THE FACTS
Gettysburg (5-4, 4-1 CC) 174, Washington (Md.) (5-6, 2-4 CC) 87
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's swim meet
When: Saturday, January 27
Where: Chestertown, Md.
 
THE SKINNY STORY
The Bullets won 12 events against the Shoremen of Washington (Md.) to seal the 174-87 victory and improve to 4-1 in the conference.
 
THE LEADERS
• Jack Murphy (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) won the 200 freestyle (1:46.97). Murphy also led a trio of Bullets to the top three finishes in the 500 freestyle. Murphy took gold (4:53.71), while Charter Sasseville (North Yarmouth, Maine/Greely) clocked in at 5:00.46 for second. Joe Curry (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) rounded out the top three with a swim of 5:01.17.
• Edward Kim (Weston, Conn./Weston) was first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.39. Kim also won the 200 IM with a swim of 1:58.27, over four seconds faster than second place.
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The 400 Medley Relay A-Team of Kim, Declan Sheeran (McLean, Va./McLean), Hunter Sundlun (Richmond, Va./St. Christophers School), and Lorenzo Zullo (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) placed first (3:32.16). The B-Team of Cort Hobelmann (Nashville, Tenn./Owensboro Catholic), Charlie Cross (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle), Trey Mitchell (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Sussex Academy), and Connor Booth (Wallingford, Conn./Suffield Academy) tied with the Washington A-Team for second place (3:32.99).
• Sam Nelson (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) notched another 1000 freestyle victory with a swim of 10:13.08. John Verosko (Gainesville, Pa./Patriot) placed second with a time of 10:42.52.
• Luke McKenna (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) took first place in the 200 butterfly, swimming to a 1:58.79.
• Zullo claimed first in the 50 freestyle (21.97).
• Booth won the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.70.
• Hobelmann placed first in the 200 backstroke, clocking in at 1:58.72.
• Cross took first place in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.02).
• Sheeran and Mitchell went 2-3 in the 100 breaststroke, respectively. Sheeran swam a 59.50 while Mitchell clocked in at a 1:00.92.
• Jackson Schundler (Charlottesville, Va./West Albemarle) placed second in the 100 butterfly (54.43).
• The 200 Freestyle Relay A-Team of Cole Martin (Penn Laird, Va./Spotswood), Booth, Hobelmann, and Zullo closed things out with a win (1:26.88).
 
THE INSIDE STORY
• Curry took third in the 200 freestyle (1:47.91).
• Harry Nelson (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) finished third in the 100 backstroke with a swim of 55.72.
• Mason Dillon (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was third in the 200 butterfly (2:02.08) and the 200 IM (2:03.29).
• In the 100 freestyle, Martin was third with a 49.37.
• Sheeran finished third in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:12.23.
• The 200 Freestyle Relay B-Team of Cross, Sam Nelson, Verosko, and Sasseville placed third (1:29.32).
 
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action Saturday against Ursinus. Meet time is 1 p.m.