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Kim Johnson

Swimming & Diving

Tankers Dominant In Season-Opening Win Over Albion

Wabash won 12 of the 17 events in its season-opening dual meet versus Albion, defeating the Britons 184.5 to 131.5.
 
The Little Giants dominated the competition against an Albion team that finished 13th at last year's NCAA DIII Swimming and Diving Championships.

The 400-yard medley relay team of Ben Klimczak, Hunter Jones, Jan Dziadek, and Wesley Slaughter opened the meet with a winning time of 3:33.39. Chaz Rhodes, Benny Liang, Colt O'Brien, and Ben Manahan combined to take third place with a time of 3:36.80.
 
Chris Dabrowski won the 1,000-yard free, touching the wall first in 10:20.89. Nick Young placed third by finishing in 10:32.77. Kyle Louks won the 200 free by finishing in 1:45.66. Manahan scored a third-place finish at 1:50.91. Louks also scored a second-place finish in the 500 free with a time of 5:00.05.
 
Chaz Rhodes won the 50 backstroke in 25.25, with teammate Dakota Rhodes placing third at 25.53. Jones scored a win in the 50 breaststroke with a tie of 27.59 with Liang adding a third-place finish at 28.01. Jones also scored a win in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.33. Sam Colaiacova place third with a time of 1:04.46. Klimczak picked up an individual win the 100 backstroke (54.68). Chaz Rhodes touched next in second place at 55.06.
 
Joey Karczewski earned a pair of wins in the 50- and 100-yard free. He won the shorter race in 21.90 ahead of Slaughter in second at 22.52. Slaughter also finished second in the 100 free at 48.50. Karczewski won with a time of 48.36.
 
Dziadek captured the top spot in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 52.15 with teammate David Duenas claiming third place with a time of 55.24. Dziadek scored a second-place finish in the 50 butterfly (23.70) and won the 100-yard individual medley. Manahan took second in the 100 IM with a time of 56.31. Jones completed the top-three sweep in the 100 IM, finishing third with a time of 58.06. Liang placed second in the 50 butterfly with a time of 24.03.
 
Wabash closed out the meet with a first-  third-place finish in the 200-yard free relay. Louks, Karczewski, Liang, and Slaughter combined to win the event in 1:27.01. Chaz Rhodes, Duenas, Klimczak, and Jacob Riley placed third (1:29.43).
 
The Little Giants will compete at the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships Saturday, October 21 at Purdue University.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sam Colaiacova

Sam Colaiacova

BR
Junior
Chris Dabrowski

Chris Dabrowski

Dist.
Junior
Hunter Jones

Hunter Jones

BR
Sophomore
Joey Karczewski

Joey Karczewski

FLY/BK
Sophomore
Benny Liang

Benny Liang

BR/FS
Sophomore
Kyle Louks

Kyle Louks

FLY/FS
Junior
Dakota Rhodes

Dakota Rhodes

BK
Senior
Jacob Riley

Jacob Riley

Sprint
Sophomore
David Duenas

David Duenas

FLY/FS
Freshman
Jan Dziadek

Jan Dziadek

FLY/BK
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sam Colaiacova

Sam Colaiacova

Junior
BR
Chris Dabrowski

Chris Dabrowski

Junior
Dist.
Hunter Jones

Hunter Jones

Sophomore
BR
Joey Karczewski

Joey Karczewski

Sophomore
FLY/BK
Benny Liang

Benny Liang

Sophomore
BR/FS
Kyle Louks

Kyle Louks

Junior
FLY/FS
Dakota Rhodes

Dakota Rhodes

Senior
BK
Jacob Riley

Jacob Riley

Sophomore
Sprint
David Duenas

David Duenas

Freshman
FLY/FS
Jan Dziadek

Jan Dziadek

Freshman
FLY/BK