United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

KINGS POINT, N.Y.--(1/23/10)--Sophomore Matt Odom won the 100 breaststroke (59.80) and the 200 IM (1:59.71) leading the Bears past rival Merchant Marine 175-125.

Freshman Nick Poehler won the 1,000 freestyle (9:57.52), sophomore Johnson Knox won the 50 freestyle (21.50), sophomore Brian McGuiness won the 100 freestyle (46.95), senior Timmy Berry won the 200 backstroke (1:56.23), junior Mike Carman won the 200 breaststroke (2:08.38) and junior Dan Alley won the 100 butterfly (53.27) for Coast Guard.

The Bears 200 yard medley relay team of Berry, Odom, Alley and Knox won with a time of 1:36.66 while the 400 yard medley relay team of McGuiness, Knox, Alley and sophomore Dan Beshoar won in 3:10.29.

Coast Guard improves to 8-1 on the season.

Men's Swimming - Bears Split; Suffer First Loss of Season

Timmy Berry won an event and had a pair of second place finishes in the split.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.--(1/17/10)--Coast Guard beat host Springfield 209-91, but lost to MIT 174-126 in a tri-meet between the three New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) powerhouses.

The loss to MIT was the Bears first loss of the season, they are now 7-1 in dual meets on the year.

Timmy Berry won the 200 backstroke (1:55.65) and placed second in both the 100 backstroke (53:55) and the 200 IM (2:00.48).

Mike Carman won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:03.38 for Coast Guard.

Men's Swimming - Bears Remain Unbeaten; Beat Babson

Timmy Berry won two individual events and a relay in the win over Babson.

WELLESLEY, MASS.--(1/12/10)--Brian McGuiness and Timmy Berry each won a pair of events leading Coast Guard to a 170-122 win over Babson at Wellesley College.

McGuiness won the 100 free (48.29) and 500 free (4:52.88) while Berry won the 100 back (53.48) and 200 IM (2:00.54),

Berry also teamed with Matt Odom, Dan Alley, and Johnson Knox to win the 200 medley relay (1:37.96).

The other three members of the 200 medley relay also each won an event as Odom won the 100 breast (59.53), Knox won the 50 free (21.50) and Alley won the 100 butterfly (53.65).

Nick Poehler won a pair of events to lead the Bears past Conn. College.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(12/5/09)--Nick Poehler and Matt Odom each won a pair of events as Coast Guard remained unbeaten with a 201-96 win over host and neighboring rival Connecticut College.

Nick Poehler won the 500 freestyle (4:53.10) and the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:57.20 while Odom won the 100 breaststroke (58.93) and the 200 IM (2:00.64).

Also for the Bears, Brian McGuiness won the 200 freestyle (1:47.31), Dan Alley won the 200 butterfly (2:01.40), Johnson Knox won the 50 freestyle (21.68) and Mike Carman won the 200 breaststroke improving his NCAA B cut time with a winning time of 2:07.22.