Wabash won 12 of the 17 events in its season-opening dual meet versus Albion, defeating the Britons 184.5 to 131.5.
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The Little Giants dominated the competition against an Albion team that finished 13
th 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wabash closed out the meet with a first- Â 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).
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The Little Giants will compete at the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships Saturday, October 21 at Purdue University.
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