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Swarthmore is the favorite to capture its second Centennial title in three seasons as the Conference championship meet begins Thursday at Gettysburg College.
The Garnet swept through all six Centennial dual-meet competitors and currently is ranked 14th nationally. The host Bullets have won seven CC titles since 2011, including last year's meet, and will provide the Garnet's biggest challenge. Don't overlook Franklin & Marshall and Ursinus.
Five individual defending champions return - Swarthmore's Alec Menzer (200 and 500 free, 200 fly), Jeff Tse (100 back) and Michael Lutzker (1650 free), Dickinson's Will Freeman (400 IM), and Washington College's Andrew Feeley (200 back).
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500 Freestyle (CC record: 4:29.30, Meet record: 4:30.70)
The opening individual race of the championship could be one of its best. Ursinus' Jake Menzer (4:41.39 seed time) has the top seed time but four other swimmers are within 1.45 seconds, including brother Alec (4:42.18), the defending champion from Swarthmore. Keep an eye on Gettysburg's Duncan Proxmire (4:42.15) and Josh Parker (4:42.70), along with Swat's Michael Lutzker (4:42.84).
200 Individual Medley (CC/Meet: 1:51.16)
Swarthmore's Jeff Tse (1:53.11) is poised to become just the third three-time champion in this event. His biggest challenges come from first-year teammate Jeremy Rockaway (1:54.86) and rookie Tom Graminski (1:54.24) of Franklin & Marshall. Gettysburg's Jack Edelson (1:55.69) could also contend for a medal.
50 Freestyle (CC/Meet: 19.80)
F&M soph Chris Schiavone (20.49) is the favorite in the sprint. Gettysburg's Oliver Yancey (21.11) and Sam Nonemaker (21.25) are also contenders along with F&M's Timothy Gould (21.44) and Brendan Cline (21.46).
400 Individual Medley (CC/Meet: 4:01.32)
Rockaway (4:07.86) is the prohibitive favorite in the longer IM. Twin brothers John (Gettysburg, 4:11.18) and Will Freeman (Dickinson, 4:12.01), the defending champion, will challenge for gold along with Ursinus' Menzer.
100 Butterfly (CC/Meet: 48.49)
Tse (49.19) is the favorite for gold as the lone swimmer to break 50 this season. Cline (51.19), Edelson (51.24) and Swat's Chris Smith (51.34) are also medal-stand candidates.
200 Freestyle (CC/Meet: 1:38.95)
Alec Menzer (1:41.39) is the defending champion and top seed. Schiavone (1:42.34) is the top challenger, while Gettysburg's Danny Petrillo (1:43.11), Nonemaker (1:43.58) and Jake Menzer (1:43.59) will contend for medals.
100 Breaststroke (CC/Meet: 55.64)
Three swimmers will contend for gold in Graminski (58.28), Yancey (58.66) and Smith (58.80), while three others will push for the podium - Washington College's Brett Edwards (59.57), Gettysburg's Adam Dias (59.64) and Swat's Jerry Gu (59.89)
100 Backstroke (CC/Meet: 48.19)
Tse (49.84) will look to become just the fourth three-time champion in the event. Gould (51.11) and F&M's Alec Wahl (51.49) will challenge him for the top spot, while keep an eye on Ursinus' Mikey Prior (52.40).
1650 Freestyle (CC: 15:31.60, Meet: 15:44.46)
Lutzker (9:42.12) is the defending champion, but Proxmire (9:39.86) has the top seed time. Swarthmore's Tom Ward (9:47.15) and Ursinus' Menzer (9:50.80) also broke 10 minutes in the 1,000 this season.
200 Backstroke (CC: 1:48.61, Meet: 1:48.74)
Washington College's Andrew Feeley (1:51.68) is the defending champion and favorite. Wahl (1:53.37), Prior (1:53.59) and Gould (1:55.54) will challenge.
100 Freestyle (CC: 44.03, Meet: 44.34)
Schiavone (44.49) is the favorite to capture gold, while Gettysburg's Francisco Nieves (46.45), Nonemaker (46.90) and Ogden Leyens (47.01) will contend.
200 Breaststroke (CC: 2:01.66, Meet: 2:02.74)
Tse (2:04.59) posted the season's top time by over two seconds and is the favorite. Graminski (2:06.64) will give him his biggest challenge, while Dias (2:08.10) and Swarthmore's Horace Shew (2:08.80) will contend for a spot on the podium.
200 Butterfly (CC/Meet: 1:51.88)
Rockaway (1:52.14) has the top seed time, while Edelson (1:53.51) appears to be his closest competitor. Pickering (1:55.04), Dickinson's Kiernan Jordan (1:55.42) and Gettysburg's CJ Hewitt (1:55.98) are medal contenders.