SALISBURY, MD. – The TCNJ men's swimming and diving team dominated their season opener dual meet with a lopsided 173-89 road victory Saturday afternoon.

The Lions won ten individual events and both relays while also snapping 10 Maggs Pool records to cap off a dominant team performance in the pool.

While TCNJ typically competes in pools with lengths of 25 yards, the Seagulls' pool instead featured a longer length of 25 meters, thus resulting in what might appear to be slower than usual times.

GOLDEN RACES

• The Lions began the season with a stellar race in the 200 Medley Relay, as the quartet of Andrew Kidchob, Ryan VanDeVeen, Richard Park, Dixon Kahler combined for a time of 1:45.37 to take the win. The relay time set a new Maggs Pool record, while Kidchob's leadoff in the 50 back set an individual record as well.
• Gavin Formon cruised to a win in the 800 Free, as his time of 8:37.39 finished over 11 seconds faster than the runner up time.
• The 200 Free saw a TCNJ sweep with James McChesney placing first, and the freshmen duo of Keilan Moran and Mason Bushay taking second and third, respectively. McChesney's time of 1:56.90 broke the previous pool record.
• VanDeVeen set his first Maggs Pool record of the meet in the 50 Breast, winning the event with a time of 29.35.
• In the 100 Fly, Kidchob was a step above the field, finishing first with a time of 56.80 to set new pool record.
• The 50 Free saw Kahler place first by clocking a 23.98.
• McChesney followed suit in the 100 Free by setting a new Maggs Pool record with a 52.32.
• Kidchob set his second pool record in the 100 Back, completing his race in 58.11 seconds.
• Similarly, the 100 Breast represented VanDeVeen's second record breaking performance as he won in 1:05.22.
• In the 400 Free, Formon finished first by clocking a time of 4:10.97.
• Ryan Higgins broke a Maggs pool record of his own in the 100 IM, taking first in 1:00.64.
• Closing out the meet, TCNJ's 200 Free Relay squad of McChesney, Kahler, Milo Whitley and Kidchob dominated the field with a time of 1:35.05, faster than second place by nearly three seconds. Unsurprisingly, the time also broke the previous pool record.

TOP PERFORMERS

• Kidchob finished the meet with a total of four event wins (two individual and two relays)
• McChesney, Kahler and VanDeVeen each were part of three event victories
• Formon won a pair of individual races

UP NEXT
The Lions return to the pool later this month on October 28, when they host No. 23 Swarthmore at the TCNJ Aquatic Center. The dual meet is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time.