BALTIMORE - The UMBC men's swimming and diving squads won all but one event and set a new pool record in a 228-70 victory over VMI at the UMBC Aquatic Complex.

To cap the meet, the quartet of senior Tiago Asakawa (Sumaré, Brazil), sophomore Ryan Harding (Laurel, Md./Reservoir), junior Gabe Laracuente (Gaithersburg, Md./Good Counsel) and junior Niklas Weigelt (Clayton, Calif.) completed the 200 yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:22.98. The previous mark of 1:23.43 was set in 2019 by a foursome which also included Asakawa.

The record capped a big day for Weigelt, who also captured the unlikely combo of the 50 (21.17) and 500 freestyle (4:41.92) events. Senior Samuel Jyawook (Franklin, Tenn.) also doubled in a the 1000 freestyle (9:43.12) and 200 butterfly (1:53.56). Sophomore diver Dom Tobin (Frankfort, Ill.) won both diving events, earning his first two collegiate golds. He amassed 248.48 points on the 1-meter board and 225.65 on the 3-meter board.  

Two other members of the record-setting relay squad earned first-place finishes. Asakawa won the 100 freestyle in a time of 46.86, while Laracuente edged him for first place in the 100 butterfly (50.37).

Other winners for UMBC were;

·       Senior Jimmy Dwyer (New City, N.Y.) – 200 free (1:45.19)

·       Senior Luka Zuric (Setauket N.Y.) – 100 back (53.76)

·       Sophomore Charles Bennici (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) – 200 backstroke (1:59.51)

·       Sophomore Daniel Nicusen (Santana De Mures, Romania) – 200 breast (2:08.92)

·       Senior Kai Wisner (Syracuse, N.Y.) - 400 IM (4:04.78)

The Retrievers do not compete against until they take part in the ECAC Winter Championships in East Long Meadow, N.Y. on Dec. 3-5.