WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Senior Lyden Fogg (South Portland, Maine) won his first event and posted multiple second place finishes for the Plymouth State University men's swim team in a season-opening double dual meet against the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) and Husson University at Bruyette Natatorium on Saturday morning.
 
Coming off a historic 2023-24 season, Fogg started the day in the 200-yard medley relay, when he joined sophomore Brady Martin (Auburn, Maine), junior Brendan Lee (Dover, N.H.) and freshman Griffin Srokose (Exeter, N.H.) to place fourth in 1:54.77.
 
Fogg immediately flexed his speed in the 50-yard backstroke, winning the event in 26.68, before closing out the day with second place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke and 500-yard freestyle.
 
The Panthers start the year at 0-2. Husson, which also topped the host Blue Jays, goes to 2-0, while St. Joseph is 1-2.
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 62, St. Joseph 117
• Plymouth State 68, Husson 163
• St. Joseph 51, Husson 168
  • Plymouth State (0-2)
  • St. Joseph (1-2)
  • Husson (2-0)

Individual Event Top Finishers:

• Lyden Fogg (First – 50 Back; Second – 100 Back, 500 Free)
• Brendan Lee (Second – 100 Fly, 100 Breast, 100 IM)
• Brady Martin (Third – 50 Breast)

Teaming Up:

• Lyden Fogg, Brady Martin, Brendan Lee, Griffin Srokose
  • Fourth – 200 Medley Relay

How it Happened:

• The 200-yard medley relay squad of Fogg, Martin, Lee and Srokose jumpstarted the Panthers with a fourth-place finish in 1:54.77.
• Fogg followed with the first win of the year in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 26.68.
• Martin nabbed third in the 50-yard breaststroke in 35.16.
• Lee tapped the wall in second place during the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.22.
• Fogg returned to the pool for the 100-backstroke, where he scored second in 58.16.
• Lee took home another second place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.37, while Martin was fifth in 1:22.61.
• Fogg's final runner-up finish came in the 500-yard freestyle where he recorded a time of 5:44.60.
• Srokose finished fifth in the 50-yard butterfly in 32.55.
• Lee claimed second in the 100-yard IM when he finished the race in 1:04.21 to close out the day for the Panthers.

Up Next:

• Plymouth State hosts Regis on Friday (Nov. 1) at 4:00 p.m.