WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College swimming teams opened the 2026-27 season on Saturday with a strong showing against King's College. The Dutchmen women earned a 116-70 victory, while the men fell 122-62 to the Monarchs.
 
The LVC women won six events, including both relays, while the men recorded five individual victories.
 
The women started the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay as Maya Sussman, Karly Kile, Colbey Brown, and Ryann Kirkpatrick combined for a time of 2:13.64. LVC also took second with Lexie Lange, Nora Cuthie, Grace Strong, and Ashlyn Kline touching the wall in 2:19.76. Noryan Mitchell earned the first individual win of the season for the women by taking the 1,000-yard freestyle in 14:51.02. Marina Weidman followed with a pair of victories in the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 free in 27.38 and the 100 free in 1:00.45. Jana Shoffner finished second behind Weidman in both races with times of 28.14 and 1:04.21.
 
Brown and Strong gave the Dutchmen a one-two finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Brown touched first in 1:12.67, while Strong was second in 1:21.31. LVC closed out the women's portion of the meet with another relay victory. Mitchell, Kirkpatrick, Shoffner, and Weidman teamed up to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:51.19, finishing more than seven seconds ahead of King's. The LVC quartet of Bella Wohl, Brooke Reichelderfer, Maria Sagos, and Kile took third in 2:08.25. The Dutchmen also picked up valuable runner-up finishes from Sussman in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard backstroke, Reichelderfer in the 500-yard freestyle, and Cuthie in the 100-yard breaststroke.
 
On the men's side, Ryan Kuffa led LVC with three individual victories. The sophomore won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:55.22, the 100-yard butterfly in 1:01.09, and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:48.21. Owen Fastrich added two victories and three top-two finishes. He began his afternoon by winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:50.16, later placed second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:21.87, and finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:10.57.
 
The LVC men's 200-yard medley relay squad of Eddie McClain, Will Duffy, Patrick Rose, and Graham Peperrak finished second in 2:14.34. The Dutchmen wrapped up the meet with Ryan Moreno, Luke Macchione, Duffy, and Rose placing second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:49.22.
 
LVC will be back in the pool next Friday, October 23, as they head to Susquehanna University for the Schweikert Relays beginning at 6 p.m. in Selinsgrove.

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