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James Mostofi

Men's Swimming Jacob Skipper, Associate Sports Information Director

W&M Men's Swimming Earns Three Silver Medals on Final Night of Nike Invitational

The William & Mary men's swimming team wrapped up action at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational on Sunday night, taking three silver medals out of six swims and adding three more personal bests.  For the weekend, the Tribe totaled 25 lifetime-best swims.

- Things started out with the 1,650 free, where sophomore James Mostofi (Darien, Conn.) touched the wall in a lifetime-best 15:50.13 for fourth place overall.  Mostofi now ranks 11th all-time at W&M in the event.  Mostofi's 1,000-yard split was a collegiate-best 9:36.72, ranking him 14th in school history at that distance.

- In the 200 back, freshman Jack Galbraith (Vienna, Va.) wrapped up his weekend with a second-place time of 1:49.42.

- The 100 free saw sophomore Aristides Speres (Rye, N.Y.) earn a silver medal of his own, stopping the clock in 45.93 seconds.  Right behind him was senior Ramzy Ali (Thalwil, Switzerland), who finished third with a time of 46.32 seconds.

- Finishing the night was the 200 breast, and two more lifetime-bests.  Freshman Ryan Bebel (Westfield, N.J.) finished second overall, improving his best by more than a second to stop the clock in 2:01.37.  That improves Bebel all the way up to fifth in school history.  His classmate Ian Cobb (Vienna, Va.) improved by more than two seconds from his morning time, swimming 2:04.22 for fourth overall.  That pushed Cobb up to 16th all-time at W&M in the 200 breast.

Next up for William & Mary is the Colonial Athletic Association Championships, Feb. 20-23 at the Christiansburg (Va.) Aquatics Center.  The Tribe has won the last four conference titles in a row, and will be aiming for its fifth CAA Championship overall.
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Players Mentioned

Ramzy Ali

Ramzy Ali

Free
6' 4"
Senior
James Mostofi

James Mostofi

Free/IM
6' 1"
Sophomore
Aristides Speres

Aristides Speres

Free
6' 4"
Sophomore
Ryan Bebel

Ryan Bebel

Breast/IM
6' 3"
Freshman
Ian Cobb

Ian Cobb

Breast/IM
5' 9"
Freshman
Jack Galbraith

Jack Galbraith

Back/Fly
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ramzy Ali

Ramzy Ali

6' 4"
Senior
Free
James Mostofi

James Mostofi

6' 1"
Sophomore
Free/IM
Aristides Speres

Aristides Speres

6' 4"
Sophomore
Free
Ryan Bebel

Ryan Bebel

6' 3"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Ian Cobb

Ian Cobb

5' 9"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Jack Galbraith

Jack Galbraith

5' 7"
Freshman
Back/Fly