By Hunter Chovanec, Sports Information Student Assistant

Grand Rapids, Mich.- The Alma College Swimming and Diving teams traveled to Calvin University for its season opener on Saturday (Jan.30) for a dual meet. The men fell to the host Knights 163-77, while the women lost 180-72. Despite the team scores, the Scots still had some solid performances in the pool. 

For the men, sophomore Nate Sutton won the 1000 yard freestyle by 0.1 seconds with a time of 10:21.65. Sutton followed that up by taking second in the 500 free with a time of 5:05.41. On the women's side, freshman Grace Warmbier and senior Allison Brown took second and third in the 100 yard backstroke. Warmbier finished with a time of 1:02.77, while Brown finished right behind in 1:03.23. 

"It was a great first meet for the Scots! The team was excited to compete again and they went after their events. Looking forward to getting prepped for our meet on the 12th!"-Head Coach Nick Polzin

The Scots will have next weekend off before their next meet at Hope College against the host Dutch and the Kalamazoo College Hornets. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 12) and will be live streamed on the Hope College Athletics YouTube page.