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John Bauer
  • chemical engineering
  • Class of 2019
  • Cumberland, R.I.

John Bauer of Cumberland, R.I., Competes at NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships.

2017 Mar 20

John Bauer competed at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships in Shenadoah, Texas March 15-18.

DAY 1

The 200-yard Medley Relay finished sixth at the 2017 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships being held at the CISD Natatorium.

Emory leads after the first day with 135 points while the Engineers are in ninth (26), just five points behind conference champion MIT.

The quartet of sophomore Jack Bauer, senior Tim Petri, junior Karim Elsayed and senior Andrew Bauer clocked a 1:29.74 in the championship final to become the highest finishing relay in program history. Last year's 800-yard freestyle relay, which included the elder Bauer, owned the previous record with a seventh-place showing.

Earlier in the trials, Jack Bauer placed 31st in the 50-yard freestyle (20.94) and rebounded to help set a new 200-yard medley relay record. His 50-yard backstroke split of 22.57 shaved .30 seconds off the current standard while the team collaborated for a record-setting third-place trials time of 1:29.72.

DAY 2

Two more records were set Thursday night as the WPI men took part in the second day of the 2017 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at the Conroe ISD Natatorium.

The Engineers are 14th of 42 scoring teams halfway through the four-day event.

The 400-yard medley relay of Jack Bauer, senior Andrew Kelleher, senior Seth MacDonald, and Andrew Bauer placed third in the consolation final and 11th overall with a school-record 3:18.13. Jack Bauer once again led off with a record split with a 48.66 to reset his own 100-yard backstroke standard. Earlier in the evening, Andrew Bauer took 15th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:39.94.

In the morning trials, the 400 medley relay earned the right to swim again with a 14th-place 3:19.94, which was the school best at the time. Andrew Bauer secured his chance to swim in the night session with a 15th-place 1:39.25 in the 200 free. The 200-yard freestyle relay was 18th (1:22.89) as Jack Bauer was 19th (49.29) in the 100-yard butterfly and MacDonald was 23rd (4:07.06) in the 400-yard IM.

DAY 3

Jack Bauer earned All-America honors in the 100-yard backstroke on the third day of the 2017 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships being held at the Conroe ISD Natatorium.

The Engineers are 16th of 47 scoring teams with 52 points.

Jack Bauer, who set the record in the 100 back (48.66) last night as part of a relay, was sixth in the morning swim with a 48.82 and posted a seventh-place 49.02 in the final. His Friday times were .44 and .24 better than his NEWMAC championship, and meet record time, of 49.26.

The 800 free relay was ninth after the morning heats of the timed final with a 6:46.13. After the lone evening heat, the foursome of Andrew Bauer, Jack Bauer, Karim Elsayed and Seth MacDonald landed 17th.

Petri set a new school record in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.24) to place 20th in the trials. MacDonald, meanwhile, finished the 200-yard butterfly 24th in a time of 1:51.52.

DAY 4

All three WPI entries earned honorable mention All-America accolades on the final day of the 2017 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships at the CISD Natatorium.

The four-day competition saw the Engineers place 16th of 52 scoring teams, and fourth in New England, with 72 points.

Andrew Bauer got the evening session off to a great start with a runner up finish (10th overall) in the consolation final with a school-record time of 44.59. He was 11th in the trials with a 44.96. Petri broke the 200-yard backstroke record twice with 10th-place finishes in both sessions in times of 2:01.09 and 2:01.01. He was edged out of ninth by .42 seconds.

Bauer, Elsayed, senior Frederick Burgwardt, Kelleher collaborated for a 15th-place 3:02.17 to gain entry in the evening session of the 400-yard freestyle relay where they finished 14th (3:02.61).

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