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Men's Swimming & Diving Loses To Western Kentucky
01/18/2003 | 12:00:00 | Swimming & Diving
Jan. 18, 2003
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Carbondale, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University men's swimming and diving team lost 139-104 to Western Kentucky in a dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the SIU Rec Center Pool.
The SIU men (3-3) suffered the loss despite a strong effort by Derek Helvey, who won two events.
"We ran into a tough Western Kentucky team and they swam well today. We need to keep getting better and get ready for next week," said Rick Walker, SIU's men's coach.
Helvey picked up victories in the 200 and 500 free. His time of 1:40.64 in the 200 free is a career-high, while his 4:36.54 in the 500 free is a season-high.
The Salukis also claimed the top four spots in both dives with Dave Likar winning the 1-Meter and Jake Sinclair winning the 3-Meter. Marcelo Possato finished second in the 100 back with a career-best 50.57.
The SIU men will host SMS next week in a dual on January 25, 2003 at the SIU Rec Center Pool.
Note: Western Kentucky's Gord Veldman set an SIU pool record with his time of 48.93 in the 100 backstroke.
