Oct. 25, 2008

Final Stats

GREEN BAY, Wis. - -

Contact: Julie Farr DeLima

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Cleveland State men's swimming and diving team traveled to Green Bay for first dual meet of the 2008-09 season on Oct. 25. They left Green Bay with a 145.5 to 95.5 win, taking all but one event on the day and moving one athlete into the school's all-time Top-10 list.

"It was our first meet of the year for the men and we won every event except the 200 freestyle," head coach Wally Morton said. "The men performed well and raced a very good Green Bay team. But the story of the meet was freshman Mark deSwardt who won three individual events, just missed a Green Bay pool record and on only 15 minutes rest out-sprinted the defending conference champion in the 500 freestyle."

The individual events opened with deSwardt's win in the 1,000 freestyle. His time of 9:27.23 is the fourth-fastest time in CSU history and just off Green Bay pool record pace. Teammate Pieter Ritz finished second in 10:11.32. Later in the day, deSwardt swam a 1:55.35 to beat teammate Zvonimir Androic and win the 200 butterfly. Less than 15 minutes later, he got back in the pool to swim the 500 freestyle, out-sprinting the league's defending champion in the final moment to win in 4:36.78.

Stephen Grove held off teammate Mike Marsico to win the 50 freestyle (21.43) and two-time NCAA qualifier Jakub Dobies won the 200 IM in 1:57.87. A 2008 Summer Olympian, Nedim Nisic won the 100 freestyle in 47.53.

CSU finished 1-2-3 in the 200 breaststroke with Marko Milenkovic (2:07.58) edging out Dobies and Deni Gasparin, respectively. They also swept the top three in the 200 backstroke as Zvonimir Androic (1:56.99) led Colin Hanner and Todd Winchell. Winchell also earned a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle (1:45.03).

In the relays, CSU opened the meet in the 400 medley relay, winning by five seconds (3:30.19), and also won the day's final event, the 400 freestyle relay, by more than two seconds (3:09.04).

In the first diving events of his career, Matt DiMasso took fourth in the 1-meter event (210.08) and third in the 3-meter event (190.95).

The Vikings return to action on Friday, Oct. 31 when they host Butler and Canisius. The meet begins at 5 p.m. in the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium.