Darien Boys Swim Team Drops Close Meet To Greenwich

The Darien boys swimming and diving team dropped a 97-89 decision to Greenwich on Friday in a battle of FCIAC powerhouses. Greenwich improved to 8-2 while Darien dropped to 6-2.

Darien's relay team of Chris Janson, Sam Gillespie, James Baker and Tyler Gould took second with a time of 1:42.89. Jack Bair also gave the Blue Wave a win in 200 freestyle (1:47.47).

Darien's Tyler Gould and Baker then finished first in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, respectively, while Lee Christianson and Jackson McGoldrick placed  first and second in the diving to give the Blue Wave a 40-38 lead.

Darien's Connor Tracey won the 100 freestyle before the Blue Wave finished first (Jack Bair) and second in the 500 freestyle  to increase their lead to 68-58.

After Greenwich came back to grab a 91-81 lead, Darien's quartet of Bair, Chris Janson, Baker and Gould captured the 400 freestyle relay in the final event of the meet.

The results:

200-yard Medley Relay: 1. Greenwich (Alex Lewis, Iain Edmundson, Julian Fraser, Ed Moss) 1:41.55;

200 Freestyle: 1. Jack Bair, Darien, 1:47.47

200 Individual Medley: 1. Chris Janson, Darien 2:03.44

50 Freestyle: 1. Tyler Gould, Darien 22.25

One Meter Diving: 1.Lee Christianson, Darien 240.15

100 Butterfly: 1. James Baker, Darien 54.30

100 Freestyle: 1. Tyler Gould, Darien 48.14

500 Freestyle: 1. Jack Bair, Darien 4:48.92

200 Freestyle Relay: 1. Greenwich (Max Zim, Julian Fraser, Ed Moss, Matt Fraser) 1:32.49

100 Backstroke: 1. Alex Lewis, Greenwich 55.94

100 Breaststroke: 1. Iain Edmundson, Greenwich 1:05.08

400 Freestyle Relay: 1. Darien (Jack Bair, Chris Janson, James Baker, Tyler Gould) 3:19.87