Crawfordsville, IN. – The Birmingham-Southern men's swimming & diving team finished in 1st place at the Gail Pebworth Invitational.

Birmingham-Southern totaled 21 top three finishes, with four record breaking times/scores. Zach Cameron tied the school record in the 50 yard free with a time of 20.67. The time is currently tied with Connor Mclain a 2023 BSC graduate. Justin Toth broke the pool record in the 1-meter dive with a score of 535.20. Avery Balch also broke a pool record with a score of 553.55 in the 3-meter dive. This has been a long standing record for over 20 years. 

Top Finishes: 

• 1st in 50 Yard Free - Zach Cameron (20.67)
• 1st in 100 Yard IM - Zach Cameron (52.16)
• 1st in 1-Meter Dive - Justin Toth (508.65)
• 1st in 100 Yard IM - Graham Simmon (4:06.32)
• 1st in 3-Meter Dive - Garrett George (535.10)
• 2nd in 100 Yard IM - Adam Jones (4:09.86)
• 2nd in 100 Yard IM - Logan Reinhold (53.38)
• 2nd in 200 Yard Free Relay - Zach Cameron, Jalen McDade, Noah Rock, and Cameron Coffey (1:24.48)
• 2nd in 200 Yard IM - Graham Simmon (1:54.90)
• 2nd in 200 Yard Medley Relay - Jalen McDade, Patty Esposito, Noah Rock, and Zach Cameron (1:33.54)
• 2nd in 800 Yard Free Relay - Jalen McDade, Graham Simmon, Sam Hardy, Adam Jones (7:00.59)
• 2nd in 3-Meter Dive - Avery Balch (531.55)
• 2nd in 1650 Yard Free - Adam Jones (16:21.37)
• 3rd in 500 Yard Free - Adam Jones (4:40.89)
• 3rd in 400 Yard Medley Relay - Jalen McDade, Graham Simmon, Noah Rock, and Zach Cameron (3:28.16)
• 3rd in 100 Yard Fly - Jalen McDade (50.71)
• 3rd in 100 Yard Free - Zach Cameron (46.45)
• 3rd in 200 Yard Breast - Graham Simmon (2:07.37)

Final Standings:
1. Birmingham-Southern College 907
2. Centre College 861
3. Colorado College 846
4. Wabash College 652
5. Ohio Northern University 604
6. DePauw University 582
7. Franklin College 531
8. Albion College 229
9. Asbury University 200
10. Manchester University 134
11. Midway University 107

Up Next
The Panthers next event is in Pensacola, Florida against the University of West Florida and Anderson University Friday, Jan. 5th.