Both Swim teams fall

This week, the Princeton men's swimming team was ranked 20th in the nation in the Speedo Coaches' poll of America, and yesterday at DeNunzio Pool, it was clear why. Led by 1995 all-Americans Shawn Trokhan and Paul O'Neill, the Tigers trounced Penn 153-81, claiming first place in 11 of the 13 events in the dual meet. With the win, Princeton improved to 1-1 overall (1-0 Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League). The Tigers' loss came last week at the hands of No. 5 Tennessee. Meanwhile, the Quakers dropped to 1-2 overall and in the EISL. Princeton dominated nearly every aspect of the meet, starting with diving. Tigers divers swept the top three spots in both the 1- and 3-meter events. The Quakers, who were forced to compete without top diver senior Josh Schultz, entered only one diver, sophomore Carl Sipowicz. Sipowicz finished fourth in the 1-meter event. "I wasn't really happy with my performance, I didn't dive very well," Sipowicz said. "Their divers weren't impossible to beat. I felt I could have done a lot better." Although Princeton took most of the top three places in the swimming events, several Quakers showed they could be competitive against some of the best swimmers in the nation. Junior Jeff Brown was the only Quaker to win his events, taking first place in both the 200 individual medley and the 200 butterfly. Senior Geoff Munger had a great race against the all-American Trokhan in the 100 freestyle, losing by only one one-hundredth of a second, while freshman Ryan Kafer held his own against Princeton's Fred Klein in the 200 freestyle. Kafer finished second in that event. Together, Munger, Kafer, Fletcher and Brown placed second in the 400 freestyle relay, finishing 13-hundredths of a second behind a Tigers team composed of three 1995 all-Americans. "We had some really good swims today," said Penn sophomore Mark Spenner. "Every meet's an opportunity to improve and Princeton's got a fast pool. We looked a lot better than we did last year and next year." Spenner thought last Saturday's meet actually had a positive effect on team. "We were a bit tired, but a lot of people were still up from Saturday's meet," he said. "A lot of people improved their times. The 400 individual medley team's time today would've been good enough to beat Cornell." · The Penn women's team fared a little bit better against the Tigers, losing 174-120. The Quakers managed to win three events against the defending Easterns champs, taking first place in the 200 free, the 50 free and the 500 free. As in Saturday's tri-meet against Cornell and Yale, senior Alison Zegar led the way for the Quakers. The Tigers won the other 11 events and swam the last three races as an exhibition. Princeton improved to 1-1, while Penn dropped to 0-3 overall.