NEWARK, DE – The Johns Hopkins men's swim team won five events at the Blue Hen Invitational, which featured host Delaware and Lehigh. The Blue Jays also posted a pair career-best swims and three NCAA B qualifying times.
 
Freshman Matthew Hartshorn kicked things off with a win and an NCAA B time. He clocked in at 4:01.08 to win the 400 IM in the first event of the day. Sophomore Daniel Byrnes followed with a third-place finish in the 200 Free in 1:42.61. Sophomore Joe Castagno and senior Brandon Stride then took fifth and sixth place in the 100 Breast. Castagno finished in 58.16, just four hundredths of a second out of fourth place. Stride followed with a swim of 58.63.
 
Freshman Avery Clapp took second in the 200 Fly as he touched in 1:50.96. Senior Kyle Wu then took second in the 100 Free with a swim of 46.72.
 
Hopkins then won four of the next six events. Junior Kellen Roddy got things going when he won the 1650 Free. He turned in his best time of the season, and an NCAA B time, of 15:25.15. Wu placed second in the 200 Breast with a swim of 2:04.30. Clapp then won the 100 Fly as he clocked in with a time of 49.30.
 
Senior Steven Rua continued the winning ways as he grabbed the top spot in the 200 IM. He posted an NCAA B time of 1:49.88. Castagno finished in third (1:55.63) and Stride finished in fourth (1:57.04). Roddy placed fifth in the 50 Free with a career-best swim of 22.99. The Blue Jays ended the day with a win and second-place finish in the 500 Free. Byrnes earned the win with a swim of 4:38.57, while Hartshorn turned in a career-best swim of 4:46.99.