The 17th-ranked Salisbury University men’s swimming team opened its regular season with a 193-52 loss to Division II No. 20 West Chester on Saturday at the Graham Natatorium in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Cameron Byrd led Salisbury with a silver medal in the 100-yard butterfly and a bronze medal in the 200 butterfly.
Cameron Byrd Leads Salisbury University Men’s Swimming
Byrd finished the 100-yard butterfly in 49.38 seconds and the 200 butterfly in 1:51.29. He also contributed to two third-place relay finishes, swimming the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay with a 21.49 split and leading off the 400 freestyle relay with a 47.12 split.
Aidan Loehr earned silver in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.84 seconds and placed fourth in the 100 butterfly in 50.67 seconds, a personal best. Loehr also swam the breaststroke leg of Salisbury’s third-place 200 medley relay with a 24.63 split.
Salisbury University Collects Seven Bronze Medals
Owen Brewer won bronze in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, finishing in 21.25 and 46.37 seconds, respectively. He anchored the third-place 400 freestyle relay with a 46.18 split.
Levi Grim placed third in the 200 backstroke in 1:53.10 and fourth in the 200 butterfly in 1:55.52. Owen Mahoney added a bronze medal in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:43.28 and placed fifth in the 500 freestyle in 4:45.87.
Salisbury’s 200 medley relay team of Griffin Harris, Aidan Loehr, Cameron Byrd, and Mason Potts finished third in 1:31.10. The 400 freestyle relay team of Cameron Byrd, Mason Potts, Nick Stratton, and Owen Brewer also placed third, finishing in 3:08.65.
The Sea Gulls collected a total of nine medals overall, including two silver and seven bronze. Salisbury University is an NCAA Division III member with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference and affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for men’s and women’s swimming.
Next Meet at Rowan
Salisbury University men’s swimming will compete against New Jersey Athletic Conference rival Rowan on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Salisbury University faced a nationally ranked Division II opponent in its regular-season opener but produced nine medal finishes. Cameron Byrd led the individual results with two medals, while the Sea Gulls also earned silver from Aidan Loehr and third-place finishes from both relay teams.
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