GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's swimming team opened its 2026-27 season on Saturday afternoon, falling to York College of Pennsylvania, 127-72, in its season-opening dual meet.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Arcadia opened the meet with a victory in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Parker Miles, Kouki Watanabe, Alex Pasquarello, and Grant DeLoretta finished in 3:41.73.
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Watanabe led the Knights individually, earning victories in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.56) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.82).
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Miles added an individual win in the 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 57.63.
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DeLoretta placed second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:51.43 and finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.43.
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Braeden Wolf recorded a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing in 10:46.50, before placing third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:15.43.
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Alex Pasquarello added a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 56.56, while Watanabe's victory in the 100-yard breaststroke was complemented by a third-place finish from Mikalai Yakhimchyk.
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In the final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Wolf, AJ Benowitz, Nikolas DeStefano, and Peyton Ward placed third in 1:36.16.
UP NEXT
The Knights return to action on Oct. 16 when they host Marywood.
Action is set for 5:00 p.m.
