Wednesday, February 28
Hampton, Va.
Drexel University
vs
CAA Championships
Men's Swimming and Diving Wins Silver on Night One of CAA Championships
2/28/2024 5:54:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Day 1 (Wednesday) | Day 2 (Thursday) | Day 3 (Friday) | Day 4 (Saturday)
HAMPTON, Va. – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny and Sebastian Smith earned the Drexel men's swimming and diving team its first medal of the 2024 CAA Championships on Wednesday night at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.
The Dragons captured their first silver medal of the four-day championship in the 200 medley relay. Gkelis, Karnik, Kwasny and Smith teamed up and swam a 1:25.25 to finish second behind Delaware by just under a second. The time also set a program record set by Alasdair Bell, Karnik, Smith and John Scully at last year's CAA Championships.
After the 200 medley relay, Drexel competed in the 1-meter diving event. Jack Patton led the Dragons, scoring a 235.70 to place seventh.
In the final event of the night, Drexel placed fourth in the 800 free relay. Andrea Casini, Kaan Akdag, Mohammed ElTayeb and Alessio Gianni paced their entry time by 9.57 seconds to post a 6:36.68 swim.
The Dragons finished night one in fourth place with 89 points. Leading the way is UNCW with 114 points. Competition continues Thursday with the 500 free, 200 medley relay, 50 free and 400 medley relay. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. The finals will kick off from the Hampton Aquaplex at 6 p.m. 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.
STANDINGS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
1. UNCW 114
2. Delaware 111
3. Towson 98
4. Drexel 89
5. William and Mary 56
6. Monmouth 52
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
MEDAL FINISHES
Gold
Silver
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith
Bronze
MEDALS BY DAY
Wednesday
GOLD
SILVER
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith
RECORDS
Wednesday
Silver – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith – 1:25.25 – PROGRAM RECORD
HAMPTON, Va. – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny and Sebastian Smith earned the Drexel men's swimming and diving team its first medal of the 2024 CAA Championships on Wednesday night at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.
The Dragons captured their first silver medal of the four-day championship in the 200 medley relay. Gkelis, Karnik, Kwasny and Smith teamed up and swam a 1:25.25 to finish second behind Delaware by just under a second. The time also set a program record set by Alasdair Bell, Karnik, Smith and John Scully at last year's CAA Championships.
After the 200 medley relay, Drexel competed in the 1-meter diving event. Jack Patton led the Dragons, scoring a 235.70 to place seventh.
In the final event of the night, Drexel placed fourth in the 800 free relay. Andrea Casini, Kaan Akdag, Mohammed ElTayeb and Alessio Gianni paced their entry time by 9.57 seconds to post a 6:36.68 swim.
The Dragons finished night one in fourth place with 89 points. Leading the way is UNCW with 114 points. Competition continues Thursday with the 500 free, 200 medley relay, 50 free and 400 medley relay. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. The finals will kick off from the Hampton Aquaplex at 6 p.m. 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.
STANDINGS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
1. UNCW 114
2. Delaware 111
3. Towson 98
4. Drexel 89
5. William and Mary 56
6. Monmouth 52
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
MEDAL FINISHES
Gold
Silver
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith
Bronze
MEDALS BY DAY
Wednesday
GOLD
SILVER
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith
RECORDS
Wednesday
Silver – Dimi Gkelis, Kacper Karnik, Jakub Kwasny, Sebastian Smith – 1:25.25 – PROGRAM RECORD
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