Swimming & Diving Completes First Meet of the Season

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Wagner Swimming & Diving finished its first meet of the season on Saturday by falling short against Iona and Sacred Heart at the Hynes Center Pool in New Rochelle, NY. Despite losing against both squads, the Seahawks earned multiple top-three finishes during the meet. Starting with the men’s team, junior Ben McLaughlin competed in both long-distance events at the meet. He won the 1000-yard freestyle event with a 9:45.25 time, almost six seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Freshman Hunter Johnson also raced in the event, and finished third with a 10:02.22 time, making it the…