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Men's Swim and Dive Dominates La Salle in Season Opener
10/18/2025 10:22:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel men's swimming and diving team opened the 2025–26 season with a dominant 209–89 win over La Salle on Saturday at Kirk Pool. The Dragons finished first in 13 events, including both relays, and swept multiple individual races.
Theo Andreopoulos paced Drexel with three first-place finishes, taking the 50 free, 200 back, and leading off the 400 free relay. Sebastian Smith added victories in the 100 free and 100 fly, while freshman Matas Cinga impressed in his debut with wins in the 200 and 500 free. Drexel also swept the top three spots in the 1000 free, led by junior Kaan Akdag.
First Place
200 Medley Relay – Dimi Gkelis, Mark Eszes, Sebastian Smith, Matas Cinga – 1:30.39
1000 Free – Kaan Akdag – 9:52.67
200 Free – Matas Cinga – 1:39.40
100 Back – Theo Andreopoulos – 49.67
100 Breast – Mark Eszes – 56.99
200 Fly – Roko Krpina – 1:52.18
50 Free – Theo Andreopoulos – 21.04
100 Free – Sebastian Smith – 44.85
200 Back – Theo Andreopoulos – 1:49.74
200 Breast – Bartosz Loter – 2:11.96
500 Free – Matas Cinga – 4:43.87
100 Fly – Sebastian Smith – 49.43
200 IM – Roko Krpina – 1:55.76
400 Free Relay – Matas Cinga, Theo Andreopoulos, Petar Pavalic, Sebastian Smith – 3:00.53
Second Place
200 Medley Relay – Petar Pavalic, Bartosz Loter, Roko Krpina, Declan Egger – 1:34.08
1000 Free – Richie Pucek – 10:04.67
200 Free – Justin Sere – 1:43.23
100 Back – Petar Pavalic – 50.42
100 Breast – Bartosz Loter – 59.10
200 Fly – Youssef Bahgat – 1:53.84
50 Free – Declan Egger – 21.21
100 Free – Declan Egger – 47.01
200 Back – Petar Pavalic – 1:50.33
200 Breast – Justin Sere – 2:17.05
100 Fly – Joseph Pollock – 50.73
200 IM – Richie Pucek – 2:01.25
400 Free Relay – Mark Eszes, Colton Wade, Reds Rullis, Declan Egger – 3:08.67
Third Place
200 Medley Relay – Colton Wade, Alex Blacker, Joseph Pollock, Reds Rullis – 1:36.37
1000 Free – Grady Potter – 10:06.30
100 Breast – Alex Blacker – 1:01.94
200 Fly – Richie Pucek – 1:59.59
200 Breast – Alex Blacker – 2:18.40
Up Next
The Dragons return to the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday, November 8, for their first home meet of the season against Seton Hall.
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