Men's Swimming and Diving Win Two Gold Medals on Final Day of CAA Championships

Saturday, February 25

Hampton, Va.

All Day

Drexel University

CAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Men's Swimming and Diving Win Two Gold Medals on Final Day of CAA Championships

2/25/2023 9:26:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

HAMPTON, Va. - The Drexel men's swimming and diving team completed the fourth and final day of the CAA Championships on Saturday evening.

The Dragons won four medals in total on Saturday starting with the 100 free where Sebastian Smith won a silver medal, clocking in at 43.67. Up next was the 200 breast where Kacper Karnik won Drexel its first gold medal at the CAA's this year with a time of 1:57.37. The gold medals did not stop there.

In the 200 fly, Jakub Kwasny won the gold, thanks to his time of 1:44.45. This mark also set a program record which lasted since last year's CAAs in 2022. Lastly, the Dragons won the bronze in the 400 free relay. The team consisted of Jakub Kwasny, Kevin Spear, Sebastian Smith and John Scully as their time of 2:55.26 set another program record. This broke the mark set back at the CAA's in 2020.

UNCW won the team championship after scoring 890. Following the Seahawks was Delaware with 606, Towson with 577.5 and Drexel with 507.5. William & Mary and Monmouth round out the standings scoring 424.5 and 241.5 respectively.

Schedule of Events

Wednesday: 200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay, Men's one meter dive

Thursday: 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, Women's 3-meter dive, 400 medley relay

Friday: 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, Men's 3-meter dive, 200 free relay

Saturday: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, Women's 1-meter dive, 400 freestyle relay

Team Rankings
1. UNCW 890
2. Delaware 606
3. Towson University 577.5
4. Drexel University 507.5
5. William and Mary 424.5
6. Monmouth University 241.5

MEDAL FINISHES

Gold
200 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 1:57.37
200 Fly - Jakub Kwasny - 1:44.45
Silver
100 Fly - Jakub Kwasny - 46.29
400 IM - Alessio Gianni - 3:52.03
200 Free Relay - Jakub Kwasny, Alasdair Bell, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 1:19.50
100 Free - Sebastian Smith - 43.67

Bronze
800 Free Relay - Alessio Gianni, Jakub Kwasny, Kevin Spear, Andrea Casini - 6:33.96
200 Free - Andrea Casini - 1:37.14
100 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 53.42
400 Free Relay - Jakub Kwasny, Kevin Spear, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 2:55.26

MEDAL BY DAY

Wednesday

Bronze
800 Free Relay - Alessio Gianni, Jakub Kwasny, Kevin Spear, Andrea Casini - 6:33.96

Friday

Silver
100 Fly - Jakub Kwasny - 46.29
400 IM - Alessio Gianni - 3:52.03
200 Free Relay - Jakub Kwasny, Alasdair Bell, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 1:19.50

Bronze
200 Free - Andrea Casini - 1:37.14
100 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 53.42

Saturday

Gold
200 Breast - Kacper Karnik - 1:57.37
200 Fly - Jakub Kwasny - 1:44.45

Silver
100 Free - Sebastian Smith - 43.67

Bronze
400 Free Relay - Jakub Kwasny, Kevin Spear, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 2:55.26

PROGRAM RECORDS

200 Medley Relay - Alasdair Bell, Kacper Karnik, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 1:26.29 - Wednesday
400 Medley Relay - Alessio Gianni, Kacper Karnik, Sebastian Smith, Jakub Kwasny - 3:11.08 - Thursday
100 Fly - Sebastian Smith - 46.83 - Friday (Preliminaries)
100 Fly - Jakub Kwasny - 46.29 - Friday
200 Free Relay - Jakub Kwasny, Alasdair Bell, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 1.19.50 - Friday
200 Fly - Jakub Kwasny - 1:44.45 - Saturday
400 Free Relay - Jakub Kwasny, Kevin Spear, Sebastian Smith, John Scully - 2:55.26 - Saturday