UNCW Earns Fourth Consecutive CAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championship
Rob Washburn
DAY 4 RESULTS CAA CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
HAMPTON, Va. (March 1, 2025) – UNCW added two more event victories and earned its fourth consecutive CAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship on Saturday night at the Hampton Aquaplex. It was the 17
th overall title for the Seahawks.
UNCW finished with 829.5 points to hold off Delaware, which tallied 737 points and finished second for the fourth year in a row. Drexel placed third with 607.5 points and was followed by Towson (485.5), William & Mary (410) and Monmouth (158.5).
UNCW sophomore William Carrico was named the Men’s Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after posting first-place finishes in the 500 free, 400 individual medley and 200 breast. UNCW junior Ethan Badrian received Outstanding Diver of the Meet honors for the third time after earning gold on both boards. Sharing CAA Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year accolades were UNCW’s Bobby Guntoro and Drexel’s Nathan Lavery. UNCW’s Gavrilo Blijden was named CAA Diving Coach of the Year for the second time.
Men’s 1650 Yard Freestyle
UNCW senior Silas Crosby captured his second straight 1650 free title with a winning time of 15:28.33. Drexel sophomore Kaan Akdag earned silver (15:37.82) and third place went to Delaware’s Ian Metzgar (15:39.07).
Men’s 200 Yard Backstroke
Towson junior Sean Colson became the Tigers’ first 200 back champion since 2004 with a winning time of 1:42.48. Two-time champion Gavin Currie of Delaware placed second (1:42.77) and defending champion Kaloyan Levterov of Delaware was third (1:43.29).
Men’s 100 Yard Freestyle
Delaware junior Matvei Namakonov took gold in the 100 free with a time of 42.90, becoming the Blue Hens’ first champion in the event since 2008. Defending champion Sebastian Smith of Drexel took silver in 42.94 and coming in third was UNCW’s Mac Russell (43.15).
Men’s 200 Yard Breaststroke
UNCW sophomore William Carrico won his third individual event of the meet, capturing the 200 breast in a time of 1:55.65. Three-time conference champion Kacper Karnik of Drexel was close behind in second (1:55.94) and UNCW’s Aidan Duffy finished third (1:57.11).
Men’s 200 Yard Butterfly
Drexel senior Kuba Kwasny earned gold in the 200 fly for the third consecutive year, touching the wall in 1:44.10. Dragons’ teammate Alessio Gianni came in second (1:45.46) and taking third was UNCW senior Dave Fitch (1:46.91).
Men’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
The final event of the championship provided the only record of the night as the Drexel team of Theo Andreopoulos, Petar Pavalic, Kuba Kwasny and Sebastian Smith set a new CAA all-time and meet mark in the 400 free relay with a winning time of 2:52.71. UNCW finished second in a time of 2:53.06 and third place went to Delaware in 2:53.92.
Final Men’s Team Standings
- UNCW 829.5
- Delaware 737
- Drexel 607.5
- Towson 485.5
- William & Mary 410
- Monmouth 158.5
Most Outstanding Men’s Swimmer of the Meet: William Carrico, UNCW
Most Outstanding Men’s Diver of the Meet: Ethan Badrian, UNCW
CAA Men’s Swimming Co-Coaches of the Year: Bobby Guntoro, UNCW and Nathan Lavery, Drexel
CAA Men’s Diving Coach of the Year: Gavrilo Blijden, UNCW