LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Men's Swimming & Diving earned its fifth win of the 2024-25 campaign after toppling neighboring rival, Washington & Lee, on Saturday at the W&L Natatorium.
 
The Keydets had a narrow finish with the Generals, 140-122, moving their record to 5-3 overall. With the win, VMI has the most wins in a season since 2018-19 when the Keydets nabbed six victories.
 
VMI recorded their first victory of the day in the 1,000 freestyle as freshman Stephen Russell scored first place with a time of 10:06.47. Senior Ethan Griffith tallied first in the 200 breaststroke in his final dual meet of his collegiate career with a mark of 2:07.84.
 
Sophomore Sam Castle earned VMI's second win of the day in the 100 backstroke with a mark of 51.28 before going atop the podium again in the 200 backstroke in 1:55.27. Freshman Jack Mills nabbed first in both the 100 butterfly (50.37) and 200 butterfly (1:52.16). In the 100 freestyle, sophomore Matthew Picard won with a time of 46.32, narrowly defeating fellow Keydet Mills who finished in 46.50.
 
In total, VMI had seven winning marks with 23 top-three finishes between all 28 events.
 
Next Up
The Keydets return to the pool February 7-9 for the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Virginia. After the invite, VMI will have the 2025 America East Championships at Goodall Pool in the VMI Aquatic Center from February 18 through February 22.
 
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