Williamsburg, KY – The Patriots men's swimming & diving team recorded 13 NAIA provisional cuts and a trio of wins as they kicked off their season Saturday afternoon at the Patriots Aquatic Center.  UC fell to Carson Newman in the meet 168.5-105.5.

Karl von Thun led the way for Cumberlands earning a pair of wins to go along with a pair of national cuts.  He opened the meet winning the 200 fly with an impressive time of 1:49.79.  Teammate Gabriel Almeida dos Santos finished runner-up with a time of 1:51.58. Those are the top two times in the NAIA this season.  Lucas Francisco Saldo also clipped the national cut touching the wall in 1:53.43.

Von Thun collected his second win in the 500 free as he pulled away from the field to post a winning time of 4:36.53.  Lazar Antonijevic clocked a 4:42.70 to finish runner-up and hit the national cut.

Matei Radu, Harry Cocks, and Botond Ulrich each hit a pair of national cuts on the day.

Radu touched the wall in 57.88 in the 100 breast, while going 2:07.37 in the 200 breast.  Jeremiah Koenig clocked a 58.59 in the 100 breast to hit the national standard.

Cocks tallied a trio of top-three finishes on the day.  The freshman went 1:57.11 in the 200 IM, while also clocking a 1:53.15 in the 200 back. 

Ulrich went 1:55.25 in the 200 IM, which ranks third in the NAIA this season.  Ulrich followed that up going 1:43.58 in the 200 free.

Almeida dos Santos earned his second national cut in the 100 fly, where he went 50.71 to earn the runner-up finish. 

Adam Geddis was the Patriots top finisher in both the 50 free and the 100 free going 21.65 and 48.07, respectively.

In one-meter diving, Aidan Crutchfield scored an 185.60 for the win, while Gavin Hickman finished runner-up with a score of 176.15.

In the final event of the day, the 400 free relay, Adam Geddis, Arda Mutlu, Viktor Tjernstrom, Karl von Thun teamed up to clock a 3:09.48. 

Cumberlands will return to action on Saturday, October 17^th, when they host Lindsey Wilson.  The meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m.
 
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