The Virginia Wesleyan men's swimming team had a strong showing at Chowan with first place finishes by Cael Long and Tommy Saeger. 

Mason Pifer, Cael Long, Tommy Saeger, and Reilly Shaffer earned third in the 200 Meter Medley Relay with a time of 1:55.96. In the 400 Meter Freestyle Relay, Mason Pifer, Matthew Thomas, Tommy Saeger, and Cael Long captured a time of 3:55.48, finishing in second place.

Cael Long topped the 100 Meter Butterfly with a time of 58.97. He also won the 200 Meter Individual Medley with a time of 2:19.67. 

Tommy Saeger won the 50 Meter Butterfly with a time of 27.65 in a closely contested race; and he finished third in the 100 Meter Backstroke with a time of 1:05.50. 

Mason Pifer claimed second in the 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of 27.22. Pifer earned third in the 50 Meter Breaststroke with a time of 37.03.

Matthew Thomas had a strong showing in the 50 Meter Backstroke, falling just short of first place with a time of 29.87. In the 200 Meter Freestyle, Thomas came in third with a time of 2:15.66. He also finished third in the 400 Meter Freestyle with a time of 4:41.60.

Jacen Fletter finished fourth in the 100 Meter Freestyle with a time of 1:05.19. He came in sixth in the 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of 29.61. In the 50 Meter Butterfly, he finished fifth with a time of 31.57. 

Reilly Shaffer came in third in all three of his individual races. In the 100 Meter Freestyle, his time was 1:02.54; in the 50 Meter Freestyle, his time was 27.91; and in the 200 Meter Breaststroke, his time was 1:21.61. 

Logan Schohn came in fourth in both the 400 and 200 Meter Freestyle with times of 4:58.91 and 2:25.54 respectively. In the 100 Meter Backstroke he was fifth with a time of 1:22.13.

The men will return to competition next Saturday, February 1 in a dual meet against Randolph-Macon College.