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Pitt Men Win Four Events Against Defending National Champions
10/14/2023 5:07:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
BERKELY, Calif. – The Pitt men's swimming and diving program wrapped up their trip to the Bay Area by facing off against reigning back-to-back national champion California, early Saturday afternoon.
Fifth-year Jerry Chen continued his dominant weekend performance by picking up his third and fourth event wins in less than 24 hours. Chen claimed first in the 100 Breast (54.03) and the 200 Breast (1:57.83). Chen's time in the 100 breast is currently ranked No. 11 in the nation, while his time in the 200 Breast is ranked No. 8. Chen also picked up a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:52.73.
On the diving side, Dylan Reed won both the 1-meter (368.03) and the 3-meter (356.63). Reed, Cameron Cash, and Daley Fraser finished 1-2-3 on the 1-meter. Reed came in first with a score of 368.03, followed by Cash with a score of 335.10 and Fraser with a total score of 333.68.
The Panthers continued to impress this weekend as Marcin Goraj finished second in the 200 Free with a time of 1:37.95 and second in the 200 Back with a time of 1:44.08. Stepan Goncharov and Krzysztof Radziszewski took second and third, respectively, both in the 100 Back and the 100 Free.
The 200 Medley Relay team of Radziszewski, Chen, Goraj, and Goncharov finished third with a time of 1:27.65.
UP NEXT
The Panthers are back in action with a double dual meet with Notre Dame and Penn State in South Bend, Ind., Oct. 20-21.
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