Feb. 23, 2005

Results

ATLANTA - The Maryland men's swimming and diving team is in seventh place with 48 points after the first day of competition at the ACC Championships. Florida State and Virginia Tech are tied for the lead with 64 points.

The 800-yard freestyle relay team of freshman Stefan Geisen (Germany), junior Patrick Doyle (Norfolk, Va.) and seniors Chris Brandenberger (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and Erik Weinberg (Phoenix, Md.) broke the 16-year-old school record by more than 3.5 seconds, clocking an NCAA `B' cut time of 6:36.37. They finished sixth in the event.

The 200-yard medley relay team of junior Erik Putkonen (Marietta, Ga.), senior Gergo Szekely (Szentes, Hungary), senior Mike Fried (Ambler, Pa.) and sophomore Kevin Ford (Sinking Spring, Pa.) finished eighth with a time of 1:32.00.

The ACC Championships resume tomorrow, with preliminaries beginning at 11 a.m. and finals starting at 7 p.m. Follow the meet with Livestats.

Standings After Day 1
1.  Florida State   64
1.  Virginia Tech   64
3.  N.C. State      62
3.  North Carolina  62
5.  Georgia Tech    54
5.  Clemson         54
7.  Maryland        48
8.  Duke            42
9.  Virginia        40

Day 2 Schedule of Events
500-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard IM
50-Yard Freestyle
One-Meter Diving
200-Yard Freestyle Relay