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Men's Swimming/Diving Stays Perfect At DeNunzio With 183-109 Win Over Navy
February 09, 2008 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Princeton got individual victories from 11 different competitors to remain perfect all-time at DeNunzio with a 183-109 victory over EISL rival Navy. The win, which also avenges a regular season defeat at Navy last season, improves Princeton to 7-1 overall, 6-1 in the EISL.
Princeton opened the meet by finishing 1-2-3 in the 200 medley relay. The team of Doug Lennox, George Rae-Grant, Michael Carter and Geoff Faux took the event in 1:31.56, while the foursome of A.J. Walker, Easton Chen, Michael Baity and Alex Verdegem placed second in 1:34.16. Swimming as an exhibition team, Dan O'Connor, Seok Jun Lee, Drew Woodbury and Christopher D'Ambrosia took third in 1:34.72.
That set off a run of individual victories that put Princeton comfortably ahead early on. Junior Robvert Griest, one of the two-time defending EISL champions' most consistent scorers, won the 1000 free in 9:19.51, while freshman teammate Pat Biggs placed second in 9:24.26. Sophomore Jon Hartmann won the 200 free in 1:40.18, while classmate Chris Quemana finished just off the pace in 1:40.91.
Lennox, already an Olympic qualifier for Puerto Rico, won the 100 back in 50.24, and sophomore Rae-Grant took the 100 breast in 57.27. Junior Dan Eckel won the 200 fly in 1:49.13. Verdegem, a member of the talented freshman class, edged out Baity in a thrilling 50 free by .02 of a second (21.10/21.12). Amazingly, two Princeton Tigers would put forth an even closer finish in the 100 free, as D'Ambrosia's winning time of 46.23 came in .01 quicker than Carter's second-place time.
Walker, a sophomore, topped freshman Colin Hanna to win the 200 back in 1:50.41, and Lee, who finished second in the 100 breast, won the 200 breast in a close finish with junior teammate Bern Ebersole. Biggs came back to win the 500 free in 4:34.81.
There was success on the diving board as well for Princeton. Sophomore Dan Dickerson won the 1-meter competition in 306.90, while senior Stuart Malcolm finished second in the 3-meter competition with 333.37 points.
All times, including several impressive exhibition swims for Princeton, can be found by clicking on the "Complete Results" link above.
Princeton will complete its regular season and honor the Class of 2008 when it hosts Columbia Feb. 15 at DeNunzio Pool.