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Men's Swim & Dive Third at America East Championships

Black Bears break pair of records on final day of competition

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The University of Maine men's swimming & diving team placed third at the 2020 America East Championships with 575 total points.

The Black Bears broke a pair of school records on the fourth and final day of competition. Kazu Temple broke his second individual record of the weekend, setting a new mark of 2:02.76 with a third place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. The team of Andy Sprague, Liam Blair, Jacob Ketch and Kevin Arpin partnered to set a new UMaine record with a time of 3:02.94 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The final time was good for a runner-up showing in the event.

Blair added a fourth place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:52.73 while Sprague finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle at 45.33.

Rooster Cardin and Thomas LaFrance finished sixth and eighth with time of 1:55.04 and 1:56.63, respectively.

LaFrance added a fifth place finish in the mile at 16:13.40 while Conor Hughes placed eighth in the event with a time of 16:42.38.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Ketch

Jacob Ketch

Sprint
Sophomore
Andy Sprague

Andy Sprague

Free
Sophomore
Kazu Temple

Kazu Temple

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Rooster Cardin

Rooster Cardin

IM/Fly
Sophomore
Conor Hughes

Conor Hughes

Dist/Fly
Sophomore
Kevin Arpin

Kevin Arpin

Free
Freshman
Thomas LaFrance

Thomas LaFrance

Dist/Fly
Freshman
Liam Blair

Liam Blair

Back/Free/IM
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jacob Ketch

Jacob Ketch

Sophomore
Sprint
Andy Sprague

Andy Sprague

Sophomore
Free
Kazu Temple

Kazu Temple

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Rooster Cardin

Rooster Cardin

Sophomore
IM/Fly
Conor Hughes

Conor Hughes

Sophomore
Dist/Fly
Kevin Arpin

Kevin Arpin

Freshman
Free
Thomas LaFrance

Thomas LaFrance

Freshman
Dist/Fly
Liam Blair

Liam Blair

Junior
Back/Free/IM
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