Men's Swimming and Diving Take Second Place at the Bruno Invite

Sunday, November 24

Providence, RI

Drexel University

Bruno Invite

Men's Swimming and Diving Take Second Place at the Bruno Invite

11/24/2024 10:34:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

PROVIDENCE, RI- The Drexel men's swimming and diving team finished in second place with 1312.5 points at the Bruno Invite. Brown University took the top spot of the standings.

In the 200 backstroke, Theo Andreopoulos delivered a silver-medal performance, finishing with a time of 1:44.74 after qualifying first in prelims with a 1:44.55. Other Dragons finished the event with Petar Pavalic finishing fifth (1:46.44), Dimi Gkelis placing sixth (1:46.86), and Alessio Gianni taking eighth (1:47.61) in the A-final.

Sebastian Smith earned a bronze medal in the 100 freestyle, with a time of 43.91, improving on his prelim time of 44.22.

Jakub Kwasny continued his stellar meet with a gold medal in the 200 butterfly, clocking in at 1:46.15. Kwasny qualified first with a prelim time of 1:46.58. Alessio Gianni added a bronze medal in the event, finishing with a time of 1:48.19, while Mohammed ElTayeb finished fifth at 1:50.05.

In the 200 breaststroke, Kacper Karnik earned a bronze medal with a time of 1:59.95, improving on his fifth-place prelim seed of 2:01.32. Bartosz Loter also made the A-final, finishing sixth with a time of 2:00.91.
The relay team of Andreopoulos, Rullis, Pavalic, and Smith capped off the day with a bronze medal in the 400 freestyle relay, hitting the wall at 2:55.16.

Next for the Dragons will be hosting Leigh on December 7th. The meet begins at 10:30 am.

STANDINGS

1. Brown University 2374
2. Drexel University 1312.5
3. Binghamton University 1136
4. Georgetown University 1046.5
5. Rider University 469.5
6. Colgate University 383.5

MEDAL FINISHES

Gold
200 Freestyle Relay – Theo Andreopoulos, Kuba Kwasny, Petar Pavalic, Sebastian Smith – 1:18.81- Friday
100 Butterfly – Jakub Kwasny – 46.79 – Saturday
100 Backstroke – Theo Andreopoulos – 47.78 - Saturday
200 Freestyle – Reds Rullis – 1:37.27 – Saturday
200 Butterfly – Jakub Kwasny – 1:46.15 - Sunday

Silver
50 Freestyle – Sebastian Smith – 19.86 - Friday
400 Medley - Theo Andreopoulos, Bart Loter, Kuba Kwasny, Sebastian Smith – 3:10.32 -Friday
100 Backstroke – Dimi Gkelis – 48.48 - Saturday
200 Medley Relay – Theo Andreopoulos, Bart Loter, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith – 1:26.23 – Saturday
200 Backstroke – Theo Andreopoulos – 1:44.74- Sunday

Bronze
500 Freestyle – Reds Rullis – 4:26.67 – Friday
100 Backstroke – Sebastian Smith – 49.33 – Saturday
100 Breaststroke – Bartosz Loter – 54.11 - Saturday
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Nate Piccolo, Colton Wade – 1:28.10 – Saturday
100 Freestyle- Sebastian Smith – 43.91 – Sunday
200 Breaststroke – Kacper Karnik – 1:59.95 - Sunday
200 Butterfly – Alessio Gianni – Sunday 1:48.19 – Sunday
400 Freestyle Relay – Theo Andreopoulos, Reds Rullis, Petar Pavalic, Sebastian Smith – 2:55.16 - Sunday

MEDAL BY DAY

Friday
Gold
200 Freestyle Relay – Theo Andreopoulos, Kuba Kwasny, Petar Pavalic, Sebastian Smith – 1:18.81

Silver
50 Freestyle – Sebastian Smith – 19.86
400 Medley - Theo Andreopoulos, Bart Loter, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith – 3:10.32

Bronze
500 Freestyle – Reds Rullis – 4:26.67

Saturday

Gold
100 Butterfly – Jakub Kwasny – 46.79
100 Backstroke – Theo Andreopoulos – 47.78
200 Freestyle – Reds Rullis – 1:37.27

Silver
100 Backstroke – Dimi Gkelis – 48.48
200 Medley Relay – Theo Andreopoulos, Bart Loter, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith – 1:26.23

Bronze
100 Backstroke – Sebastian Smith – 49.33
100 Breaststroke – Bartosz Loter – 54.11
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Nate Piccolo, Colton Wade – 1:28.10

Sunday

Gold
200 Butterfly – Jakub Kwasny – 1:46.15 - Sunday

Silver
200 Backstroke – Theo Andreopoulos – 1:44.74- Sunday

Bronze
100 Freestyle- Sebastian Smith – 43.91 – Sunday
200 Breaststroke – Kacper Karnik – 1:59.95 - Sunday
200 Butterfly – Alessio Gianni – Sunday 1:48.19 – Sunday
400 Freestyle Relay – Theo Andreopoulos, Reds Rullis, Petar Pavalic, Sebastian Smith – 2:55.16 - Sunday