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An RIT men's swimmer competes in a race against Alfred on Friday Oct. 16, 2026
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Men's Swimming & Diving

Men’s Swimming & Diving cruises past Alfred, 236-62

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT men's swimming and diving team earned a dominating 236-62 win over Alfred, Friday evening at Judson Pool. The Tigers won 15 of 16 events and swept several races.
 
Griffin Messenlehner, Kamden Keyes, Griffin Tomsheck, and diver Luke Albanese each recorded multiple victories, while RIT swept the top three spots in the 1,000-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, and 500-yard freestyle.
 
200 Yard Medley Relay
1st - Griffin Messenlehner, Jackson Frazier, Kamden Keyes, Griffin Tomsheck - 1:33.84
2nd - Rocco Martino, Aiden Agostini, Arya Nimbalkar, Finn Hilliard - 1:36.74
4th - Sri Amaravadi, Leonid Pozhenko, Octavian Lupu, Will Orth - 1:42.23
 
1000 Yard Freestyle
1st - Lucas Peterson - 10:15.22
2nd - Ben Spiegler - 10:24.13
3rd - Thomas Eppich - 10:32.47
 
200 Yard Freestyle
1st - Ryan Mayo - 1:47.70
2nd - Josh Berty - 1:49.50
3rd - Will Orth - 1:50.77
5th - Bernardo Valente - 1:54.87
 
100 Yard Backstroke
1st - Griffin Messenlehner - 51.96
2nd - Arya Nimbalkar - 54.12
3rd - Rocco Martino - 54.25
5th - Sri Amaravadi - 56.97
 
100 Yard Breaststroke
1st - Griffin Tomsheck - 57.25
2nd - Jackson Frazier - 58.50
3rd - Aiden Agostini - 59.16
 
200 Yard Butterfly
1st - Kamden Keyes - 1:56.93
2nd - Jacob Winfield - 2:03.70
4th - Will Babik - 2:09.99
 
50 Yard Freestyle
1st - Griffin Messenlehner - 21.61
2nd - Finn Hilliard - 22.17
4th - Rocco Martino - 22.52
5th - Leonid Pozhenko - 22.69
 
3-Meter Diving
1st - Luke Albanese - 331.58
2nd - Grant McClure - 232.13
3rd - Sam Martin - 211.58
5th - John Morris - 180.83
 
100 Yard Freestyle
1st - Finn Hilliard - 48.49
T-3rd - Will Orth - 49.63
T-3rd - Ryan Mayo - 49.63
5th - Leonid Pozhenko - 50.58
 
200 Yard Backstroke
1st - Arya Nimbalkar - 1:59.21
4th - Bernardo Valente - 2:11.84
 
200 Yard Breaststroke
1st - Griffin Tomsheck - 2:07.82
2nd - Jackson Frazier - 2:14.44
3rd - Khaiz Gheewala - 2:16.54
4th - Aiden Agostini - 2:17.90
 
500 Yard Freestyle
1st - Josh Berty - 4:54.81
2nd - Thomas Eppich - 5:00.77
3rd - Lucas Peterson - 5:03.94
4th - Sri Amaravadi - 5:05.96
 
100 Yard Butterfly
1st - Kamden Keyes - 51.93
2nd - Jacob Winfield - 54.02
3rd - Will Babik - 54.34
5th - Octavian Lupu - 59.77
 
1-Meter Diving
1st - Luke Albanese - 305.63
3rd - Grant McClure - 206.10
4th - John Morris - 202.80
5th - Sam Martin - 193.80
 
200 Yard IM
2nd - Rocco Martino - 2:03.12
3rd - Khaiz Gheewala - 2:04.68
4th - Ben Spiegler - 2:05.21
5th - Brayden Pyott - 2:11.49
 
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1st - Griffin Messenlehner, Finn Hilliard, Kamden Keyes, Griffin Tomsheck - 1:26.46
2nd - Arya Nimbalkar, Ryan Mayo, Leonid Pozhenko, Will Babik - 1:30.21
3rd - Bernardo Valente, Will Orth, Thomas Eppich, Josh Berty - 1:31.73
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action Oct. 23-24 when it hosts the RIT Invitational at Judson Pool.
 

Players Mentioned

Aiden Agostini

Aiden Agostini

BACK/IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Luke  Albanese

Luke Albanese

DIVE
5' 9"
Senior
Josh Berty

Josh Berty

6' 5"
Junior
Thomas Eppich

Thomas Eppich

6' 4"
Junior
Jackson Frazier

Jackson Frazier

5' 6"
Junior
Finn Hilliard

Finn Hilliard

5' 10"
Junior
Kamden Keyes

Kamden Keyes

FLY/FREE
5' 9"
Senior
Sam Martin

Sam Martin

DIVE
5' 10"
Junior
Griffin Messenlehner

Griffin Messenlehner

BACK/FREE
5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Peterson

Lucas Peterson

DIST
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Aiden Agostini

Aiden Agostini

6' 0"
Sophomore
BACK/IM
Luke  Albanese

Luke Albanese

5' 9"
Senior
DIVE
Josh Berty

Josh Berty

6' 5"
Junior
Thomas Eppich

Thomas Eppich

6' 4"
Junior
Jackson Frazier

Jackson Frazier

5' 6"
Junior
Finn Hilliard

Finn Hilliard

5' 10"
Junior
Kamden Keyes

Kamden Keyes

5' 9"
Senior
FLY/FREE
Sam Martin

Sam Martin

5' 10"
Junior
DIVE
Griffin Messenlehner

Griffin Messenlehner

5' 10"
Sophomore
BACK/FREE
Lucas Peterson

Lucas Peterson

5' 6"
Junior
DIST