The William & Mary men's swimming team won its fourth in a row on Saturday, defeating VMI 168-120 on the road with victories in 10 of the 14 swimming events. The Tribe improved 5-1 overall on the season, while VMI fell to 1-3 on the year.
How it Happened
- With most swimmers competing in off events, W&M was still able to win the majority of events in the meet including both relays and two-thirds of the individual races.
- Leading off was the 200 medley relay, won in 1:36.76 by the team of
Christopher Pfuhl (Charlotte, N.C.),
Kyle Demers (Virginia Beach, Va.),
Jake Kealy (Wilton, Conn.), and
Ian Thompson (Alexandria, Va.).
- Pfuhl also won an individual event, taking the 200 fly with a time of 1:56.17.
- In the 1,000 free, junior
James Mostofi (Darien, Conn.) won his first career race, stopping the clock in 9:54.87.
- Senior
Ian Bidwell (Pelham, N.Y.) won twice individually, taking the 200 free in 1:45.87 and then coming back late to win the 500 free with a time of 4:45.37.
- His classmate
Chris Balbo (Short Hills, N.J.) also won twice in off events. He took the 200 back in 1:56.30, and then was the first to the wall in the 100 fly in 51.79 seconds.
- Sophomore
Jack Galbraith (Vienna, Va.) won his first career race in the 100 free, timing 48.91 seconds.
- Freshman
Conor Sokolowsky (Williamsburg, Va.) also picked up his first win, and the first for the freshman class this season, winning the 200 breast in 2:11.21.
- W&M's final victory of the day came in the 400 free relay, where Bidwell, Kealy,
Devin McNulty (Herndon, Va.), and Thompson combined to swim 3:13.11 for the win.
Up Next
William & Mary will have the better part of two weeks off to prepare for the semester-ending West Virginia Invitational. The three-day, prelim/final meet will run Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23, in Morgantown, W.Va.
