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The Calvin men's swimming and diving team picked up a pair of dual meet victories on Saturday at the Venema Aquatic Center, defeating Alma 217-20 and Albion 176-65. The Knights are now 6-4 on the dual meet season.

Calvin took first place in both relay events. Its 400 medley relay took first place in a time of 3:25.02 while its 200 freestyle relay won in a time of 1:24.49.

Sophomore Joshua Seidelman (Northville, Mich./Northville HS) was a double-winner in the pool, winning the 500 freestyle (4:57.12) and the 200 freestyle (1:46.62). Seidelman led a 1-2-3 Calvin finish in the 200 as freshman Timothy Hays (Arlington Heights, Il./Prospect HS) was second (1:46.74) and sophomore Jack Kalaga (Downers Grove, Il./Downers Grove South HS) third (1:47.40).
Calvin took the top three spots in the 400 IM with senior Samuel Hoover (Beverly Hills, Mich./Fraser HS) first (4:19.45), senior Caleb Terschak (Wildwood, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy) second (4:21.65) and freshman Jacob Ziegler (Toledo, Oh./St. John's Jesuit HS) third (4:23.16).

Calvin won both diving competitions. Sophomore Will Goodpaster (Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton HS) took first on the one-meter board (293.32) while sophomore Jason Perez (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell HS) took the three-meter board title (299.93).

Calvin went 1-2-3 in the 100 free with junior Forrest Peterson (Middleton, Wisc./Middleton HS) first (46.33), senior Bryce Miner (Cupertino, Ca./Homestead HS) second (46.60) and senior Noah Holstege (Keswick, Va./Covenant School) third (47.07).

In the 200 backstroke, senior William Toomey (Pleasant Hill, Ia./Southeast Polk HS) was first (1:54.77), Ziegler second (2:01.91) and senior Josiah Vis (Crestwood, Il./Lockport HS) third (2:03.22).

COACHES COMMENT: "We had a solid afternoon," said Calvin head swim coach Dan Gelderloos. "We're in the process of building for the final stretch of the season and I thought this was a good first step. We had solid performances in both phases of this meet (swim and dive) and I thought our group did a good job of pushing each other to give their best. We're looking forward to the upcoming weeks."

NEXT UP: Calvin will host rival Hope next Friday at 5 p.m. inside the Venema Aquatic Center.