BALTIMORE, Md. – CHAMPIONS!! Nine straight Landmark Conference crowns have been awarded to the Catholic men's swimming and diving team after a historic performance at the championship meet. The Cardinals scored 874.5 points to top the leader board by over 100 points.

Nine straight championships is a new school record for consecutive championships, passing women's lacrosse who won a streak of eight straight from 2014 to 2022. The Cardinals are now tied with Merchant Marine for the conference record of nine total titles.

Head coach John Bodden's team won seven gold medals at this year's meet en rout to claiming a total of 24, the most of any team. Scranton followed the Cardinals as the runner up with 751.5 points and 11 medals. Drew rounded out the top three, scoring 681 points and earning 22 medals. Bodden and his staff were named Men's Coaching Staff of th Year for the second straight season

Catholic recorded six top-three finishes during the final day of competition to hold on for the victory. 

Sean Kelty started the final session off in exciting fashion. The sophomore broke the 1650 free conference and championship meet record, besting his own record of 16:09.41 set at this meet a year ago. Kelty finished with two gold and silver medals and was the top point scorer for Catholic. Shawn Mashburn also clocked a personal-bet time in distance free event, notching a 16:23.48 for fourth. He went home with a gold and a silver medal while breaking a record as well.

Teddy Tsakumis entered the 200 back final as the favorite after setting new personal best in the prelims. The sophomore dropped even more time during his finals swim to defended his title and win the event for the second consecutive season with a personal-best time of 1:53.09. His two gold and one silver medals made him the second most point scorer on the team. 

Jack Thompson, James Caldwell, and Daniel Green all qualified for the 100 free final and finished in succession. Thompson clocked a 47.30 for fourth, Caldwell finished in fifth with a 47.68 while Green followed in sixth with a 47.70. 

The 200 breast final featured Jackson Hicks, Bill Purcell and John Holler. Hicks was in contention until the very end, touching second with a time of 2:04.37. Purcell swam a 2:08.26 for fourth and Holler claimed fifth with a 2:10.20. 

Every Cardinals that was entered in the 200 fly qualified for the final including Vincent Wills, Benjamin Lutcher and Aidan Malvey. Wills earned a silver medal with a time of 1:54.25 while Lutcher took bronze with a 1:54.62. 

Catholic wrapped up the event with a second place finish in the 400 free relay. Holler, Daniel Green, James Caldwell and Jack Thompson combined to produce a 3:09.34 and add the final 34 points to the Cardinals score.

The Cardinals earned another major award on the men's side to end the evening. Charles Connolly III was named Diver of the Year for third straight season after winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives.