GETTYSBURG, Pa.—For the second time in program history, Swarthmore College Men's Swimming captured the Centennial Conference Championship, winning the 2019 title on Sunday at Gettysburg College. The Garnet scored 845.5 points, out-scoring runner-up Gettysburg by 215.5 points.
Swarthmore has won both of its Centennial titles in head coach Karin Colby's four-year career with the Garnet, having last hoisted the Centennial trophy in 2017.
Swarthmore won the two individual awards as well, with Most Outstanding Performer going to senior Jeffrey Tseand Most Outstanding Rookie going to freshman Jeremy Rockaway. Tse is just Swarthmore's second Most Outstanding Performer and the first since Mike Dudley in 2003. Rockaway is the second Most Outstanding Rookie for Swarthmore in as many years, following up teammate Alec Menzer's reception of the award.
Tse won three individual gold medals, winning each individual event he competed in, the 100 back, the 100 fly, the 200 IM. He also set an NCAA B Cut time in the 100 breaststroke time trial (56.17 seconds) … He also won gold in the 200 medley relay, the 400 medley relay and silver in the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay.
Team Scores:
- Swarthmore, 845.5
- Gettysburg, 630
- Franklin & Marshall, 543
- Ursinus, 527
- Dickinson, 398
- Washington College, 268.5
- McDaniel, 142
Most Outstanding Performer: Jeff Tse, Swarthmore
Most Outstanding Rookie: Jeremey Rockaway, Swarthmore