LANCASTER, Pa. – Three-time defending champion Swarthmore has been selected as the favorite in the 2024-25 Centennial Conference Men's Swimming Preseason Poll. The Garnet earned five first-place votes and 35 points to secure the top spot in the vote among conference head coaches.
Gettysburg was picked second with the other two first-place votes and 31 points, followed by Franklin & Marshall (27), Ursinus (109) and Washington College (16) in the top five. Dickinson (13) and McDaniel (6) rounded out the voting.
The 2024-25 season kicks off this Saturday, Oct. 19 with all seven Centennial teams competing in season-opening conference dual meets. The CC Championship will take place Feb. 20-23 at Franklin & Marshall, with the NCAA Championships slated for March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C.
2024-25 Centennial Conference Men's Swimming Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Swarthmore (5) |
35 |
| 2. Gettysburg (2) |
31 |
| 3. Franklin & Marshall |
27 |
| 4. Ursinus |
19 |
| 5. Washington College |
16 |
| 6. Dickinson |
13 |
| 7. McDaniel |
6 |
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Swarthmore continued its winning ways last winter, collecting its third consecutive and fifth overall Centennial Conference men's swimming championship.
The Garnet captured 12 of the possible 18 gold medals at the CC meet, including three from Andrew Karpenko, who three-peated as the Most Outstanding Performer of the championship. Karpenko became just the third swimmer in CC history to win the MOP award three times, joining F&M's Tom Grabiak (2008-09-10) and Dickinson's Jason Adams (2011-12-14) in that elite club. The Garnet will look to make up for the losses of both Karpenko and 2023 CC Swimmer of the Year Ben Freeman, along with several other All-Centennial performers that have exhausted their eligibility.
A conference-leading nine swimmers with All-Centennial laurels to their names are back for Swarthmore this year, led by multi-time all-stars in Cami Wilson, Cole Griscavage, Ham Williams-Tracy, and Sam Peterson, along with Danny Castle, last season's CC Rookie of the Year.
Wilson and Griscavage are two of five All-Americans returning to the pool in the Centennial this winter. The F&M trio of John Devaney, Sam Kamdin and Ben Lockey are back after collecting All-America accolades in the 200 freestyle relay at the 2024 NCAA meet. Devaney is the lone returning two-time All-American in the CC, having also earned national honors in the 2022 season.
A total of 29 returning swimmers from six different teams have earned All-CC honors at least once in their careers. See below for the full list.
Returning All-Americans (5)
John Devaney, Franklin & Marshall, Sr. (2024-200 FR | 2022-200 FR, 400 FR)
Sam Kamdin, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024-200 FR)
Ben Lockey, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024-200 FR)
Cami Wilson, Swarthmore, Jr. (2023-400 MR)
Cole Griscavage, Swarthmore, Sr. (2023-400 MR)
Returning All-Centennial (29)
James Wright, Dickinson, Jr. (2024 Honorable Mention-200 back)
John Devaney, Franklin & Marshall, Sr. (2024 First Team-200 FR | 2024 Second Team-200 MR, 400 MR, 400 FR | 2023 First Team-100 free | 2023 Second Team-200 FR, 400 FR | 2022 First Team-200 MR, 200 FR)
Sam Kamdin, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024 First Team-800 FR, 200 FR, 100 back | 2024 Second Team-400 MR | 2023 Honorable Mention-100 back)
Ben Lockey, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024 First Team-200 FR | 2024 Second Team-200 MR, 400 FR | 2023 Second Team-200 MR, 200 FR)
Evan Willertz, Franklin & Marshall, Sr. (2024 Second Team-200 MR, 400 MR | 2023 Second Team-200 FR)
Patrick Rooney, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024 Second Team-400 MR)
Henry Tavens, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024 Second Team-400 FR)
Thomas Smolinski, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2023 Second Team-200 FR)
Max McAlister, Gettysburg, Jr. (2024 Second Team-100 fly | 2023 First Team-200 MR | 2023 Second Team-800 FR, 400 MR, 100 fly)
John Verosko, Gettysburg, Jr. (2024 Second Team-500 free | 2023 Second Team-800 FR, 500 free)
Sam Nelson, Gettysburg, So. (2024 First Team-1650 free)
Mason Dillon, Gettysburg, Sr. (2024 Second Team-400 IM)
Edward Kim, Gettysburg, So. (2024 Second Team-100 back)
Cort Hobelmann, Gettysburg, Sr. (2023 First Team-200 MR)
Cami Wilson, Swarthmore, Jr. (2024 First Team-200 MR, 400 MR | 2024 Second Team-50 free, 200 FR, 100 fly | 2023 First Team-400 MR, 200 FR, 100 fly, 400 FR | 2023 Second Team-50 free)
Cole Griscavage, Swarthmore, Sr. (2024 First Team-200 MR, 400 MR | 2024 Second Team-200 FR | 2023 First Team-400 MR, 400 FR | 2023 Honorable Mention-100 free)
Ham Williams-Tracy, Swarthmore, Sr. (2024 Second Team-800 FR, 400 IM | 2023 First Team-800 free | 2023 Honorable Mention-400 IM)
Sam Peterson, Swarthmore, Jr. (2024 First Team-200 fly | 2024 Second Team-800 FR | 2023 Second Team-200 fly)
Danny Castle, Swarthmore, So. (2024 First Team-200 MR, 400 MR, 400 FR | 2024 Second Team-800 FR, 200 IM, 200 free, 100 free)
Dylan Herink, Swarthmore, So. (2024 First Team-400 IM, 200 back)
Jacob Sherman, Swarthmore, Sr. (2024 Second Team-200 back | 2023 Honorable Mention-200 back)
Dylan Ling, Swarthmore, Jr. (2024 Second Team-200 fly | 2023 Honorable Mention-200 fly)
Mats McGrath, Swarthmore, Sr. (2022 Honorable Mention-800 FR)
David McCauley, Ursinus, Sr. (2024 Honorable Mention-500 free | 2023 Honorable Mention-500 free)
Jonah Kasznay, Ursinus, Sr. (2023 First Team-1650 free | 2023 Second Team-400 IM | 2022 Honorable Mention-400 IM)
Dylan Schreffler, Ursinus, Jr. (2023 Second Team-400 FR)
Zach Affeldt, Washington College, Sr. (2024 Honorable Mention-200 breast | 2023 Second Team-200 breast)
Shane Brace, Washington College, Jr. (2024 Honorable Mention-100 fly)
Chase Hensen, Washington College, Sr. (2023 Honorable Mention-100 breast)
