March 18, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Johns Hopkins men's swim team picked up 18 points in the 200 Free Relay to finish day two of the 2010 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship in 13th place. Perennial champion, Kenyon is in first place with 213 points, followed by Emory in second (140.5) and Denison in third (137).

Hopkins opened the day by winning the consolation final of the 200 Free Relay with a finals time of 1:23.16. Seniors Teddy Bulakul (Bangkok, Thailand/Hotchkiss), John Thomas (Montrose, CO/Montrose) and Neil Mahoney (Excelsior, MN/Minnetonka) and freshman Nick Schmidt (Bells, TN/University School of Jackson) earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with their ninth place finish. Hopkins had also qualified for the championship final of the 400 Medley Relay, but was disqualified during the finals.

The NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship continues on Friday, March 19 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. The day begins at 10:00 am CST with the preliminary of the men's 200 fly. The finals are scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm CST. Live results are available at: www.ncaaresults.com. Live video is also available at: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=173957.