PITTSBURGH – The Army men’s swimming and diving team finished second at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships after a first-place finish in the final relay event. Following three days of competition, the Black Knights accumulated 428.5 points.
“Today’s performance was a ending to the meet,” said head coach Mickey Wender. “It was great to see the men rally to finish second. We will not be satisfied until we win, but to finish second was an accomplishment after being in fourth after the first two days. The men win the last event in the 400 free relay was great. It was a developmental meet for the team and we learned a lot. This meet allowed different members of our team to contribute to the team and score big points for us to get us to the second-place position.”
The 400 free relay team finished the meet on a high-note when they won. They touched the wall in 2:59.80 to ensure Army’s second-place finish at the championships. In the 1650 free, Matt Kane won the B Final to cap-off his career. He touched the wall in 16:02.71, which was 25 seconds quicker than his previous career-best. Garrett Simon also showed dramatic improvement after recording a career-best 16:05.77 during exhibition. Read More