Men's Swimming upends Roanoke in dual meet action

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee men's swimming team returned to its winning ways with a 201-61 dual-meet win over Roanoke on Saturday afternoon.

Highlights from the meet:

-W&L claimed victories in all 14 events, with nine different swimmers combining for the wins.

-The Generals were paced by the efforts of sophomores Danny Lynch (Richmond, Va. / Trinity Episcopal School) and Patrick Sullivan (Pawleys Island, S.C. / Waccamaw), who both posted three individual wins and a relay win. Lynch was on the meet-opening 200 medley relay (1:36.66) and went on to touch the wall first in the 100 backstroke (52.53), 200 backstroke (1:58.23) and 200 individual medley (1:59.21). Lynch's wins came in the 50 (21.41), 100 (47.69) and 200 freestyle (1:42.49) races, followed by his efforts in the 200 freestyle relay (1:27.52), where he swam the second leg to close the meet.

-Junior Jared Nickodem (Jackson, Wis. / Cedarburg Senior) was the only other General to tally multiple wins, as he emerged victorious in the 100 (53.26) and 200 butterfly (1:56.28) events.

First-place finishes:

-Lynch, Warren, Nickodem, Conner Van Vooren – 200 medley relay (1:36.66)
-Van Vooren, Sullivan, Fitz Rawls, Holmes – 200 freestyle relay (1:27.52)
-Danny Lynch – 100 backstroke (52.53); 200 backstroke (1:58.23); 200 individual medley (1:59.21)
-Michael Struk – 1000 freestyle (10:23.29)
-Patrick Sullivan – 200 freestyle (1:42.49); 50 freestyle (21.41); 100 freestyle (47.69)
-Steve Warren – 100 breaststroke (59.62)
-Jared Nickodem – 200 butterfly (1:56.28); 100 butterfly (53.26)
-Jonathan Tucker – 200 breaststroke (2:09.23)
-Bancks Holmes – 500 freestyle (4:54.89)