SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Birmingham-Southern men's swimming & diving team opened their season this past weekend. The swimmers competed against Sewanee in Centre at Sewanee with the divers competing in Moultrie, Georgia.
 
The swimmer's were headlined by freshman Samuel Hardy who took home first place finishes in two events. In the 200 Yard Freestyle, Hardy topped all swimmers with a time of 1:48.86. He then finished first with a 5:03.80 in the 500 Yard Freestyle. Sophomore Graham Simmon also earned a first place finish with a time of 2:03.69 in the 200 Yard IM. 

Justin Toth led all divers in Moultrie, Ga. with a 3 meter dive score of 312.95. He went on to win SAA Men's Diver of the Week.

Top 3 Finishes: 

• 2nd in 200 Yard Medley Relay - Jalen McDade, Graham Simmon, William Whitmire, & Zachary Cameron 
• 2nd in 50 Yard Free Style - Noah Rock
• 3rd in 100 Yard Butterfly - Noah Rock
• 2nd in 100 Yard Freestyle - Zachary Cameron
• 2nd in 500 Yard Freestyle - Adam Jones
• 3rd in 500 Yard Freestyle - Quinn Moore
• 3rd in 100 Yard Backstroke - Zachary Cameron
• 2nd in 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Sam Hardy, Noah Rock, Cameron Coffey, and Logan Reinhold

Up Next
The Panthers next event is at the Birmingham Crossplex against Emory University on October 21 at 10:00 a.m.