier Carneiro - 9:51.69
100 Back - Nikita Timoshenko - 52.14
100 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 56.50
200 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 2:03.99
500 Free - Xabier Carneiro - 4:43.55
200 IM - Paris Raptis - 1:57.10
200 Free Relay - John Scully, Kacper Karnik, Alasdair Bell, Kevin Spear - 1:24.64
1M - Will Seely - 285.60
Third Place
200 Fly - John Klein - 1:57.38
100 Free - John Scully - 47.10
3M - Peter Soares - 213.75
New Pool Records
200 Medley Relay - Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Nick McClure, Michael Fazio (Towson) - 1:30.64
100 Breast - Brian Benzing (Towson)- 54.17
200 Fly - Paris Raptis (Drexel) - 1:48.50
200 Breast - Brian Benzing (Towson) - 2:02.74
200 Free Relay - Brian Benzing, Michael Fazio, Luke Schwar, Ryan Baldino (Towson) - 1:22.77
