The Saint Vincent College men's swimming team opened its season at Grove City College against the Wolverines. The Bearcats fell in the meet by the final of 132-111.
In the 200 Free Relay, the team of
Kris Smith, Mike Schollaert,
Kevin Martin and
Danny Whirlow claimed first place with a time of 1:32.25. Individually, Smith finished second in the 100 Back (59.43) and 200 Back (2:11.36). The junior was also part of the 200 Medley Relay team that took home second with a time of 1:45.94. The rest of the team consisted of
John Martin,
Jake Buhite and Whirlow.Â
Kevin Martin claimed second in the 500 and 1,000 Free, stopping the clock at 5:21.53 and 11:13.30, respectively. The other Martin, John, placed second in the 100 Breast (1:05.01), 200 Breast (2:13.03) and the 200 IM (2:10.78).
 Schollaert finished second in the 100 Free (54:41), third in the 200 Free (1:59.53) and fourth in the 50 Free (25.24). Mike's brother Noah also competed finishing the 100 Fly in 59.18, good enough for second and was a member of the 200 Medley Relay team that took third. Adding on to individual success, Whirlow placed second in the 200 Free (1:56.89) and in the 50 Free (23.57).
SVC travels once more, this time to Westminster College on Monday, February 8 for a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup. Start time is 6 p.m.
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