YORK, PA – The York College men's swim team had a successful first day at the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference swim championships at Graham Aquatic Center in York. The Spartans are second of 12 teams as they accumulated 272 points during the day.

Stevens leads the way in the team standings with 325 points. The Spartans are second followed by Arcadia (259.5), Widener (252) and Hood (146.5) to round out the top five team scores.

The day was highlighted by the Spartan performance in the 50 free. Sophomore Bryan Collins won gold with a school record time of 20.80. Senior teammate Collin Draminski, the previous owner of the school record, also bettered the previous mark as he touched the wall in a time of 20.87 to earn the silver medal in the event. Nick Bordovsky joined Collins and Draminski in the finals with a sixth-place finish and a time of 21.43. Braeden Emore earned an 11^th place finish in the 50 free, recording a time of 21.87.

Liam Perrin earned a spot in the finals of the 500 free and finished seventh overall with a time of 4:50.16. Connor Spillman and Alex Daniele both earned top 16 finishes as Spillman was 13^th while Daniele was 15^th in the event.

Matthew Peters was fifth Spartan who earned a spot in the finals of his event as he placed seventh in the 200 IM with a time of 1:57.40. Freshman Leo Ott also earned a berth in the 200 IM finals as he placed eighth with a time of 1:58.08.

The 200 medley relay team of Draminski, Peters, Bordovsky and Collins combined to finish third with a time of 1:35.87 to earn third-team All-MAC honors.
 
Top 16 Spartan Finishers on Thursday
1. Bryan Collins – 50 Free (20.80)
2. Collin Draminski – 50 Free (20.87)
6. Nick Bordovsky – 50 Free (21.43)
7. Liam Perrin – 500 Free (4:50.16)
7. Matthew Peters – 200 IM (1:57.40)
8. Leo Ott – 200 IM (1:58.08)
11. Braeden Emore – 50 Free (21.87)
13. Connor Spillman – 500 Free (4:57.66)
15. Alex Daniele – 500 Free (5:00.01)
 
Top 8 Relay Finishes
3. 200 Medley Relay (Collin Draminski, Matthew Peters, Nick Bordovsky, Bryan Collins) – 1:35.87
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Friday morning when they kick off day two of the championships. The action begins with the preliminaries of the 400 IM and includes the 100 fly, and the 200 free. The prelims start at 9:30 am. The Friday finals begin at 5:30 pm.