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Swimming And Diving Competes In Day Two Of BIG EAST Championships
4/8/2021 9:23:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Viotto and Layden set program records in the 500 freestyle and 50 freestyle, respectively.
Geneva, Ohio – The Providence College Friars competed in the second day of the 2021 BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships. On day two of the championships the men are in fourth place and the women are in fifth place.Â
Junior Justin Viotto placed third in the finals of the 500-yard freestyle, reaching the wall in 4:28.54. Viotto outpaced Jed Michnowicz's 25-year-old record in the 500-yard freestyle. Freshman Will Layden finished in a tie for fifth place in the 50-yard finals. His program-record swim, 20.81, improves the previous standard set by Aidan Hughes in the 2020 BIG EAST Championships.
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Venue
SPIRE Institute | Geneva, Ohio
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Team Standings – Day 2
Women:
1. Villanova, 347
2. Connecticut, 276
3. Seton Hall, 187
4. Xavier, 158
5. Providence, 97
6. Butler, 88
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Men:
1. Xavier, 273
2. Villanova, 262
3. Seton Hall, 174
4. Providence, 171.5
5. Connecticut, 30.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Live Results
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Next Up
The Friars return to action on Friday, April 9 for the third day of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships.
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Junior Justin Viotto placed third in the finals of the 500-yard freestyle, reaching the wall in 4:28.54. Viotto outpaced Jed Michnowicz's 25-year-old record in the 500-yard freestyle. Freshman Will Layden finished in a tie for fifth place in the 50-yard finals. His program-record swim, 20.81, improves the previous standard set by Aidan Hughes in the 2020 BIG EAST Championships.
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Venue
SPIRE Institute | Geneva, Ohio
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Team Standings – Day 2
Women:
1. Villanova, 347
2. Connecticut, 276
3. Seton Hall, 187
4. Xavier, 158
5. Providence, 97
6. Butler, 88
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Men:
1. Xavier, 273
2. Villanova, 262
3. Seton Hall, 174
4. Providence, 171.5
5. Connecticut, 30.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Live Results
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Next Up
The Friars return to action on Friday, April 9 for the third day of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships.
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-Go Friars!-
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