Aggies Lead After Day One of the Art Adamson Invitational
Nov 16, 2022 | Men's Swimming and Diving
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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 14 Texas A&M men's swimming & diving team began competition at the Art Adamson Invitational on Wednesday night inside the Rec Center Natatorium. The Aggies currently sit in first place with 357 points after an exciting day as A&M loaded up the 200 IM final and saw the 400 medley relay team break the school record.
Kicking off finals, the 200 free relay team of Kaloyan Bratanov, Connor Foote, Kraig Bray and Baylor Nelson finished third with a time of 1:15.79.
In the 500 free, William Coakley posted a third-place time of 4:20.12, lowering his personal best. Maximiliano Vega also added points for the Aggies as he swam a time of 4:24.93 to claim 10th.
The Aggies added huge points in the 200 IM, taking up six of the top eight spots. Finishing 1-2-3-4 were Nelson (1:41.83), Anze Fers Erzen (1:43.36), Andres Puente (1:43.37) and Bratanov (1:44.12). Nelson's swim marks the second-fastest time in program history.
Leading the way for A&M in the 50 free, Bray earned third place, clocking in at 19.71. Additional top-eight finishes included Gogulski coming in at fifth with a time of 19.75 and Foote finishing sixth, posting a time of 19.84.
Finishing day one on a winning note, the 400 medley relay team of Gogulski, Puente, Foote and Bratanov lowered the longest standing the school relay record and notched an NCAA A-cut time of 3:04.08. Puente's 100 breast split of 50.49 also marks the fastest time in program history and Foote's 100 fly split time of 45.89 is tabbed top-five in school history.
Up Next
The Maroon & White return to the pool tomorrow for day two of the Art Adamson Invitational with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the meet is free and information on following the meet is listed below.
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M men's swimming & diving. Fans can keep up to date with the Aggies Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieSwimDive.
Post Meet Quotes
Head coach Jay Holmes on the overall meet and the first event …
This meet is always fun for us. It's great to have these teams come in and compete against us. There are some really good teams here and we are thankful to them for coming in, because really raises the level of competition. To start the night was the 200 freestyle relay, and everything was great until that last leg. [Baylor Nelson] is always on point for us, but he missed his turn and that really cost us. All four guys on that relay had a good race and it's just hard to close out when that happens.
On the 500 free …
[William] Coakley went a best time in the 500 free. He has really been working to get under 4:20 and he was 0.12 away today. It was a great swim for him, but it's amazing what a difference 12-hundreths of a second can do.
On a successful 200 IM …
The 200 IM is just a really good event for us. We had six guys in the top eight and finished 1-2-3-4. That event is just a strength of our team. Baylor [Nelson] showed up there, he won the event with the second-fastest performance all-time for us. He just missed the A-cut, but that will be a time that gets him invited to NCAA [Championships] and that's always nice to get out of the way.
On the 50 free competition …
It has probably been three or four years since our 50 free has shown up at this meet, and Jason [Calanog] and I were unsure how we would stack up heading into this meet. Kraig Bray had really good swims. Ethan [Gogulski] and Connor Foote stepped up and had some good swims. It shows promise for us and shows us that when we do put our 200 freestyle relay together, we are going to be pretty good at that.
On breaking a school record in the 400 medley relay …
We thought we should have broken our 400 medley relay school record in the last two years and we just hadn't done it. Ethan [Gogulski] got it started and nearly hit his best time. The big leg for us was Andres [Puente] going 50 [in the breaststroke], there are so few people in the NCAA that can do that. That was just a huge swim. We got the A cut, so that relay is qualified for NCAAs and broke our school record. It was a great end to the first day.
On the days of competition ahead …
We have two more days and have a lot more coming at us. There are a lot of good teams whose strengths we are going to be going against tomorrow. Score-wise, we are ahead right now, but it doesn't mean a whole lot since we are only a third of the way through this. Should be a lot of fun racing everyone tomorrow.
Art Adamson Invitational Remaining Schedule
Thursday, November 17: Live Results - Meet Mobile / Watch (finals only)
9:30 a.m. Prelims
5:30 p.m. Finals - 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 800 free relay
Friday, November 18: Live Results - Meet Mobile/ Watch (finals only)
9:30 a.m. Prelims
2:30 p.m. 1,650 free finals
5:30 p.m. Finals – 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 14 Texas A&M men's swimming & diving team began competition at the Art Adamson Invitational on Wednesday night inside the Rec Center Natatorium. The Aggies currently sit in first place with 357 points after an exciting day as A&M loaded up the 200 IM final and saw the 400 medley relay team break the school record.
Kicking off finals, the 200 free relay team of Kaloyan Bratanov, Connor Foote, Kraig Bray and Baylor Nelson finished third with a time of 1:15.79.
In the 500 free, William Coakley posted a third-place time of 4:20.12, lowering his personal best. Maximiliano Vega also added points for the Aggies as he swam a time of 4:24.93 to claim 10th.
The Aggies added huge points in the 200 IM, taking up six of the top eight spots. Finishing 1-2-3-4 were Nelson (1:41.83), Anze Fers Erzen (1:43.36), Andres Puente (1:43.37) and Bratanov (1:44.12). Nelson's swim marks the second-fastest time in program history.
Leading the way for A&M in the 50 free, Bray earned third place, clocking in at 19.71. Additional top-eight finishes included Gogulski coming in at fifth with a time of 19.75 and Foote finishing sixth, posting a time of 19.84.
Finishing day one on a winning note, the 400 medley relay team of Gogulski, Puente, Foote and Bratanov lowered the longest standing the school relay record and notched an NCAA A-cut time of 3:04.08. Puente's 100 breast split of 50.49 also marks the fastest time in program history and Foote's 100 fly split time of 45.89 is tabbed top-five in school history.
Up Next
The Maroon & White return to the pool tomorrow for day two of the Art Adamson Invitational with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the meet is free and information on following the meet is listed below.
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M men's swimming & diving. Fans can keep up to date with the Aggies Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieSwimDive.
Post Meet Quotes
Head coach Jay Holmes on the overall meet and the first event …
This meet is always fun for us. It's great to have these teams come in and compete against us. There are some really good teams here and we are thankful to them for coming in, because really raises the level of competition. To start the night was the 200 freestyle relay, and everything was great until that last leg. [Baylor Nelson] is always on point for us, but he missed his turn and that really cost us. All four guys on that relay had a good race and it's just hard to close out when that happens.
On the 500 free …
[William] Coakley went a best time in the 500 free. He has really been working to get under 4:20 and he was 0.12 away today. It was a great swim for him, but it's amazing what a difference 12-hundreths of a second can do.
On a successful 200 IM …
The 200 IM is just a really good event for us. We had six guys in the top eight and finished 1-2-3-4. That event is just a strength of our team. Baylor [Nelson] showed up there, he won the event with the second-fastest performance all-time for us. He just missed the A-cut, but that will be a time that gets him invited to NCAA [Championships] and that's always nice to get out of the way.
On the 50 free competition …
It has probably been three or four years since our 50 free has shown up at this meet, and Jason [Calanog] and I were unsure how we would stack up heading into this meet. Kraig Bray had really good swims. Ethan [Gogulski] and Connor Foote stepped up and had some good swims. It shows promise for us and shows us that when we do put our 200 freestyle relay together, we are going to be pretty good at that.
On breaking a school record in the 400 medley relay …
We thought we should have broken our 400 medley relay school record in the last two years and we just hadn't done it. Ethan [Gogulski] got it started and nearly hit his best time. The big leg for us was Andres [Puente] going 50 [in the breaststroke], there are so few people in the NCAA that can do that. That was just a huge swim. We got the A cut, so that relay is qualified for NCAAs and broke our school record. It was a great end to the first day.
On the days of competition ahead …
We have two more days and have a lot more coming at us. There are a lot of good teams whose strengths we are going to be going against tomorrow. Score-wise, we are ahead right now, but it doesn't mean a whole lot since we are only a third of the way through this. Should be a lot of fun racing everyone tomorrow.
Art Adamson Invitational Remaining Schedule
Thursday, November 17: Live Results - Meet Mobile / Watch (finals only)
9:30 a.m. Prelims
5:30 p.m. Finals - 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 800 free relay
Friday, November 18: Live Results - Meet Mobile/ Watch (finals only)
9:30 a.m. Prelims
2:30 p.m. 1,650 free finals
5:30 p.m. Finals – 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay
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