Men's Swimming & Diving | 12/12/2008 11:21:21 PM

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ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's swimming and diving team fell in a contest with University of Rochester on Friday evening, with a final score of 163-126.  The men took home six first-place finishes.

Senior Phil Baudoin (Blacksburg, VA/Blacksburg) (Blacksburg, VA/Blacksburg) took first in the 100-yard butterfly, while junior Casey Schneider (Grandville, MI/Grandville) (Grandville, MI/Grandville) placed first in the 50-yard freestyle.  Sophomore Frank Zelinger (Schwenksville, PA/The Hill School) (Schwenksville, PA/The Hill School) fared well in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing with a strong lead at 2:07.08.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of junior Steve Rois (Amherst, NY/Amherst) (Amherst, NY/Amherst), senior Brian Duffy (Clarence, NY/Clarence) (Clarence, NY/Clarence), junior Steve Janicki (Pittsford, NY/McQuaid) and sophomore Ryan Marchant (Norwich, NY/Norwich) (Norwich, NY/Norwich) marked a victory with a finishing time of 1:16.55.

The men dominated the diving, taking first and second in both the 1- and 3-meter categories.  Sophomore Evan Wendt (Norwich, NY/Norwich) (Norwich, NY/Norwich) stole first in each, finishing with 268.60 points in the 1-meter and 218.40 in the 3-meter.  Right behind him was freshman David Petko (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom), scoring 206.75 in the 1-meter and racking up 195 points in the 3-meter.

The men are back in action after the holidays as they host Utica at the Judson Pool on Saturday, January 10 at 1 p.m.