Pirates' Torrent of Broken Records, Marosi's Win Highlight BIG EAST Champs' Second Day - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Seton Hall men's swimming and diving team wrapped up the second day of competition at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships on Tuesday night at Spire Academy. ...
GENEVA, Oh. – The Seton Hall men's swimming and diving team wrapped up the second day of competition at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships on Tuesday night at Spire Academy. The Pirates continued their record-breaking ways, while also closing the gap to first place.
Swimming
Entering the night as the first and third seeds, Sean Vizzard and Clil Halevi were prepared to chase their first potential BIG EAST titles in the 500 Freestyle. The duo, who have battled all season, paced themselves in the opening stages of the race before pressing their opposition in the second half. No matter what they tried, they could not dispatch Georgetown's Jack Januario. In the final 50, Januario pulled a gap on the two Pirates who raced to the wall. In the end, Vizzard won out with a time of 4:24.08 to Halevi's 4:24.09. After an entire season of battling, only 0.01 seconds separated the two teammates.
With the 200 IM up next, the Pirates once again and another two shots at victory with Balint Marosi and Kevin Cary. As Cary walked out fully wired, the stakes of the race became clear. As the starter sounded, everyone dove into the pool. Cary took the early lead in the first 50 yards, but Marosi and Xavier's Aiden Leamer pushed the junior. Entering the final fifty, Leamer appeared to have the advantage. Maorsi, however, would not be denied his first individual victory of the meet. The freshman blitzed a 25.29 freestyle leg, nearly seven-tenths faster than Leamer, as both raced to the wall. With a time of 1:46.47, Marosi found his way to the wall first, breaking the school record in the process. Cary, meanwhile, secured an important fifth place ahead of Georgetown's Jack Brearton.
While the eventual winner of the 50 Freestyle felt pre-determined, the biggest coin flip in swimming always knows how to turn up surprises. In the B-final, Michael Klimaszewski and Ben Endersby both swam career-best times of 20.45 and 20.66, respectively, also earning potentially key points for the Pirates. It was the A-final that shook things up significantly, however.
Despite Georgetown's Owen Watkins seeming poised for victory, the rest of the podium remained up in the air. In the great race to the wall, Toma Adam earned second place with a time of 19.98. With that time, Adam broke a six-year-old school record and became the first Pirate to ever break the 20-second mark. Who followed Adam was the Pirates' own Evan Wilson. After sneaking into the championship final in lane eight, the freshman blitzed his way to the wall, earning a third-place finish with a time of 20.29. Before he even could exit the pool, his teammates were already running over to mob him. The team knew the potential significance of that swim.
The night ended on the 200 freestyle relay, a race that quickly became a heated contest. Seton Hall, Xavier and Georgetown – the three title contenders – waged war amid billowing waves from the sprinters fervent kicking. Despite a strong anchor leg from Endersby, the Pirates touched the wall in third with a time of 1:20.83, a new school record. While Xavier and Georgetown tied for first, that tie would not remain for long, however. As the officials reviewed the tie, it became apparent that Georgetown left early on one of the legs, resulting in their disqualification. With that disqualification, the Pirates drew even closer to the reigning champions with two days remaining.
Heading into the third day of competition, the Pirates find themselves in second place with 62 points overall.
- Georgetown – 297 points
- Seton Hall – 270
- Xavier – 210
- Villanova – 188
- Providence – 103
The Pirates return to action on Wednesday for Day Three of the BIG EAST Championships. Events include the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, one-meter board and 400 medley relay.
