Pirates Win Four Events, Break Two School Record on Day Three

East Meadow, N.Y. – The Seton Hall men's swimming and diving team had a stellar night both in the pool and on the diving boards, taking home four victories and breaking two school records on the night. Michael Klimaszewski (London, England) and Ross Pantano (Bennington, Neb.) picked up individual swimming gold medals, while Quinn Murtha (Cumming, Ga.) took home the win in 3-meter diving. The 400 Medley Relay team capped off the night with a victory in a record-breaking time.

The night began with the 400 IM, where Sean Vizzard (Mount Laurel, N.J.) would record a personal-best time of 3:57.41 in the Championship Final. Vizzard's new best time topped his previous best by nearly three seconds.

Another personal best in the 400 IM! Sean Vizzard swims a 3:57.41 to beat his old mark by nearly three seconds.#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/yFU6o5bMlv
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 24, 2023

Klimaszewski registered Seton Hall's first victory of the night in the 100 Fly, winning the even in a time of 46.82 to also earn an NCAA "B" cut. The time broke the program record in the event which Klimaszewski had set Friday morning during preliminaries. The freshman has broken the 100 Fly record three separate times this season.

Five in a row for The Hall.

Hear from Michael Klimaszewski after becoming a BIG EAST Chmapion in the 100 Fly!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/q0AnDjQ9Tp
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 24, 2023

In the 200 Free, Kevin Cary (West Chester, Pa.) was able to grab a second place finish in a time of 1:37.05. He and Ben LaClair (Belchertown, Mass.) found their way on the podium in the event, as LaClair finished fifth in the race in 1:38.88.

Kevin Cary takes second in the 200 Free with a personal-best time of 1:37.05!#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/e2ZC5hSSWH
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2023

The Pirates' second victory of the night came courtesy of Pantano, who swam a 48.14 to earn the top spot in the 100 Back. Pantano became just the second Seton Hall men's swimmer ever to win the 100 Back at BIG EAST and the first since 2005.

𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙨' 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

The final 25 of Ross Pantano's win in the 100 Back, becoming the second Pirate men's swimmer to ever win the even at BIG EAST.#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/TfQggRkj6W
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2023

The 3-meter dive followed which saw Murtha repeat his performance from Wednesday night. The sophomore took home first place with a total score of 613.80, becoming the first Pirate to win both the 1-meter and 3-meter at the BIG EAST Championships since current diving coach Ben Mitchell in 2015.

QUINN DOES IT AGAIN!

After winning the 1-meter on Wednesday, Quinn Murtha captures first place in the 3-meter dive tonight!#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/oto1da0W3U
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2023

The Pirates ended the night with a bang, winning the 400 Medley Relay and breaking the school record in the process. Pantano, Ben Endersby (Caldwell, N.J.), Klimaszewski and Cary combined for a time of 3:13.09 to claim the top spot.

What a way to end the night. Our 400 Medley Relay team caught up with the BEDN after breaking the school record!#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/axuWtjE0DR
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2023

Heading into the final day of competition, the margin at the top of the standings is thin. The Pirates have 517.5 total points to place them third behind Xavier and Georgetown, but they trail the first-place Hoyas by less than 50 points.

Georgetown: 564
Xavier: 528.5
Seton Hall: 517.5
Villanova: 316
Providence: 249

Events on Saturday include the 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, Women's 1-Meter Dive and 400 Free Relay. The championships are being streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSwimming.