December 8, 2007
Diplomats Bill Shoremen, 144-61
Chirs Soper Wins 50-Yard Freestyle For WC

CHESTERTOWN, MD - Visiting Franklin & Marshall College topped host Washington College, 144-61, in Centennial Conference men's swimming action on Saturday afternoon at the Casey Swim Center. With the victory the Diplomats improve to 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial. Sopohmore Chris Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola Blakefield) led Washington (3-3, 0-2 Centennial) with a victory in the 50 freestyle.

Soper won the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.66 seconds and placed second in the 100 freestyle with a mark of 49.65. His victory in the 50 freestyle was the Shoremen's lone victory of the afternoon.

Washington had three swimmers place second in two events. Freshman Matt Violette (Westbrook, ME/Westbrook) finished second in 200 backstroke with a WC season-best time of 2:03.39 and is now the sixth fastest Shoremen swimmer of all-time in the event. He also finished second in the 200 freesyle with a mark of 1:51.27. Senior Alex Thomas (Towson, MD/Calvert Hall) finished second in the 200 individual medley (2:06.68) and the 200 breastroke (2:18.53). Junior Dan Wentzel (Exton, PA/Henderson) was second in the 1000 freestyle (10:38.97) and the 500 freestyle (5:13.17).

Sophomore Dylan Pollock (Savannah, GA/Benedictine Military) was the top WC swimmer in the 200 butterfly, placing third with a time of 2:08.12.

In the relay events, Washington's "A" relay was just edged by Franklin & Marshall's "A" relay by 1.02 seconds in the 400 medley relay as the Diplomats won with a time of 3:40.96. The Shoremen's "A" relay team was second in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:34.45.

The Shoremen return to action on January 5 at the Orange Bowl Swim Classic down in Key Largo, FL.

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