Results
Day One Recap
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Ursinus College men's swimming closed out their 2023 fall schedule with a tri-meet against No.19 Swarthmore College and Salisbury University on Saturday afternoon.
 

Unfortunately, Ursinus was upended by both opposing squads falling 263-65 to Swarthmore and 241-87 to Salisbury. With the defeat, Ursinus sits at 5-3 on the season and 3-2 in Centennial Conference action.

 
The Bears opened with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay as the quartet of Francesco D'Avella, Jake Hennegan, Jack Giuliana, and Stephen Lyons combined for a time of 1:35.44.

 
Junior Jonah Kasznay paced the Bears lineup earning second place finishes in the 400-yard IM (4:09.68) and 1650-yard freestyle event with a time of 16:17.54. Ursinus was represented well in the 100-yard butterfly as the trio of Giuliana (7^th, 52.13), junior Jan Perez-Bonilla (12^th, 52.64), and Lyons (14^th, 52.99) each finished within the top 15 of the event.

 
During the 200-yard freestyle, junior Dylan Schreffler collected an eighth place with a time of 1:46.60, while sophomore David McCauley took ninth place touching the wall at 1:46.74. The Bears again saw two athletes finish side-by-side in the 100-yard breaststroke as D'Avella (58.83) and Hennegan (59.86) placed eighth and ninth, respectively.

 
Ursinus closed out the morning session with a third-place time of 7:04.40 in the 800-yard freestyle relay, behind the quartet of junior Jake Klucinec, Schreffler, McCauley, and Kasznay. To open the evening session, McCauley placed eighth in the 1650-yard freestyle turning in a time of 17:11.87. Klucinec (17:29.83), first-years Daniel Salimov (17:48.82) and Adam Denn (18:28.40) placed 12^th, 13^th, and 15th respectively.
 

During the 100-yard freestyle, Lyons (47.20) turned in the fastest time for Ursinus behind a sixth-place finish, while Schreffler placed ninth with a time of 47.34. The Bears closed out the meet with a fourth-place time in the 400-yard freestyle as the quartet of Lyons, Kasznay, Schreffler, and McCauley combined for a time of 3:09.32.
 
 
The Bears will have some time off before returning to action on Friday, January 19^th with a home dual meet against Cabrini University at 4 p.m.
 
Top Finishes:
Jonah Kasznay – 400 IM (2^nd, 4:09.68), 1650 Free (2^nd, 16:17.54)
Daniel Salimov – 400 IM (11^th, 4:32.58)
Jack Giuliana – 100 Butterfly (7^th, 52.13)
Jan Perez-Bonilla – 100 Butterfly (12^th, 52.64), 200 Butterfly (6^th, 1:57.82)
Dylan Schreffler – 200 Free (8^th, 1:46.60), 100 free (9^th, 47.34)
David McCauley – 200 Free (9^th, 1:46.74), 1650 Free (8^th, 17:11.87)
Francesco D'Avella – 100 Breast (8^th, 58.83), 200 Breast (6^th, 2:12.58)
Jake Hennegan – 100 Breast (9^th, 59.86)
Kevin Sonn – 100 Breast (14^th, 1:01.40)
Daniel Leach – 100 Back (8^th, 57.26)
Stephen Lyons – 100 free (6^th, 47.20)

Relays:
200-yard medley relay – D'Avella, Hennegan, Giuliana, Lyons (5^th, 1:35.44)
800-yard free relay – Klucinec, Schreffler, Kasznay, and McCauley (3^rd, 7:04.40)
400-yard free relay – Lyons, Kasznay, Schreffler, McCauley (4^th, 3:09.32)