KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College men's swimming and diving team delivered a dominant performance on Friday, defeating Lake Forest College 191-87 at the Koenitzer Aquatic Center. The Firebirds recorded numerous first-place finishes in the pool and on the diving boards, highlighted by multiple event victories from Danny Mangan, AJ Landorf, Matthew Forsythe, Adam Hollis, and Taydin Murphy.
Mangan led the Firebirds with two individual event victories, winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:11.05 and finishing first in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:11.60. He also placed second in the 200-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 1:57.69. Landorf secured first place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:00.60. He added a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, recording a time of 2:03.29. Fernando Santos won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:57.45 and added a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:48.57.
Matthew Forsythe claimed first place in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 2:00.53. He also placed second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.97 and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:03.73. Adam Hollis earned a victory in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 22.47, and helped Carthage's 200-yard freestyle relay team claim first place.
On the diving boards, Taydin Murphy won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events. Murphy recorded a score of 262.25 in the one-meter event and 272.15 in the three-meter competition. Deniz Ergun added a third-place finish in the one-meter diving event with a score of 124.25.
Carthage received additional strong performances from several swimmers. Andrew Laborevitch won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.18 and added a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:19.43. Ian Glossa finished second in both the 100-yard backstroke (55.91) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.47). Tyson Politsch placed third in the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 53.94, and second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.12. Wolfgang Lutterman added a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.04 and finished third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:07.13.
The Firebirds' relay teams also delivered strong results. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Hollis, Nick DeLuca, Politsch, and Ben Przekota took first place in 1:28.36. Carthage's A team in the 200-yard medley relay, consisting of Colin White, Laborevitch, Landorf, and Hollis, also claimed first place with a time of 1:36.50. The Firebirds' B relay team of Jared Loos, Ian Glossa, Tyson Politsch, and Aeden Farrar finished second in 1:42.24.
The Firebirds will travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the Calvin Quad Invite on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. EST on Friday, with additional sessions at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST on Saturday.
