ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– The annual Army-Navy swimming and diving meet will be contested Saturday at Crandall Pool in West Point, N.Y. The Star Meet between the teams is part of the Star Series, presented by USAA.
The diving competition from Crandall Pool will start at 11 a.m. and the swimming events will begin at 2 p.m. No fans will be allowed to attend the meet. Live results will not be available, but video can be found
HERE.
Each Navy team has posted a 3-1 record in dual meets this season, Army's men's team has tallied a 2-1 record and the school's women's team has totaled a 1-2 mark this year.
The last time Navy competed in a meet as a team was on Feb. 28, though individuals from both the men's and women's teams competed at the NCAA Championship meets held the last two weekends in March. Army has been off from competition since playing host to Bucknell on March 20.
This is the first Army-Navy meet to be contested in the second semester since Feb. 28, 1986.
Men's Meet
Navy posted a 194-106 victory over Army during the Dec. 12, 2019, Star Meet held in Lejeune Hall. The victory was Navy's 28th straight over Army and improved its record in the all-time series to 53-29.
The Mids return swimmers and divers who combined to score 146 individual event points last season and the Black Knights return athletes who scored 56 points.
Navy returns its top finisher in 11 of the 14 individual events contested during last year's meet between the teams. This includes winners in seven events.
Ryan Waters (Sr., Basking Ridge, N.J.) won the 500 and 1000 free events last season,
Daniel Cook (Sr., Virginia Beach, Va.) won the 100 free and 200 free races,
Caleb Mauldin (Jr., Chesapeake, Va.) won the 100 back,
Micah Oh (Sr., Kent, Wash,) won the 200 fly and
Dominick Wallace (Sr., La Jolla, Calif.) won the 200 back. Additional top returners for the Mids include
Dean Nguyen (Sr., Seattle, Wash.), who placed second in both breaststroke events,
Callen Aulizia (Jr., Warren, Ohio), who placed second in the 50 free, and
Ethan Tack (Jr., Dix Hills, N.Y.), who touched the wall second in the 200 IM.
Army brings back its top competitor in 10 of last year's individual events. Evan Zhang won the 100 and 200 breaststroke races last year and Josh Zock is the defending meet champion in the 50 free. Also returning for the Black Knights are Tanner Falls, who placed second in the 100 free, and Daniel Alaimo, who finished in second place on the three-meter board.
Women's Meet
Navy defeated Army, 221-79, last season in Annapolis. The victory was the 31st in a row for the Mids and gave Navy a 35-4 advantage in the series.
The Mids return 142 individual event points from that meet and the Black Knights bring back 59 points.
Navy's top finisher in 11 of the individual events return for the Mids this season. Headlining that list of returnees is
Sydney Harrington (Jr., Fairfax, Va.), who won the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM races. Additional event winners returning for Navy are
Martina Thomas (Jr., Fayetteville, Ark.), 100 and 200 free;
Hannah Montau (Jr., Germantown, Md.), both diving boards; and
Sarah Sorensen (Jr., Gainesville, Fla.), 50 free. Also back for Navy are
Erin McCullagh (Sr., Charlotte, N.C.), who placed second in the 1000 free, and
Libby Miller (So., Gates Mills, Ohio), who finished in second place in the 200 breast.
Army returns winners of three events and its top finisher in 10 events. Gillian Burch won both breaststroke events last season and Kristen Gullickson won the 1000 free.
