SAGINAW, Mich. – The Alma College Men's Swimming and Diving team kicked off their season with a tri-meet at Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday, Oct. 16. The Scots competed against SVSU and Kalamazoo College but fell to both SVSU 223-45 and Kalamazoo 229-37. Due to technical difficulties, the team missed the first third of the meet but showed up ready to compete.
Andrew Smith took fifth in the 200 yards breaststroke with a time of 2:31.12. Matt Arrigoni took first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:06.50. The relay team of Seth Stahl, Gabe Baynesan, Eli Thomas, and Arrigoni took second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.33.
The Scots then competed in the non-scoring MIAA Relays at Calvin University on Friday, Oct. 22. Alma placed eighth in the 200-yard breast relay with a time of 2:03.2 from Arrigoni, Smith, Alex Small, and Jazi Maldonado Garcia. The Scots also placed seventh in the 1,500-yard free relay with a time of 16:12.39 from Nate Sutton, Ryan Gray, and Luc Lawson.
Alma heads back home for a conference matchup against Olivet College on Friday, Oct. 29.
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