McDaniel College men’s swimming fell to Gettysburg College, Johns Hopkins and Washington College at the Centennial Conference West Quad Meet in Gettysburg, Pa., on Oct. 25, 2026. McDaniel lost to Gettysburg 43-209, to Johns Hopkins 40-215 and to Washington College 89-153.
Aiden Barrera Places Fourth in 1,000-Yard Freestyle
Aiden Barrera placed fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:59.9. Barrera also finished 11th in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.11 seconds.
Josh Morgan placed seventh in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:10.94 and 11th in the 100-yard butterfly in 57.61 seconds. Niall Navarra finished seventh in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:09.12 and 11th in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:23.69.
Noah Minarcik placed seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke in 3:01.48. Zachary Duck finished 10th in both the 200-yard freestyle, in 1:53.30, and the 500-yard freestyle, in 5:11.44.
McDaniel Relays Finish Eighth
The 200-yard medley relay team of Quinn McCormick, Ethan Gell, Niall Navarra and Josh Morgan placed eighth in 1:47.55. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Josh Morgan, Niall Navarra, Matt Lyons-Bennington and Zachary Duck also placed eighth, finishing in 1:35.97.
McCormick placed 11th in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.51. Gell finished 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.05, 11th in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.65 seconds and ninth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:11.63.
Next Meet Against Penn State Altoona
McDaniel College men’s swimming is scheduled to return home against Penn State Altoona on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 1 p.m. The meet will follow the team’s appearance at the Centennial Conference West Quad Meet.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
McDaniel College men’s swimming recorded several individual finishes inside the top 11, led by Aiden Barrera’s fourth-place result in the 1,000-yard freestyle. The Green Terror also posted seventh-place finishes from Josh Morgan, Niall Navarra and Noah Minarcik.
McDaniel’s two relay teams finished eighth, with the 200-yard medley relay completing the event in 1:47.55 and the 200-yard freestyle relay finishing in 1:35.97.
Source: Original report
