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Men's Swimming & Diving Moves into Second at UAA Championships; Nick Goudie Claims 50 Free Title

Men's Swimming & Diving Moves into Second at UAA Championships; Nick Goudie Claims 50 Free Title

The Emory University men's swimming & diving team captured another conference crown Thursday night and added five All-UAA performances as the University Athletic Association Championships continued in Atlanta.

Junior Nicholas Goudie continued his reign in the sprint freestyles, winning his third consecutive conference title in the 50 Freestyle as he headlined the Emory men on day two of the conference championships. Goudie's third title came with a blistering 20.09 finals time as the Eagles took the top two spots in the race with teammate Colin LaFave earning silver at 20.43.

Sophomore Crow Thorsen secured an additional individual All-UAA finish in the 500 Freestyle as he placed third at 4:26.51 for his first-ever all-conference finish.

The finals session was bookended with a pair of second place efforts in the two relays with Goudie, LaFave, freshman Caden Bjornstad and senior Pat Pema throwing down a time of 1:20.80 in the 200 Freestyle while LaFave, Goudie, graduate student Jason Hamilton and sophomore Jeff Echols closed out the night with a time of 3:13.70 in the 400 Medley.

Pema and freshman Zachary Zhao represented the Eagles in championship finals on the night with Zhao finishing fifth in the 200 IM and Pema taking eighth in the 500 Free. Bjornstad earned a key win in the B Final of the 50 Freestyle (20.57) and in the 200 IM, sophomore Anderson Holcomb rounded out the notable finals performances with a second place finish in the consolation final.

The UAA Championships continue on Friday with the 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back and men's 3-meter diving.