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2022-23 men's swimming and diving team

Men's Swimming and Diving

2022-23 CWRU Men’s Swimming and Diving Season Recap

The Case Western Reserve University men's swimming and diving team turned in another successful season in the pool during the 2022-23 campaign, finishing the year ranked 22nd by the CSCAA. The Spartans set six school records during the season and recorded 10 NCAA B cut times.

Six school records fell during the 2022-23 season with four new CWRU-best marks set by individuals and two by relays. Sophomore swimmer Peter Meng set records in the 1000 Free (9:29.11) and 1650 Free (15:36.79) at the Magnus Cup Invite at Cleveland State in November. The remaining four records were set at the Midwest Invitational at the University of Chicago, in the team's final meet of the season.

First-year swimmer Emil LaSida broke his own record in the 100 Back with a time of 49.33 seconds. He was also a member of the record-setting 200 Medley and 400 Medley Relays. LaSida, sophomores Ethan Chuang and Ben Zuo, and senior Campbell Patterson completed the shorter relay in 1:30.15, and LaSida, Chuang, first-year John Drumm, and senior Andrew Smith finished the longer relay in 3:18.48. Smith also broke the record in the 100 Free, touching the wall after 45.84 seconds.

CWRU recorded 10 B cuts in nine events during the season. Meng had three, eclipsing the times in the 500 Free, 1650 Free, and 400 IM. The record-setting 200 and 400 Medley Relays bested the B cut time, as did the 200 Medley Relay of Chuang, LaSida, Patterson, and sophomore Jackson Pollard. Individually, Drumm recorded a B cut in the 200 Fly, LaSida had one in the 100 Back, and sophomore Griffin Gushman recorded one in the 1650 Free at the UAA Championships. Finally, the 800 Free Relay of Drumm, Smith, first-year Mason Bencurik, and sophomore Stephen Hogeman also eclipsed the B cut time in the event.

The Spartans placed sixth at the University Athletic Association Championships, held on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta. Drumm recorded the top individual finish by a Spartan, placing fifth in the 200 Fly with a time of 1:49.36. The 800 Free Relay of Bencurik, Hogeman, Smith, and Drumm placed fifth, and the 200 Free, 400 Free, 200 Medley, and 400 Medley Relays all placed sixth for CWRU at the conference championship.

Competing against Division I, II, and NAIA swimmers, CWRU placed fourth out of 10 teams at the Magnus Cup Invite in November. In the season finale in Chicago, the Spartans placed second out of five teams at the Midwest Invitational. CWRU finished the season with a dual record of 4-2.

In the classroom, Chuang was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team. In addition to Chuang, Patterson, Smith, and junior swimmer Sean Yetter received CSC Academic All-District honors, and 26 members of the team were recognized as UAA All-Academic honorees.

The Spartans earned the following honors during the 2022-23 swimming and diving season:
CSC Academic All-America
Ethan Chuang Second Team
 
CSC Academic All-District
Ethan Chuang First Team
Campbell Patterson First Team
Andrew Smith First Team
Sean Yetter First Team
 
UAA Athlete of the Week
Peter Meng November 21 (Swimming)
 
UAA All-Academic
Jiro Batt
Nico Billoni
Patrick Cavanaugh
Andrew Cedar
Connor Chignell
Justin Christensen
Ethan Chuang
Anthony Colangelo
Jace Creech
Hunter Forsythe
Griffin Gushman
Stephen Hogeman
Kevin Hu
Neeraj Javadekar
Adam Knorz
Sam Lathrop
Campbell Patterson
Paul Racanelli
Andrew Smith
Alex Sorensen
Austin Sung
Zach Toothman
Alex Waltman
Ben Wellnitz
Jadon Wyant
Sean Yetter
 
The following were the top times/marks for the Spartans during the 2022-23 season:
50 Free Campbell Patterson 20.90 UAA Championships
100 Free Andrew Smith 45.84 *SR Midwest Invitational
200 Free Peter Meng 1:40.29 Magnus Cup Invite
500 Free Peter Meng 4:31.07 Magnus Cup Invite
1000 Free Peter Meng 9:29.11 *SR Magnus Cup Invite
1650 Free Peter Meng 15:36.79 *SR Magnus Cup Invite
100 Back Emil LaSida 49.33 *SR Midwest Invitational
200 Back Connor Chignell 1:52.12 UAA Championships
100 Breast Ethan Chuang 55.99 Magnus Cup Invite
200 Breast Ethan Chuang 2:03.05 Magnus Cup Invite
100 Fly John Drumm 49.46 UAA Championships
200 Fly John Drumm 1:49.36 UAA Championships
200 IM Peter Meng 1:52.77 Magnus Cup Invite
400 IM Peter Meng 3:58.75 Magnus Cup Invite
1-Meter Dive (11 dives) Trevor Elliott 356.55 UAA Championships
3-Meter Dive (11 dives) Nico Billoni 333.70 UAA Championships
200 Free Relay Emil LaSida, John Drumm, Mason Bencurik, Andrew Smith 1:23.05 UAA Championships
400 Free Relay Mason Bencurik, Campbell Patterson, John Drumm, Andrew Smith 3:02.79 UAA Championships
800 Free Relay Mason Bencurik, Stephen Hogeman, Andrew Smith, John Drumm 6:44.24 UAA Championships
200 Medley Relay Emil LaSida, Ethan Chuang, Ben Zuo, Campbell Patterson 1:30.15 *SR Midwest Invitational
400 Medley Relay Emil LaSida, Ethan Chuang, John Drumm, Andrew Smith 3:18.48 *SR Midwest Invitational
 
*SR indicates school record
 
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Players Mentioned

Jiro Batt

Jiro Batt

Breast/IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Mason Bencurik

Mason Bencurik

Free
5' 11"
First-Year
Nico Billoni

Nico Billoni

Diving
5' 9"
Sophomore
Patrick Cavanaugh

Patrick Cavanaugh

Breast/IM
5' 11"
Senior
Andrew Cedar

Andrew Cedar

Fly/IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Connor Chignell

Connor Chignell

Back/Free
5' 10"
Senior
Justin Christensen

Justin Christensen

Distance Free/IM
6' 2"
Senior
Ethan Chuang

Ethan Chuang

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Junior
Anthony Colangelo

Anthony Colangelo

Fly/IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jace Creech

Jace Creech

Back/IM
6' 1"
Sophomore
John Drumm

John Drumm

Free/Fly
6' 2"
First-Year
Trevor Elliott

Trevor Elliott

Diving
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jiro Batt

Jiro Batt

5' 10"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Mason Bencurik

Mason Bencurik

5' 11"
First-Year
Free
Nico Billoni

Nico Billoni

5' 9"
Sophomore
Diving
Patrick Cavanaugh

Patrick Cavanaugh

5' 11"
Senior
Breast/IM
Andrew Cedar

Andrew Cedar

5' 10"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Connor Chignell

Connor Chignell

5' 10"
Senior
Back/Free
Justin Christensen

Justin Christensen

6' 2"
Senior
Distance Free/IM
Ethan Chuang

Ethan Chuang

5' 8"
Junior
Breast/IM
Anthony Colangelo

Anthony Colangelo

6' 0"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Jace Creech

Jace Creech

6' 1"
Sophomore
Back/IM
John Drumm

John Drumm

6' 2"
First-Year
Free/Fly
Trevor Elliott

Trevor Elliott

5' 7"
Sophomore
Diving