Results: PDF / HTML //// Purdue Winners & Top Finishers
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Purdue men's swimming and diving had at least the top two finishers in three events and was victorious in a fourth event, but dropped a dual meet at South Carolina 167-129 Saturday afternoon.
Alex Toetz won the 100 backstroke and finished second to teammate Joe Young in the 200 back, helping the Boilermakers dominate the backstroke events. Stephen Seliskar and Young finished two-three behind Toetz in the 100.
Austin Flager and Adam Johnston finished one-two in the in the 50 freestyle and Filip Bujoczek was victorious in the 200 free.
"South Carolina helped simulate a Big Ten opponent for us today and showed us some things we need to work on," Purdue head coach and South Carolina native Dan Ross said. "They demonstrated why they ended up as a top-20 team last year at NCAAs. I'm grateful for the opportunity to compete at an SEC opponent. Now it's back to work and we're home next week for a dual with Miami (Ohio). Then it's back to Big Ten action hosting Iowa for the Nov. 6 co-ed meet during homecoming weekend. Thanks you to the Purdue fans that supported us in Columbia today and joined me in lauding my mother Joyce, who drove up from Aiken, South Carolina."
Marat Amaltdinov and Joe Cifelli finished as the runner up in the breaststroke and diving events, respectively. Josh Brooks was the team's top finisher in both distance freestyle events. Seliskar took third as the top Purdue finisher in the 100 butterfly to go along with his runner-up showing in the 100 back.
Danny Conway improved on his 200 butterfly time (1:49.36) from last weekend by nearly two seconds while finishing as the runner up Saturday. Amaltdinov bested both of his breaststroke times from last weekend, lowering his NCAA provisional-qualifying time in the 200 breast to 1:59.24. But he was out touched by German standout Nils Wich-Glasen in both breaststroke events.
Other new team season-best times were posted by Flager (50 free), Bujoczek (200 free), Brooks (1,000 free), Young (200 back) and Adam Noens (400 IM).
The Boilermakers return to action Friday when they host Miami (Ohio) at 6 p.m. The divers will compete the following day at the women's triple dual with Notre Dame and Ohio State.