Men's Swimming and Diving 10/31/2026 4:03:00 PM

Sewanee defeats Southwestern in dual meet

SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Sewanee Tigers had nine first-place finishes while defeating the Southwestern Pirates for the second time in a row, taking the dual meet 120-74.

Jack McCrae tallied a time of 1:48.97 in the 200 freestyle while finishing the 100 butterfly in 55.17. Carter Nabors placed first in the 50 free at 22.06 while completing the 100 free in 48.47.

Jonah Kearns, who has already qualified for NCAA regionals in the 3-meter dive, posted his first qualifying score in the 1-meter (six dives), earning 304.20. Kearns needs one more score of at least 275 to claim a spot in regionals.

Nicholas Chilom won the 200 individual medley in 2:08.45, while Andrew Olsen swam the 100 backstroke in 54.76 seconds for a first-place finish. Tyler Foster paced the 500 free in 5:00.50.

Olsen, Andrew Han, Jackson Pillow and Foster made up the Tigers' A team for the 200 free relay, winning the event with a time of 1:28.94.

Sewanee had five second-place finishes, headlined by the A team for the 200 medley relay (Foster, Taylor Starr, Ryder Griffin and Nabors), which was timed at 1:40.41.

Jonathan Brettschneider tallied a second-place finish in the 200 free at 1:50.41, while Griffin swam the 200 IM in 2:10.32 for a runner-up spot. Pillow finished second in the 100 back with a time of 56.73, and Chilom posted a runner-up time in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.67).

Sewanee posted three third-place finishes, with Starr swimming the 100 free in 50.53 seconds, and Griffin finishing the 500 free in 5:17.97. Sewanee's B team completed the 200 free relay in 1:33.97, with Brettschneider, Jackson Fowler, McCrae and Bryson Reid swimming the event.

The Tigers take a trip to St. Louis for a dual meet with WashU on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. CT.

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Players Mentioned

Jonathan Brettschneider: Sophomore

Tyler Foster: Junior

Ryder Griffin: Sophomore

Jonah Kearns: Sophomore

Carter Nabors: Junior

Andrew Olsen: Junior

Jackson Pillow: 5' 10"; Senior

Bryson Reid: Junior

Nicholas Chilom: Freshman

Jackson Fowler: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Brettschneider
: Sophomore

Tyler Foster
: Junior

Ryder Griffin
: Sophomore

Jonah Kearns
: Sophomore

Carter Nabors
: Junior

Andrew Olsen
: Junior

Jackson Pillow
: 5' 10"; Senior

Bryson Reid
: Junior

Nicholas Chilom
: Freshman

Jackson Fowler
: Freshman