Men's Swimming & Diving falls in dual meet at top-ranked Kenyon

By Tim Glon

GAMBIER — The Ohio Northern men's swimming & diving team fell 201-33 in a dual meet at No. 1-ranked Kenyon Saturday afternoon at the Kenyon Aquatic Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 4-1 overall, while the Lords improve to 1-2 on the season.

Kenyon, who has won 32 national titles in team history, including 31 straight from 1980-2010 and last year's title, brought their entire team to the meet rather than a split squad as in past years.

"We're learning to respond to challenges without backing down," ONU head coach Peggy Ewald said. "The opportunity to swim against the nation's very best helps us grow and learn what we can do to prepare for greater horizons. We've come off a solid week of training that will pay off later, so we're asking the team to put one foot in front of the other, and continue moving forward.  It's about attitude and effort, and we're adjusting to both."

Senior All-American Jordan Breitigam led the Polar Bears with a third place finish in the 200 fly in 2:00.00.

Martin was fourth in the 1,000 free in 10:14.40, Raker was fourth in the 200 free in 1:49.62 and Chen was fourth in the 100 free in :47.99.