Nov. 21, 2003
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team is in fourth place after the first day of competition at the Purdue Invitational, posting a score of 170.50.
Iowa’s Timo Klami led the one-meter diving event after the preliminary round with a score of 307.75. Klami posted a 313.80 in the finals to clinch his one-meter victory.
The team of Tomasz Dziedzic, Alex Boyce, Konrad Kazmierczak, and Kevin Velleca placed third in the 200-free relay by posting a finals time of 1:23.75. Cam Dye finished 18th in the 500-free with a time of 4:39.79. Dziedizic also helped out the Hawkeyes by placing fifth in the 200-IM with a time of 1:52.09. Others scoring in the 200-IM were Steve Medaglia(8th), Mariusz Muras(11th), Trevor Haley(13th), and Elliot Ptasnik(14th). Kazmierczak finished second in the 50-free with a time of 20.78.
Men’s Team Standings (Day One) 1. Purdue 231 2. Northwestern 189.50 3. Southern Illinois 176 4. Iowa 170.50 5. Ohio State 88 6. Wyoming 87 7. Buffalo 69
50 Freestyle 1. Matt Grevers, NU 20.05 2. Konrad Kazmierczak, IOWA 20.78 3. Iggy Goh, PUR 21.01 5. Alex Boyce, IOWA 21.12 T7. Kevin Velleca, IOWA 21.32 13. Andrei Prada, IOWA 21.68 15. Andrei Ciurca, IOWA 21.72
500 Freestyle 1. Brian Davis, NU 4:28.00 2. Derek Helvey, SIU 4:28.51 3. Marcelo Possato, SIU 4:33.01 18. Cam Dye, IOWA 4:39.79
200 Individual Medley 1. Mark Hamming, NU 1:48.12 2. Tony Swanson, NU 1:48.22 3. Paul Louis, PUR 1:50.60 5. Tomasz Dziedzic, IOWA 1:52.09 8. Steve Medaglia, IOWA 1:55.66 11. Mariusz Muras, IOWA 1:54.15 13. Trevor Haley, IOWA 1:55.39 14. Elliot Ptasnik, IOWA 1:55.48 200 Freestyle Relay 1. Northwestern 2. Ohio State 3. IOWA (Dziedzic, Boyce, Kazmierczak, Velleca) 9. IOWA (Prada, Ciurca, Rowland, Snider)
400 Medley Relay 1. Northwestern 2. Purdue 3. IOWA (Velleca, Ptasnik, Dziedzic, Kazmierczak) 12. IOWA (Pheil, Lureau, Snider, Dye)