Results
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's swimming team defeated the Savannah College of Art and Design 136-126 Saturday (Oct. 31) at the UT Swimming Complex.
The men's meet came down to the final event - the 400-yard freestyle relay - before the NCAA Division II Spartans edged SCAD.
SCAD fell to 1-1. The Bees will return to action Dec. 3 when they host the SCAD College Invitational at the Chatham County Aquatic Center.
The Bees won 9 of the 14 events in the meet. SCAD had three swimmers earn multiple individual wins.
Alex Graudins led the way with three wins, while
Vitali Pushkar-Verbitsky and
Thomas Gibson each took away two victories.
For the second consecutive meet, Graudins establish a new university record as he won the 1,650 freestyle in a time of 16:10.12, more than 26 seconds faster than the previous mark of 16:36.63 set by former swimmer Jonathan Moore. Graudins also won the 200 freestyle (1:44.44) and 500 freestyle (4:46.20) events. Pushkar-Verbitsky captured the 100 backstroke (53.43) and 100 butterfly (50.93) events while Gibson registered victories in the 100 breaststroke (59.27) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.27).
Kelly Curl tallied the other win for the men in the 200 individual medley (2:02.95).