Smith wins Gold and Silver on Day One of West Virginia Invitational

Morgantown, W.Va.- The Drexel men's swimming and diving team completed day one of the three-day West Virginia Invitational on Thursday night. The Dragons finished with a total of five medal finishes on the first day.

Sebastian Smith won gold in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.68 after swimming a 1:48.86 preliminary time. Alessio Gianni took home silver in the same event with a time of 1:48.69; one millisecond shy of Smith. His preliminary time was 1:50.74. Smith finished with a silver medal in the 50 free with a time of 20.24 after swimming a 20.44 in the preliminaries. Additionally, the Gianni and Smith duo were apart of the silver medal winning 400 medley relay team along with Kacper Karnik and John Scully. They're combined time was 3:15.35.

The Drexel Men's Swimming and Diving team also won the silver medal in the 200 free relay with a final time of 1:20.72. The team consisted of Sebastian Smith, Jakub Kwasny, Kacper Karnik, and John Scully.

The 200 Medley Relay, 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free,100 breast, 100 back, and 800 free will be featured in day two of the West Virginia Invitational on Friday morning. Action is set to begin at 10 a.m. from Morgantown, W.Va.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday
Prelims (10 a.m.): 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free,
Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay
Diving (10 a.m. and 6 p.m.): 1m Prelims and Finals

Friday
Prelims (10 a.m.): 100 Fly, 400 IM,  200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back,
Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay
Diving (10 a.m. and 6 p.m.): 3m Prelims and Finals

Saturday
Prelims (10 a.m.): 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly,
Finals (6 p.m.): 1,650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay

STANDINGS
1. West Virginia University 1156
2. Drexel University 766
3. William and Mary 674
4. Seton Hall University 584
5. Villanova University 534
6. Old Dominion University 470
7. East Carolina University 334
8. Colgate Raiders 284
9. University of Alabama 112
10. United States Naval Academy 93
11. Army West Point 73
12. St. Bonaventure Swim and Dive 70
13. James Madison University 64
14. Duquesne 44
15. Liberty University 30
16. University of Toledo 20

MEDAL FINISHES

Gold
200 IM - Sebastian Smith - 1:48.68 - Thursday

Silver
200 IM - Alessio Gianni - 1:48.69 - Thursday
400 Medley Relay - Sebastian Smith, Alessio Gianni, Kacper Karnik, John Scully - 3:15.35 - Thursday
200 Free Relay - Sebastian Smith, Jakub Kwasny, Kacper Karnik, John Scully - 1:20.72 - Thursday
50 Free - Sebastian Smith - 20.24 -  Thursday

MEDAL BY DAY

Thursday
Gold
200 IM - Sebastian Smith - 1:48.68

Silver
200 IM - Alessio Gianni - 1:48.69
400 Medley Relay - Sebastian Smith, Alessio Gianni, Kacper Karnik, John Scully - 3:15.35
200 Free Relay - Sebastian Smith, Kuba Kwasny, Kacper Karnik, John Scully - 1:20.72
50 Free - Sebastian Smith - 20.24

Dragons Calendar.

Smith wins Gold and Silver on Day One of West Virginia Invitational

Players Mentioned

Alessio Gianni

Kacper Karnik

Jakub Kwasny

John Scully

Sebastian Smith

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