PURCHASE, NY – The Purchase College men's swim team held its third and final home meet of the season Monday night. Despite a valiant effort, the Panthers suffered a 148-92 non-conference loss to the visiting Lightning of Lehman College.
It was a solid day for the Purchase as the team won four individual events along with the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Junior
George Weisner (Bluffton, SC) continues to impress for the Panthers after recording back-to-back finishes in the No. 1 spot. He first broke the scoring ice for PC in the 200-free (2:09.34) and returned to the lane for the 50-yard backstroke, swimming his way to first place with a time of 30.38.
Weisner wasn't the only first-year Panther to make a splash on Monday as freshman
Aidan Mauer (Poughkeepsie, NY) won a pair of events. He finished first in both the 100 and 50-yard butterfly with times of 1:06.39 and 29.48, respectively.
In the 200-yard relay, Mauer teamed up with
Aryell Beaulieu-Shaffer (FR/Chatham, NY),
Aidan Rivera (SO/Middletown, NY) and
Nicholas Switalski (FR/Buffalo, NY). The four Panthers swept the competition with a notable time of 1:52.59.
Up next, Purchase heads to the SUNY College at Old Westbury for a Skyline Conference dual meet starting at 6 p.m.
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