The Towson University men’s swimming and diving team will look to remain undefeated as it matches up against Georgetown and William & Mary on Saturday. The meet, held in Washington, D.C., will begin at 1 p.m.
“I am excited to see how our men perform against some tough competition,” Tiger head coach Pat Mead said. “This meet will give us an indication of our team’s character and toughness. I am confident they will step up to the challenge.”
The Tigers (2-0) opened the dual meet season last weekend by defeating Howard University and Hood College at Burdick Pool. The meet gave the freshmen on the team a chance to compete at the collegiate level for the first time. First-year performers Nick Breschi, Ryan Paisley and Brandon Ress all had outstanding debuts for Towson.
Breschi won the 100-yard backstroke in 52.58 and swimming a leg in Towson’s winning 200-yard medley relay. Billy Pappas, Zach Brech and Matt Collingwood teamed up for a time 1:37.43 to win the event by over 3.5 seconds.
Paisley won the 50-yard freestyle (time of 22.01) and the 100-yard freestyle (47.72), while Ress was very good in the 1,000-yard freestyle, timing 9:34.87 and winning the event by over seven seconds.
Senior diver Alex Cohen earned the Colonial Athletic Association’s Men’s Diver of the Week award after scoring 296.25 points in the three-meter diving competition and 271.50 points in the one-meter event last weekend.
This release was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of Towson University men’s swimming and diving.
