Pirates Pile Up Pool Records in Win at Villanova

Friday, January 30

Villanova, PA

11 a.m.

Seton Hall University

143.5

97.5

Villanova (Men Only)

1/30/2026 11:27:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

VILLANOVA, PA. – In the Pirates' penultimate dual meet of the season, Seton Hall men's swimming and diving downed the Villanova Wildcats, 143.5-97.5, with the help of a trio of pool record swims inside the Villanova Swim Complex.

Diving
On the one-meter board, Nick Graham continued his strong sophomore campaign with another dominant showing on the one-meter board. The sophomore topped the table with a score of 331.20, while a surging Henry Summers finished in third with a score of 252.45.

When the competition shifted to the three-meter, Graham suffered a rare defeat. Instead, he collected a second place finish with a score of 276.08, while this time, Mason Case finished third with a score of 245.25.

Swimming
With both teams suited up, both teams entered the meet with nothing but pure speed on their minds. That battle began with the opening event, the 200 medley relay. With the team of Chris Jackson, Evan Wilson, Michael Klimaszewski, and Toma Adam, The Hall gained an early advantage. Off the back of Jackson's blistering relay leg, the Pirates secured victory with a time of 1:30.39.

From then on, the depth and experience of Seton Hall proved to be the difference as the meet developed. The first veteran to make an impact was Jack Callan, who outlasted the Wildcats opposition to secure comfortable victories in both the 500 and 1000 freestyles with times of 4:35.33 and 9:29.47, respectively.

In addition to Callan, Kevin Cary once again demonstrated why he is one of the best freestylers in the entire conference. He claimed overall victory in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.14 and followed up with a stunning win in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:39.22 to set a new Villanova Swim Complex pool record.

Cary was not the only Pirate to secure a pool record today. In the 100 breaststroke, Lorenzo Tabladini outdueled the Wildcats' star breaststroker to win the race with a pool record mark of 56.13. Not to be left out, Klimaszewski added another accolade to his ever-growing list of achievements in the 100 butterfly. With little resistance from opposition, the senior won the event by over two seconds with a pool record time of 47.60.

To close out the comfortable meet win, Adam, Klimasewski, Jaeger Ellerman and Cary landed the final blow in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:22.72.

What's Next
The Pirates will look to close out the regular season with a win when the team travels to Washington, D.C., to take on the Georgetown Hoyas. Diving will begin at 10 a.m., with swimming following at 12 p.m.