2010-11 Season Review

2010-11 Swarthmore Men’s Swimming (3^rd Place Centennial Conference Championships)

Daniel Duncan '13

Relying on depth across the board and contributions from members of every class, the Swarthmore College men’s swimming team recorded a milestone-filled dual meet season and finished third at the Centennial Conference Championships.

Daniel Duncan ’13 has a breakout sophomore year, recording the team’s top times and cracking the Conference top five in three events. He led the Garnet at the Championship meet with four medals, taking silver in the 200 IM (1:57.91) and 400 IM (4:12.33), and bronze in the 200 butterfly (1:56.95) and as a member of the 400 medley relay.

John Flaherty ’14 and Samuel Bullard-Sisken ’12 grabbed three medals apiece at the Championship meet. Flaherty earned silver in the 200 butterfly (1:56.66) and bronzes in both IM distances (1:58.29, 4:13.01), while Bullard-Sisken set a new school record on his way to a silver in the 100 backstroke (52.73) in addition to a pair of relay bronze medals. Jake Benveniste ’13 accounted for Swarthmore’s final individual medal, touching third in the 1650 freestyle (16:27.41); Tim Brevart ’12 tied the Swarthmore record in the 50 freestyle (21.23) in a fourth-place effort.

Travis Pollen ’12 continued his personal assault on the S9 Paralympic record books, taking down the American record in both the 50 (24.74) and 100 (54.73) freestyles at the championships.

The dual meet season (6-2, 4-2) was highlighted by a decisive victory over Franklin & Marshall on November 13, which snapped the Diplomats’ 22-meet Centennial Conference winning streak.