PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior Matt Fallon picked up two big victories on Sunday as the University of Pennsylvania men's swimming and diving team closed out a second-place finish at Princeton's Big Al Invitational at DeNunzio Pool.
 
Fallon excelled in both the 1,650 freestyle and the 200 breaststroke to pace the Quakers after a strong weekend overall in the pool.
 
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*Fallon began the afternoon with a dominant victory in the mile, swimming a 15:07.24 which proved to be an NCAA B-Cut mark. James Curreri took second place with a B-Cut time of 15:10.53. Cooper Nicholson placed seventh at 15:30.17.
 
*Fallon also picked up a win in the 200 breast with a B-Cut time of 1:51.56, Peter Whittington taking third place at 1:55.40. Colin Zhang swam a time of 1:57.28 to take fifth.
 
*Daniel Gallagher swam a 1:45.37 in the 200 backstroke to earn a fourth-place finish, while Nicholson took seventh (1:50.29) and Curreri placed eighth at 1:51.73.
 
*Liam Campbell's 44.03 in the 100 freestyle was good enough for fifth place.
 
*Max Malakhovets finished with in the 200 butterfly, clocking a 1:45.73.
 
*The team of Curreri, Alex Fu, Can John Yeniay, and Campbell took fifth in the 400 free relay at 2:58.02.
 
Up Next
The Quakers have a little over a month off before resuming the schedule in New Haven on Jan. 11 against Yale and Dartmouth.
 
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