The Rowan men’s swimming team honored Tobias Cahnbley, Justin Goglia, and Gavin Luong during Senior Day festivities, before the team’s meet against Swarthmore at the Tony Lisa Natatorium on Saturday, Jan. 25, Rowan ultimately lost to Swarthmore by a final score of 175-87. Rowan finished the regular season with a 2-5 record. 

Notable performances included Luong’s first-place finish in the 50 free (21.47) and third in the 100 free (49.22). Cahnbley finished second in the 200 back (1:57.90) and third in the 1000 free (10:07.52). Cahnbley and Luong joined teammates Kristian Werner and Braden Sheehan to place second in the 200 free relay (1:26.88). Cahnbley talked about the feelings of participating in Senior Day.

“My emotions were through the roof,” Cahnbley said. “Coming in freshman year, you think you have a lot of time. Those four years go by quickly though and next thing you know, you’re a senior. I had a lot of fun, also a little sad about it but there’s still two weeks left in the season so there’s still work to be done.”

After leading the Profs for 11 seasons, head coach Brad Bowser has seen many senior classes come and go, and he talked about what Senior Day means to him.

“It’s the last time that guys I worked with for four years were able to compete at their home pool,” Bowser said. “For me as a coach, I remember when I was a swimmer and I remember that last meet at my institution, and I try to create the same feeling for these guys.”

Other impressive performances were turned in by Brandon McMahon and James Bygott. McMahon and Bygott came in first and second respectively in the 100 breaststroke, with times of 1:00.80 and 1:00.89. 

Rowan will now turn their attention to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships, which take place at the Aquaplex in Hampden, VA on Feb. 13-16. Bowser talked about what the preparation and excitement leading up to the championship will look like. 

“We do something called a taper, so we’ll start resting by lowering the yardage each day,” Bowser said. “So the amount of workload drops 40-60 percent. They get more energy from it and they’re jumping off the walls, it’s like kids in a candy store.”

Cahnbley has participated in previous NJAC Championships and offered what insight he would be sharing with his teammates ahead of the event. 

“Don’t wait, four years go by quickly,” Cahnbley said. “I tell them they need to start grinding early and just keep pushing.”

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