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Men's Swimming and Diving 2.6.2021 John Stark

Benzing Sets Record at Navy in Season Opener

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- After nearly a year removed from full team competition, the Towson University men's swimming and diving team returned to action Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers (0-1) fell 188-100 against the United States Naval Academy, which received votes in the most recent CSCAA Coaches' Poll.

Brian Benzing nudged a school record faster, grabbing one individual win along with a third-place. Ryan Baldino picked up two event wins in the sprints while divers Ajani Dorner and Will Canny split both boards.

How it Happened

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Benzing won, touching in 54.81 seconds, eclipsing Jeremy Liu's mark of 55.33 set in 2014. Benzing won the event by nearly a second as Navy's Jackson Schultz finished in 55.55.
Benzing finished third in a tight 200-yard breaststroke race, finishing in 2 minutes, 3.30 seconds. Navy went one-two in the event with James Lee winning (2:03.35) and Chris Bondarowicz (2:03.22) just edging Benzing.
Baldino won the freestyle sprints, taking the 50-yard event in 20.51 seconds, one-tenth of second faster than Navy's Jake Evert. Baldino again edged Evert in the 100-yard freestyle with a winning time of 45.23 against Evert's 45.40.
In the day's first men's event, the Tigers' A relay (Evan Bota, Benzing, Nick McClure, Michael Fazio) for the 200-yard medley relay finished second in a time of 1:31.11, just behind Navy's squad in 1:30.56.
In the backstroke events, Reed Sells was Towson's top swimmer with a 52.17 in the 100-yard event and 1:52.81 in the 200-yard, both good for a third-place finish.
Patrick Flint was close behind Sells in the backstrokes, taking fourth in the 100-yard (52.80) and sixth in the 200-yard (1:54.20).
On the boards, Dorner took first in the 1-meter event with a score of 292.35, with Canny finishing second with a 250.20. The pair reversed fortunes in the 3-meter, with Canny winning with 283.28 and Dorner in second with a 234.60.

Up Next for Towson

Towson continues its local tour next weekend with a meet down Charles Street at Loyola University Maryland.
The event is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the Greyhounds' Mangione Pool at the Fitness & Aquatics Center.

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Players Mentioned

Will Canny: Diving; 5' 10"; Senior

Ryan Baldino: Free; 6' 1"; Senior

Brian Benzing: Breast/IM/Free; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Evan Bota: Back/Fly; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Ajani Dorner: D; 5' 9"; Junior

Michael Fazio: Free; 6' 2"; Junior

Patrick Flint: IM; 5' 10"; Junior

Nick McClure: Fly/Back; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Reed Sells: Back/Fly; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Will Canny
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Diving

Ryan Baldino
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Free

Brian Benzing
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: Breast/IM/Free

Evan Bota
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: Back/Fly

Ajani Dorner
: 5' 9"; Junior
: D

Michael Fazio
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Free

Patrick Flint
: 5' 10"; Junior
: IM

Nick McClure
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: Fly/Back

Reed Sells
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: Back/Fly