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Men's Swimming

Emory & Henry Men’s Swimming Takes Fifth At 2021 ODAC Championships

Logan Smith swimming the butterfly leg of the IM.
Logan Smith swimming the butterfly leg of the IM.
Posted: Mar 07, 2021

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Men's Swimming Teams concluded the 2020-21 season over the weekend at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships. This year's meet was held at the Liberty University Natatorium. The E&H men claimed fifth place out of eight competing schools as each member of the team scored points.

This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to allow the teams to travel back and forth to their campuses each day, the meet was contested over two days, Friday and Sunday, in a timed finals format as opposed to the four-day, prelims and finals format of previous years.

The Basics
WOMEN'S RESULT – 5th/8
LOCATION – Lynchburg, Virginia
VENUE – Liberty University Natatorium

Day One - Friday
- Event 2 - 400-Yard Medley Relay – Emory & Henry started the meet with a fifth-place finish (4:05.85) coming from junior Blake Madaris (Acworth, Ga.), senior Logan Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.), sophomore Ryan Spangler (Daleville, Va.) and freshman Neil Fredericksen (Ferrum, Va.).
- Event 4 – 500-Yard Freestyle – Fredericksen finished 16th in the event with a time of 6:00.76.
- Event 6 – 200-Yard Individual Medley – Smith took 11th in 2:09.56.
- Event 10 – 200-Yard Freestyle Relay – E&H finished sixth with a time of 1:40.83.
- Event 12 – 100-Yard Butterfly – Spangler notched an 11th-place finish, stopping the watches in :57.62.
- Event 18 – 100-Yard Backstroke – Madaris turned in a time of 1:02.45, swimming the event as an exhibition.

Day Two – Sunday
 - Event 22 – 400-Yard Individual Medley – Smith broke the E&H record with a swim of 4:35.64 to take eighth. Madaris was 11th (4:55.50) and Spangler was 12th (4:58.40).
- Event 24 – 200-Yard Medley Relay – E&H posted a time of 1:51.86 to take sixth in the event.
- Event 26 – 200-Yard Backstroke – Madaris clocked a 2:17.40 to come in 13th.
- Event 30 – 200-Yard Breaststroke – Spangler claimed 13th, going a 2:33.84.
- Event 34 – 400-Yard Freestyle Relay – The Wasps snagged a fifth-place finish, going a 3:40.09.
- Event 36 – 1,650-Yard Freestyle – Smith notched a seventh-place finish, setting a new school record of 18:31.83. He also broke the program mark in the 1,000-yard freestyle during the event, splitting an 11:05.45. Madaris took ninth (19:21.61) and Fredericksen was 13th (21:15.98).

Up Next
- With the conclusion of the season and conference championship, Emory & Henry will now await the official announcement of the 2021 All-ODAC Teams.

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