GENEVA, O.H. - Manhattan men's swimming and diving team completes the four-day MAAC swimming and diving championships, finishing in ninth with 122 points.
After a slow first and second day of events, the men won a gold medal in the finals of the 100-yard breaststroke. Joe Brennan crushed his and the Jaspers' all-time record for the 100-yard breaststroke on day three of the MAAC Championships. The junior swimmer finished first with a final time of 54.29, earning the Jaspers 20 points.
Brennan made Manhattan history with that gold medal, being the first swimmer ever for Manhattan to earn a gold medal in a MAAC Championship event.
On day four, Brennan again had a top finish in the finals, placing eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke. Abelardo Cartagena placed 16th in the B-group in the 200-yard butterfly. Cartagena achieved a prelim time of 1:54.43, beating out his and the Jaspers' all-time record.
The men will move on to finish their 2023-24 season next month at the spring ECAC Championships held in Annapolis, MD. The first day of the competition is scheduled for Friday, March 1.
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