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Lewis topped Eastern Illinois 174-84 Saturday.

Men's Swimming Mackenzie Fuller, Athletic Communications Assistant

Lewis Men’s Swimming Tops Eastern Illinois 174-84

Romeoville, Ill. – The Lewis University men's swim team topped Eastern Illinois 174-84 in a dual meet Saturday (Oct. 13) at Lewis.
 
Diego Saez-Illobre Molinero (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montserrat) (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Montserrat) finished first in two individuals events. He finished the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.80 and the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.38.
 
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Rhys Taylor (Nottingham, England/National C of E Academy) (Nottingham, England National C of E Academy) came in first with a time of 9:46.97.
 
Colin Williams (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) finished both the 200-yard butterfly and 100-yard butterfly in first place. Williams swam a 1:58.96 in the 200-yard butterfly and a 51.20 in the 100-yard butterfly. 
 
"We were very pleased with the energy from today's meet.," said Lewis swimming coach Roger Karns. "We lost a close meet to EIU last year on both the men's and women's side. This year we made it a different story entirely."
 
Lewis will host Grand Valley State University for its next meet on Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Colin Williams

Colin Williams

Sprint Freestyle
Senior
Diego Saez-Illobre Molinero

Diego Saez-Illobre Molinero

Backstroke
Freshman
Rhys Taylor

Rhys Taylor

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Colin Williams

Colin Williams

Senior
Sprint Freestyle
Diego Saez-Illobre Molinero

Diego Saez-Illobre Molinero

Freshman
Backstroke
Rhys Taylor

Rhys Taylor

Freshman
Distance