The top-ranked Seahawks men's swimming team started their 2019 portion of their schedule by splitting a double-duel meet at Savannah, Georgia. KU downed Thomas University but fell to No. 2 SCAD-Savannah.

RESULTS
No. 1 Keiser 146, No. 2 SCAD-Savannah 116
No. 1 Keiser 215, Thomas University 31

Men's Highlights

• The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Lasse Jorgensen, Matias Lazzerini, Lukas Macek, and Andrei Stukov came in first place with a time of 1:26.26.
• Pol Roch bested his competition in the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.99) while finishing as the runner-up in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:07.52).
• Jan Suchan topped his competition in the 100-yard backstroke, touching the pads at 54.19, and Joel Hansson placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:07.74.
• The Seahawks finished first-and-second in the 100-yard breaststroke with Macek (58.66) and Hansson (58.99).
• In the 200-yard freestyle, KU finished second-and-third, with Konstantin Byshnev (1:46.76) and Alex Torrents (1:46.88).
• Stukov placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (21.39) and later teamed up with Macek, Hansson, and Garrett Green for a runner-up finish in the 400-yard medley relay.
• Macek and Hansson both had runner-up finishes, with Macek in the 100-yard butterfly (50.41) and Hansson in the 200-yard IM (1:59.72).

  
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Adam Epstein said, "All the credit to SCAD today as they put together a great line up and swam really well. The first meet back over winter break is always a tough one. Hopefully, this meet lights a spark for both our Men's and Women's teams and allows us to refocus on our goals. We will learn from this and move forward as we get into championship season next month."

Up Next
The Seahawks head to Tampa, Florida to face the University of Tampa Spartans on Jan. 18 at 2 pm.