The Batten University men's swimming team earned a 533-348 victory over Barton College on Saturday, October 10, turning in several strong individual performances and a first-place relay finish.

Brendan Pifer led the Marlins in the freestyle events, claiming first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.92 seconds. Pifer also finished second in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 2:02.38. Russell Greensteein added another first-place finish for Batten in the 50-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 31.02 seconds, while Brayden Canterbury followed in second place with a time of 32.54 seconds.

Jack Warner contributed a first-place finish in the 100-yard individual medley, posting a time of 1:00.21. Mason Pifer followed in third place at 1:01.46 while also recording second-place finishes in the 50-yard backstroke (27.17) and 100-yard backstroke (1:00.14). Tommy Saeger added runner-up performances in the 100-yard butterfly (55.37) and 50-yard butterfly (24.45), while Reilly Shaffer placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.57.

Batten closed out the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as Warner, Shaffer, Brendan Pifer and Saeger combined for a first-place time of 1:34.34. The Marlins' second relay team of Dylan Scott, Canterbury, Greensteein and Camden Holmes followed in second place at 1:40.71. Batten also finished second in the 200-yard medley relay, with Mason Pifer, Shaffer, Saeger and Warner recording a time of 1:42.98.

The Marlins' depth contributed to the victory, with Holmes earning second-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.58) and 500-yard freestyle (5:41.37). Scott added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (25.37) and a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:07.01), helping Batten secure the 185-point victory.