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DAY 2 RESULTS

BRONX, N.Y. (Feb. 3, 2024) – The Bearcats turned in another strong performance on day two of the 2024 CUNYAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship at Lehman's APEX Center.
 
The Bearcats, the five-time defending conference champions, continued their dominance at the meet and have accumulated 253 points through two days of competition. Lehman remains in second-place with 121 points, followed by Brooklyn (72) and York (8).
 
Baruch began the morning by surpassing an 11-year old championship record in the 200-yard medley relay. A team of Youssef Elkhouly, Daniel Vasilkoff, Michael Guzman and Bennett Maczka produced a time of 1:36.39, beating the previous best of 1:36.41 set by Staten Island in 2012.
 
It was one of two record-setting performances in a relay event, as the team of Vasilkoff, Maczka, Ramiel Fayngersh and Elkhouly set a new championship record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:01.75, smashing the previous standard of 7:10.77 set by Staten Island in 2012.
 
One day after setting a new conference and championship record in the 500-yard freestyle, Maczka set another new standard in the 200-yard freestyle. Maczka finished the race in 1:41.36, surpassing the previous championship record of 1:45.53 set by Danila Novikov in 2012 and the conference standard of 1:41.47 set by Staten Island's Tim Sweeney in 2017.
 
Vasilkoff won two gold medals in individual events on the day. He set a new championship record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.66, smashing the previous best of 58.33 set by Timur Rakhimov in 2014. The rookie was also crowned conference champion in the 400-yard I.M., finishing the race in 4:18.28, nearly 30 seconds faster than the second-place participant. His time stands as the second-fastest performance in the event in conference championship history.
 
Fayngersh captured gold in the 100-yard butterfly, winning the race in 53.72. The Bearcats swept the event, as Ethan Abramov (54.54) and Daniel Yadgarov (58.12) finished second and third, respectively.
 
Lehman's Ronald Sanchez captured gold in the 100-yard backstroke, winning the race in 52.16.
 
The final day of the 2024 CUNYAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship continues on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Lehman's APEX Center. The first event of the day is scheduled for 10:00am and will broadcast HERE.