Complete Results
MADISON, N.J. - The Drew University men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened the 2017-18 season by hosting Stevens at Kirby Pool on Saturday afternoon. Despite a pair of event wins by
Mal Vishwanath (Bangalore, India), the Ranger women fell to the Ducks by a 128-71 count. The Drew men, meanwhile, got a pair of event wins from
Michael Ma (Redwood City, Calif.) in a 150.5-49.5 loss.
Vishwanath posted NCAA-leading times in both the 1000 yard freestyle and 1650 yard freestyle. Her 17:32.23 clocking in the 1650 freestyle was also an NCAA "B" qualifier, just the third NCAA-qualifying performance in program history. Vishwanath's 1000-yard split was 10:33.29, which is also the best in the nation this season. She also won the 500 yard freestyle in 5:19.86 and finished second (by one-hundredth of a second) in the 100 yard freestyle (55.02).
Stephanie Cushman (Brick, N.J.) and
Jenny Stein (Calabasas, Calif.) went 1-2 in the 100 yard backstroke. Cushman registered a time of 1:02.24, and Stein posted a 1:02.92 clocking. Cushman also took second in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:14.91), while Stein added a second-place showing in the 50 yard freestyle (25.85). In addition,
Katie Jefferson (Kamuela, Hawaii) grabbed second place in the 100 yard butterfly (1:03.44) and
Jamie Riffel (New Providence, N.J.) was second in the 200 yard freestyle (2:04.99).
On the men's side, Ma earned wins in the 100 backstroke (55.71) and 200 yard individual medley (2:00.54). His 200 IM time is currently sixth-best in the nation.
Jack Mahoney (Erie, Pa.) took third in both the 50 freestyle (22.55) and 100 freestyle (49.52), while
Alexandre Sannibale (South Pasadena, Calif.) also recorded a pair of third-place finishes. He posted a time of 1:51.30 in the 200 freestyle and a 5:04.77 clocking in the 500 freestyle.
Matheus Macena (Sao Paulo, Brazil), meanwhile, was third in the 100 butterfly (53.76).
Drew will return to action with a pair of dual meets next weekend. The Rangers visit Montclair State on Friday and King's on Saturday.
