SWARTHMORE, PA. – The No. 19 TCNJ men's swimming team had a convincing road performance with a 126-60 win against host Swarthmore on Saturday afternoon.
 
The day's events were split between standard races and a host of non-traditional races that included altered distances and additional relay swimmers.
 
Ryan VanDeVeen posted season bests in the 50 and 100 breast races and was a part of the winning 4 x 200 (800 yard) medley relay. By the day's end VanDeVeen not only had the top NJAC times in the 50, 100 and 200 breast races, but was also the only NJAC swimmer to own the top times in all three distances in one stroke.
 
Andrew Kidchob had a pair of individual wins in the 50 and 100 back, and was also a part of the winning 6 X 50 yard free relay. His time in the 100 back was the second-fastest in the NJAC.

GOLDEN RACES

• ­­VanDeVeen won the 50 (26.16) and 100 (57.09) breast races and was a part of the winning 4 X 200 yard medley relay
• Kidchob won the 50 (23.57) and 100 (50.61) back races and was part of the winning 6 X 50 free relay
• Joe McChesney, Bradley Frank, Keilan Moran, Steven Bendoraitis and M.J. Hoban joined Kidchob in the 6 X 50 free relay with a winning time of 2:07.95; the Lions trailed the entire race until Hoban posted a 20.7 anchor leg to complete the comeback
• Ryan Higgins won the 300 IM (3:04.46) and was a part of the winning 4 X 200 relay
• Gavin Formon took the top spot in the 400 free (3:44.78) and was also a part of the first-place 4 X 200 free relay
• Joining VanDeVeen, Higgins and Forman in the winning 4 X 200 relay (7:36.60) was Keilan Moran

NOTES

• The 4 x 200 medley relay may have been the first at any collegiate meet, where TCNJ took the top two spots
• Higgins produced the top NJAC time in the 200 back as the leadoff swimmer in the 4 x 200 medley relay
• VanDeVeen's breaststroke split from the 4 X 200 relay was a full 4 seconds lower than his top NJAC time coming into the meet, while lowering his 100 breast time to the top in the NJAC by more than 1 second. He dominated the 50 breast skins, winning all three heats and posting faster times in each subsequent race and also had the fastest 50 breast in the NJAC by over a second
• Higgins and Patrick Adams punched home a 1-2 finish in the 300 IM
• Kidchob dominated the 50 back skins, winning all three heats and posting faster times in each subsequent race
• Formon, Brushaber, and DeWitt swept the 400 free
• TCNJ finished on a huge note, winning the 6 x 50 free relay after trailing the entire race until Hogan completed the final leg 

UP NEXT

• The Lions host the TCNJ Invitational from Nov. 22 through Nov. 24.