Bridgeport, Conn. - The Adelphi University swimming and diving program took to the lanes at the University of Bridgeport on Friday afternoon, ultimately falling to the Purple Knights in dual meet action. 

The Bridgeport men's swimming program are the defending Northeast 10 Conference Champions. 

Men's Highlights: 

• Adelphi opened the meet with a victory in the 200-meter medley relay. Ryan Kakimseit, Andrew Kravtsov, Eric Slavin and Valerii Pidhoretskyy combined for a winning time of 1:43.57.
• Valerii Pidhoretskyy captured the 50-meter freestyle in 23.53, with teammate Eric Slavin finishing second in 23.78.
• Pidhoretskyy earned another first-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle, touching the wall in 51.83.
• Ryan Kakimseit won the 200-meter backstroke in 2:09.17, finishing ahead of Bridgeport's Brady Stangl.

Women's Highlights: 

• Panthers' top individual finishes included Chloe Rivers placing second in the 800-meter freestyle (10:23.43) and Kelly Tula taking third in the 400-meter freestyle (5:05.34).
• Aizel Pusing placed second in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 29.07 and also earned a second-place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:59.04.

Adelphi is back in the lanes starting December 4 for the ECAC Winter Championships, hosted at nearby Nassau Aquatic Center. Full schedule to be posted prior to day one.