FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – The King University men's swimming team traveled to Emmanuel College to take on the Lions in a relay meet on Saturday afternoon. The Tornado swam well, but fell to the Lions 196-88.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Emmanuel 196, King 88
LOCATION: Roberson Aquatic Center; Franklin Springs, Ga.
RECORDS: King 0-1; Emmanuel 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The trio of Jan Kuljak, Maximillian Thomas and Radu Magdas started the day with a 300 yard backstroke time of 2:51.56.
- In the 300 yard breaststroke, Carson Eliasen, Ben Ramirez and Haakon Meyer touched the wall in 3:22.26.
- Jan Kuljak, Thomas, Gideon Bezuidenhout and Ramirez came in with a 400 yard freestyle relay time of 3:26.83.
- Next was the 500 yard freestyle relay that started with a 50 yard swim followed by 100 yards, 150 yards, and finishing with a 200 yard swim. The group of Dale Bruce, Austin Bynum, Meyer and Magdas came in with a time of 4:34.94.
- In the 200 yard medley relay, Thomas, Eliasen, Bruce and Bezuidenhout touched the wall in 1:42.95.
- The tandem of Kuljak and Magdas came in with a 1000 yard freestyle relay time of 10:25.39.
- Two Tornado teams competed in the 300 yard individual medley as the trio of Magdas, Meyer and Kuljak touched the wall in 2:55.29 while Bezuidenhout, Thomas and Eliasen came in at 2:57.35.
- The final race of the day was the 200 yard freestyle relay. Meyer, Bruce, Thomas and Bezuidenhout came in with a time of 1:31.56 while the team of Magdas, Ramirez, Kuljak and Bynum touched the wall in 1:39.98.
QUOTABLE
"To get the opportunity to compete right now is wonderful. The relay meet format really emphasizes the team aspect of swimming, and we had a lot of fun competing against an always tough Emmanuel team. We raced hard and supported each other well today. We continue to work hard every day and have faith in God's plan."
- King University head coach James Graves
UP NEXT
- The Tornado plan to be in action again this fall, check KingTornado.com for the latest schedule update.
