Final Box
HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/30/2010) – Dan Sweeney (New Canaan, Conn.) broke one of the oldest records in the books at Colgate as the Raiders completed their regular-season with a split of Lafayette and Army, in men’s swimming action Saturday afternoon at Lineberry Natatorium.
Colgate downed Lafayette 157-106, but fell to Army 195-77. The Raiders return to action February 18-20 at the 2010 Patriot League Championships in Annapolis, Md.
Swimming exhibition in lane eight of the 100 fly, Sweeney posted a 51.39 to lower the former freshman record of 51.40 set by Kevin Rusch back in 1982. Sweeney also copped one of three individual wins on the day by the Raiders. The freshman ripped off a 21.34 to win the 50 free.
The other two individual victories came from Tucker Gniewek (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) and Devon Healy (New Canaan, Conn.). Gniewek won the 100 free after touching with a 47.58, while Healy claimed the 400 IM by .02 seconds. The junior posted a winning time of 4:11.93.
The 200 free relay team of Sweeney, Gniewek, Patrick White (Stamford, Conn.) and Costas Hadjipateras (New Canaan, Conn.) registered a 1:25.82 in the final event to receive first place points.
Colgate received a second place effort from Hadjipateras in the 200 fly (1:54.65) and the foursome of Gniewek, Teddy Perley (Harrison, N.Y.), Robert Rutkowski (Lititz, Pa.) and Sweeney was clocked with a 1:37.31 en route to a second-place performance.
Nick Amato (East Norwich, N.Y.) was third in the 1650 (17:06.50); White placed third in the 200 free (1:45.35); Powers tallied a third in the 500 free (4:46.99), while Rutkowski was third in the 100 fly (51.81).