Results

NEWARK, NJ—The NJIT men's swimming team continued to break records as they took on Lehigh at the Fleisher Athletic Center on Saturday.   An additional three records were smashed in the 142-63 loss (3-3), bringing the number of records broken this season to 14.

Freshman Richard Seffrin led the way in the 1650 Freestyle, breaking the existing 2005 record by more than a minute and a half, with a time of 16:56.56 placing second.

Freshman Brian Capozzola broke the 200 Freestyle record (1:48.08, Senior Shawn Bryan, 2012) with a time of 1:46.86, coming in first place.

In the 400 IM, Freshman Dennis Popov broke the old record by 10 seconds, with a swim of 4:29.65.

Other notable swims included the 200 Medley Relay, consisting of Capozzola, Freshman Jonathan Drori, Popov, and Senior Shawn Bryan, placing second with a time of 1:43.02.

Senior Shawn Bryan touched out his competitors in the 50 Freestyle with a first place finish of 22.42.

The team celebrated Senior Day at the meet, recognizing the 5 graduating seniors. The Seniors include, Captain Matthew Negron, Shawn Bryan, Johannes Smit, Liliette Graca, and Nicole Tran.

Men's Swimming will be back in action down in beautiful Miami, Florida at the Florida International University on January 5, 2013.