RESULTS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 12 Calvin men's swimming and diving team defeated the No. 19 Flying Dutchmen of Hope 214-82. The Knights finish their 2025-26 dual meet season with an overall record of 3-5 with all five defeats coming against nationally-ranked competition at either the Division II or III level.

Calvin took first place in both relays. Its 200 medley relay team of freshman Jackson Merkel (Grandville, Mich./Grandville HS), senior Caleb Gemmen (Mentor, Oh./Home School), freshman David Gabrielle (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) and senior Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grover North HS) taking first in 1:29.40. Its 200 freestyle relay of Platt, senior Zachary Logan (Byron Center, Mich./Byron Center HS), sophomore Andrew Taulbee (Reynoldsburg, Oh./Reynoldsburg HS) and Gabrille won in a time of 1:23.37, edging its counterparts from Hope by three-hundreths of a second for the win.

The 200 freestyle was a highlight as junior Ryan Halberg (Novi, Mich./Northville HS) won a season-best time of 1:41.53 with senior Jacob Ziegler (Toledo, Oh./St. John's Jesuit School) second in a season-best time of 1:41.90. Sophomore Carson Detweiler (Farmington Hills, Mich./Council Rock North) was third (1:43.12).

Merkel won the 100 backstroke (49.16) with sophomore Logan McKinney (Jackson, Mich./Jackson HS) second (51.93). In the 200 IM, Ziegler led a 1-2-3 Calvin finish winning in a time of 1:54.45 with Merkel second (1:56.62) and freshman Evan Haney (Goshen, Ind./Northridge HS) third (1:56.94).

Calvin took the top 3 spots in the 100 butterfly with Gabrielle winning in a time of 49.36 that was just a fraction of his season-best performance. Freshman Antoine Douget (Paris, France/Ecole Diagonale) took second in a season-best time of 50.19 while Taulbee was third (50.89).

Calvin swept the top three spots in both breaststroke events. Gemmen won the 100 breaststroke (56.94) with junior Josh Krampe (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) second (57.38) and Taulbee third (57.54). Gemmen won the 200 breaststroke (2:06.94) with Krampe second (2:10.00) and junior Logan Yakubowski (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) third (2:12.09).

Platt won the 200 backstroke in a season-best time of 1:49.78 with Halberg placing second in a season-best time of 1:52.76. Platt led a 1-2-3 Calvin finish in the 50 freestyle, winning the race in 20.56 with Gabrielle second (21.45) and freshman Daniel Miller (Arlington, Tx./Arlington HS) third (22.02).

Calvin went 1-2-3 in the 1,000 freestyle as junior Andrew Stimpert (Normal, Il./Normal West HS) won in 10:01.44 with sophomore Alex Bergsma (Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS) second (10:09.80) and sophomore John Reeder (Colorado Springs, Colo./The Classical Academy) third (10:19.13). Stimpert won the 500 freestyle (4:48.17) with Bergsma second (4:55.23).

Freshman Kyle Chakery (Grand Prairie, Texas/Arlington HS) won the 200 butterfly (1:56.70) with Nelson second (1:59.85) with both swimmers recording season-best times.

Detweiler added second place finish in the 100 freestyle (46.85) with freshman Kellen Morford (Medina, Oh./Medina HS) third in a season-best time of 47.07.

COACHES COMMENT: "Had a lot of great swims as we started landing the plane with our training," said Calvin head swim coach Dan Gelderloos. "We lowered some of our qualifying times, and had some personal bests in several events. Next week will feel good to take a break from racing for the first time in a while and get some much needed rest."

NEXT UP: Calvin will now prepare for the MIAA Championships scheduled for February 17-20 at the Holland Aquatics Center.