Swimming and Diving to Compete in CAA Championships on Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel swimming and diving teams head to Hampton, Va., to compete in the 2024 Coastal Athletic Association's Swimming and Diving Conference Championships. The CAA Championships begin on Wednesday, February 28 and will conclude on Saturday, March 2.

LAST TIME OUT
The women's swimming and diving team finished the regular season with a 3-2 record overall. The Dragons had wins against Towson, Lehigh and Seton Hall. The Dragons most recently pulled off a 169-131 win over the Tigers, where Federica Nocera finished with four first-place finishes and Chelsea Gravereaux finished with three.

The men's swimming and diving team closed the regular season with a 2-3 record. In their final tune-up, the Dragons fell to the Towson Tigers, 162-138. The men's team received notable performances by Kaan Akdag, who finished with two first-place swims, and Dimi Gkelis, who finished first in the 100 back with a time of 49.51. In addition, the 400 free relay team of Alessio Gianni, Andrea Casini, Colton Wade and Sebastian Smith set a new Drexel Pool record of 3:00.93, topping the old record, set in 1986, by over three seconds.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday (Prelims: 11 a.m. | Finals: 4 p.m.)
200 Medley Relay
Men's 1m Diving
800 Free Relay

Thursday (Prelims: 10 a.m. | Diving Prelims: 12:30 p.m. | Finals: 6 p.m.)
500 Free
200 Medley
50 Free
Women's 3m Diving
400 Medley Relay

Friday (Swimming Prelims: 10 a.m. | Diving Prelims: 12:30 p.m. | Finals: 6 p.m.)
100 Fly
400 Individual Medley
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
Men's 3m Diving
200 Free Relay

Saturday (Swimming Prelims: 10 a.m. | Diving Prelims: 12:30 p.m. | Finals: 6 p.m.)
1650 Free
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Women's 1m Diving
400 Free Relay

TOP TIMES AND SCORES

WOMEN

MEN

HOW TO WATCH
The entirety of the 2024 CAA Swimming and Diving Championships, including preliminaries, will be streamed on FloSwimming. More information on how to sign up for a subscription can be found here.

MORE INFORMATION
For more information regarding tickets, directions, championship history and records can be found on the CAA's website at the Championship Central