All-Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Team

TOWSON, Md. – The Drew University men's swimming & diving team tied a program record with nine student-athletes named to the All-Landmark Conference Team following another stellar showing at the Landmark Conference Championships this past weekend at the Loyola University.

In addition, sophomore Nicholas Heinio-Widell was named the Men's Swimmer of the Year for the second straight season while freshman Thiago Silva was selected as the Men's Rookie of the Year.

First Team All-Landmark honors are awarded to everyone who finishes first at the Landmark Championships while second-place finishers earn Second Team All-Landmark recognition. Honorable mention is given to third-place finishers.

Drew also placed nine athletes on the 2022 All-Landmark Conference Team. This year, the Rangers scored 681 points and placed third among 10 teams. The squad also won 13 events - six more than any other team - and swept all five relays for the second year in a row.
 
Heinio-Widell won all seven events he competed in (three individual, four relay), broke three Landmark Conference Championship and meet records, reset four school records, and achieved three NCAA B cuts. He becomes the first Ranger and only the third athlete from any school to repeat as Landmark Conference Men's Swimmer of the Year.
 
Heinio-Widell broke Landmark Conference and meet records in the 100-butterfly (48.15), 100-freestyle (45.46), and the 200-medley relay (1:30.90). He also established school records in the 100-butterfly, 100-freestyle, 200-IM (1:50.03), and 200-medley relay and registered B cuts in the 100-butterfly, 100-freestyle, and 200-IM.

A complete list of Drew's All-Landmark Conference performers is as follows:

First Team
Junior Brendan Burkett – 200-Freestyle, 200-Medley Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay, 400-Medley Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay
Sophomore Liam Gregory – 200-Freestyle Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay
Freshman Hunor Harsanyi – 200-Breaststroke
Sophomore Nicholas Heinio-Widell – 100-Butterfly, 100-Freestyle, 200-IM, 200-Freestyle Relay, 200-Medley Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay, 400-Medley Relay
Senior Yan Zheng Lew – 200-Medley Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay, 400-Medley Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay
Freshman Thiago Silva – 50-Freestyle, 100-Breaststroke, 200-Freestyle Relay, 200-Medley Relay, 400-Freestyle Relay, 400-Medley Relay
Sophomore Kyle Talerico – 200-Butterfly, 200-Freestyle Relay, 800-Freestyle Relay

Second Team
Junior Brendan Burkett – 50-freestyle, 100-freestyle

Honorable Mention
Sophomore Liam Gregory – 500-freestyle, 1650-freestyle
Junior Ricky Kilichowski – 200-Backstroke
Junior Yan Zheng Lew – 400-IM
Freshman Thiago Silva – 100-Freestyle
Junior Gabe Spivak – 200-Breaststroke
Sophomore Kyle Talerico – 100-Butterfly