HOUSTON, TEXAS — Southwestern University Men's Swimming opened the 2026-27 season Saturday against the University of St. Thomas, falling 156-100 in its season opener. The Pirates registered multiple individual event victories, won the 200-yard medley relay and earned several runner-up finishes against the Celts.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS – TOP FINISHES

• 200-Yard Medley Relay – Southwestern opened the meet with a first-place finish with the team of Diego Sardan Toro, Luke Lawhon, Tim Young and Braxton McKinney, posting a time of 1:38.51 to defeat the St. Thomas A team.

• 1,000-Yard Freestyle – Jonathan Reed recorded Southwestern's first individual event victory, finishing in 10:28.50. Sam Milinski came in third at 11:04.44.

• 200-Yard Freestyle – Young earned the top spot in 1:48.17, leading a strong Southwestern performance in the event. Joseph Goulait finished second in 1:50.81, while Magnus Fuegner placed fourth in 1:55.36.

• 100-Yard Backstroke – Sardan led the Pirates with a second-place finish in 58.69. Amani Singh followed in fourth at 1:00.80, while Talon Welch finished fifth in 1:00.92.

• 100-Yard Breaststroke – Lawhon narrowly missed first, finishing second in 1:00.06, just seven hundredths of a second behind St. Thomas' Tanner McKay.

• 200-Yard Butterfly – Milinski led Southwestern with a third-place finish in 2:14.55, followed by Lucca Sanchez in fourth at 2:17.51.

• 50-Yard Freestyle – McKinney and Kade Riley tied for second, each touching the wall in 22.46.

• 100-Yard Freestyle – McKinney led the Pirates with a fourth-place finish in 50.77. Riley followed in fifth at 51.29, while Sardan placed sixth in 51.57.

• 200-Yard Backstroke – Welch claimed second place in 2:10.44, while Singh finished third in 2:15.80.

• 200-Yard Breaststroke – Lawhon and Santiago Melendez finished second and third, respectively, with times of 2:20.46 and 2:21.24.

• 500-Yard Freestyle – Reed earned a third-place finish in 5:07.18, followed by Goulait in fourth at 5:14.96.

• 100-Yard Butterfly – Young placed second in 53.58, while Singh finished ninth in 57.37.

• 200-Yard Individual Medley – Sanchez finished second in 2:09.87, narrowly missing the event victory by 0.29 seconds.

• 400-Yard Freestyle Relay – The team of Young, Sardan, McKinney and Goulait closed the meet with a second-place finish in 3:17.78, finishing less than two seconds behind St. Thomas' winning relay. Southwestern's B relay of Fuegner, Evan Vasquez, Riley and Lawhon placed fourth in 3:27.73.

MEET NOTES

• Reed and Young each captured an individual event victory, with Reed winning the 1,000-yard freestyle and Young taking the 200-yard freestyle.

• Lawhon earned runner-up finishes in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events.
   

UP NEX
The Pirates return to the pool Oct. 30 - 31 as they travel to Sewanee, Tennessee, to compete against Sewanee.