SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Junior Lyden Fogg (South Portland, Maine) set a new school record while winning the 200-yard freestyle but Eastern Connecticut State University swam past the Plymouth State University men's swim team, 191-62, in a dual meet at Alumni Healthful Living Center Pool at Western New England University on Saturday.
 
Fogg was the Panthers' lone event winner after an outstanding effort in the 200-yard freestyle. His time of 1:58.66 was more than two seconds faster than the previous mark and a more impressive ten seconds ahead of his previous fastest time.
 
He added one of PSU's four second-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke, while freshmen Aidan Moyer (Leesport, Pa.) and Aiden MacDonald (Hopkinton, Mass.) and junior Jimmy Blanco (Stark, N.H.) also posted runner-up finishes.
 
PSU suffers its first dual meet loss of the year to slip to 4-1, while Eastern Connecticut improves to 2-1.
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 62, Eastern Connecticut 191
  • Plymouth State (4-1)
  • Eastern Connecticut (3-0)

Individual Event Top Finishers:

• Lyden Fogg (First – 200 Free; Second – 100 Back)
• Aidan Moyer (Second – 500 Free)
• Jimmy Blanco (Second – 50 Back; Third – 100 IM)
• Aiden MacDonald (Second – 50 Fly; Third – 50 Free)
• Brendan Lee (Third – 100 Fly, 100 Breast)
• Tom Steinberg (Third – 100 Back)

Teaming Up:

• Tom Steinberg, Todd Rust, Brady Lyons, Marco D'Addona
  • (Third – 400 Medley Relay)
• Aiden MacDonald, Aidan Moyer, Marco D'Addona, Lyden Fogg
  • (Third – 200 Free Relay)

How it Happened:

• Fogg swam to victory in the 200-yard freestyle in a school-record 1:58.66. His time was 9.54 seconds faster than his previous best, and more than a half-second ahead of the previous record.
• Blanco took second in the 50-yard backstroke in 29.13.
• Sophomore Brendan Lee (Dover, N.H.) was just out-touched to take third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.72.
• MacDonald showed off his speed in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.95 seconds to take third.
• Fogg and senior Tom Steinberg (Melrose, Mass.) finished second and third in the 100-yard backstroke, with Fogg touching the wall in 58.77 seconds.
• Lee followed with a third place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.
• Moyer posted a time of 5:42.95 in the 500-yard freestyle to finish second and Macdonald followed with a runner-up finish in the 50-yard butterfly in 26.31.
• Blanco closed out his day with a third place finish in the 100-yard IM in a personal best 1:05.76.
• MacDonald, Moyer, freshman Marco D'Addona (Torrington, Conn.) and Fogg teamed up to take third in the 200-yard freestyle relay to cap the meet.

  
Up Next:

• Plymouth State heads to the Bridgewater State Invitational in two weeks (Dec. 2).