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Men's Swimming Jacob Skipper, Associate Sports Information Director

Tribe Men's Swimming Aims for Continued Success at CAA Pod Meet

The William & Mary men's swimming team puts its perfect record on the line this weekend, traveling to Newark, Del. for the annual Colonial Athletic Association Pod Meet.  Once again, the Tribe has drawn into the pod with UNCW and Delaware, and will swim against those two teams in 17 events over the course of Saturday and Sunday.  Two diving events will also be contested, meaning W&M will potentially be down as many as 32 points to both the Blue Hens and the Seahawks before the meet begins.

Scouting the Tribe
W&M is 2-0 on the year and 1-0 in the CAA, having downed Georgetown and Towson already this season.  The Tribe has four seniors at the top of the points chart so far, with Billy Russell (Newport News, Va.) and Jeremiah O'Donnell (Chapel Hill, N.C.) both racking up four wins, while Will Manion (Haddonfield, NJ.) has three wins and Andrew Nyce (Vienna, Va.) two.

Scouting the Opponents
Delaware is also 2-0 on the year, winning against Georgetown and George Mason.  Alex Hillsley is the reigning CAA Swimmer of the Week, and Luke Winkler won Diver of the Week honors.  Meanwhile, UNCW is 0-2 to start the year, after taking on tough opponents in Tennessee and East Carolina.

News and Notes
- The Tribe men are on a five-meet winning streak dating back to last year.  The last time W&M lost was Nov. 7, 2014, to Duke.

- Since the start of the 1977-78 season, W&M's men's team has won five or more meets in a row just eight times.  Only one of those streaks, at the end of 1998-99, is longer than six wins, and that was a mammoth 13 wins in a row.

- Season Totals for the Year: 2 Personal best, 3 Dual-Meet Records, 3 Pool Records (2 by W&M)
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Players Mentioned

Will Manion

Will Manion

BK/IM
6' 4"
Senior
Andrew Nyce

Andrew Nyce

IM/BR
6' 1"
Senior
Jeremiah O

Jeremiah O'Donnell

BR/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Billy Russell

Billy Russell

F/Fly
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Will Manion

Will Manion

6' 4"
Senior
BK/IM
Andrew Nyce

Andrew Nyce

6' 1"
Senior
IM/BR
Jeremiah O

Jeremiah O'Donnell

5' 10"
Senior
BR/IM
Billy Russell

Billy Russell

6' 4"
Senior
F/Fly