MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Fairfield men's swimming and diving put forth a great effort at the Wesleyan Invitational and finished in third place with a score of 292. They came in behind the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (525) who finished first and Connecticut College (334) who finished second.  They defeated Wesleyan University (147) who finished in fourth place. 
 
Evan Fair finished the day with two first-place finishes in both the 100 Yard Backstroke (52.62) and the 200 Yard Individual Medley (1:56.77).  He also placed third in the 500 Yard Freestyle.  Peter Sloan finished in third as well in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:11.22).  Benjamin Kebbell came in second-place in the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a final time of 1:57.07 and also came in fourth in the 200 Yard Freestyle.  Jordan Rahurahu also came in fourth in the 200 Yard Butterfly.   
 
Fair, Sloan, Rahurahu, and Kebbell finished in third place in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a final time of 1:37.37. 
 
Fairfield will return to action next weekend on Friday and Saturday as they take part in the Boston Winter Open at Boston University.  They will then go to Buffalo, N.Y. to compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships from February 13-16.