Results
WHEATON, Ill. - The 12th-ranked Calvin University men's swimming and diving team topped Wheaton College (Ill.) in a dual meet on Saturday by the final of 177-111.
The Knights posted a number of top finishes across the events at the meet, including a dominant performance in both relays.
The event started with Calvin taking each of the first three places in the 200 medley relay, led by the 'A' team of
David Bajwa (Bethesda, Md./The Heights School),
Anthony Crudele (Aurora, Ill./Homeschool),
Forrest Peterson (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and
Addison Van Soelen (Lawrenceville, Ga./Providence Christian Academy) finishing first in a time of 1:35.43.
In the 400 freestyle relay, the Knights placed the top two teams. The 'A' relay of
Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North),
Josh Seidelman (Northville, Mich./Northville),
Jack Kulaga (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) and
Vlad Molin (Mount Prospect, Ill./Rolling Meadows) finished in a time of 3:09.23. The 'B" relay of
Julien Camy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), Van Soelen,
Eric Chimes (Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview) and Bajwa finished in 3:09.96.
The Knights also finished with eight first-place finishes in individual events at the meet.
Chimes took home the first of those finishes in the 1000 freestyle, where he won the event in a time of 10:12.55.
Andrew Stimpert (Normall, Ill./Normal West) took third in a time of 10:30.75.
Calvin took home the top three places in the 100 backstroke, led by
Timothy Hays (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) in a time of 52.56, followed by
Austin Martinson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Metea Valley) and
Ryan Halberg (Novi, Mich./Northville). Martinson also came away with a first-place finish in the 200 individual medley later in the event with a time of 2:00.60, while Halberg won the 200 backstroke (2:01.65).
The Knights also recorded each of the top four in the 100 butterfly. Camy (48.37) led the way, followed by Bajwa, Hays and
Benjamin Wichart (Lockport, N.Y./Starpoint).
Platt (1:46.46) and Molin (1:49.22) finished in the top two in the 200 freestyle, while the Knights also finished with each of the top two in the 200 butterfly and 100 freestyle. Peterson (1:58.11) won the 200 butterfly followed by
Jacob Ziegler (Sylvania, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit), while Molin (47.36) edged out Seidelman (47.83) in the 100 freestyle.
Seidelman also came away with a first-place finish in the 50 freestyle (21.87), and Peterson added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle.
Caleb Gemmen (Mentor, Ohio/Homeschool) finished second in both the 100 breaststroke (1:58.36) and 200 breaststroke (2:14.38).
Mohamed Abujiba (Cairo, Egypt/Summits International School) finished third in the 100 breaststroke, and Chimes took third in the 200 breaststroke.
COACH'S COMMENT: "This team continues to build something and people are taking notice," Calvin head coach
Dan Gelderloos said. "We had a great following down in Chicago, and several alums came to check in as well, so it was nice to perform for them the way we know how. We even set a school record as Isabella broke the 400 IM record by five seconds!"
NEXT UP: Calvin swimming a diving will take the next few weeks off from competition before returning to action on Thursday, November 30, when it hosts the three-day Calvin Winter Invite at Venema Aquatic Center.
