Georgia Tech vs Carson Newman vs ECU
- January 27, 2024
- Atlanta, Ga.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Georgia Tech Athletics
THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving team capped off the weekend of competition with victories over Carson Newman and ECU. The men beat Carson Newman 208-48 and the women defeated Carson Newman 240-48 and ECU 198-101.
Today, the Jackets recognized their 2024 senior class. The 10 swim and dive seniors are Justin Alderson, Caleb Blischke, Anna Bradescu, Claudia Butterfield, Astrid Dirkzwager, Wiggo Frohde, Rei Kuramoto, Lindsey Merk, Ari Sakellaris, and Batur Unlu.
In the women’s 3-meter diving event, Anna Bradescu finished second with a score of 277.35. Lizzie Powley also came in second with a score of 287.63 in the women’s 1-meter dive.
The swimmers dominated their opponents as they swept multiple events.
Mert Kilavuz championed the 1000 Y Free (8:51.21) and the 500 Y Free (4:03.33). Leandro Odorici found success in the 100 Breast (54.41) and the 100 Y Free (43.96). For the men, Nils Bognar also championed the 100 Back (48.68) and the 400 IM (3:51.90).
The men also claimed several first-place finishes from Berke Saka (200 Y Back) and Joao Caballero (200 Breast).
The Jackets Ari Sakellaris and Zora Ripkova claimed multiple victories for the Jackets in their respective events. Sakellaris claimed the top spots in the 500 Y Free (4:57.02) and 1000 Y Free (10:08.67). Ripkova secured the top times in the 100 Y Free (50.76) and 200 Y Free (1:49.08).
The women also claimed several first-place finishes from Rei Kuramoto (200 Y Fly), Anna Hadjiloizou (50 Y Free), Jillian Ferrari (100 Back), Kendal Chunn (200 Y Back), Sabyne Brisson (200 Breast), Kiah Smith (100 Y Fly), and McKenzie Campbell (400 IM).
Tech has continued to experience success, sweeping the podium in multiple men’s and women’s events.
Men’s 1000 Free: 1. M. Kilavuz(8:51.21), 2. Charles Perks (9:17.83), 3. Sean Santos (9:35.80)
Men’s 100 Free: 1. Leandro Odorici (43.96), 2. Ricky Balduccini (45.09), 3. Robin Yeboah(45.12)
Men’s 100 Y Fly: 1. Stephen Jones (47.56), 2. Ramy El Ghaziri (48.33), 3. David Gapinski (50.29)
Men’s 200 Free: 1. Ricky Balduccini (43.96), 2. Vitor Sega (1:38.49), 3. Joao Caballero (1:06.41)
Men’s 200 Y Fly: 1. Antonio Romero (1:47.47), 2. Henry Gibbs (1:48.81), 3. Blake Burnley (1:52.41)
Men’s 50 Y Free: 1. Will Coady (20.54), 2. Robin Yeboah(20.57), 3. Batur Unlu (20.59)
Women’s 100 Free: 1. Z. Ripkova (50.76), 2. A.Hadjiloizou (50.88), 3. Caroline Pape(51.62)
That Jackets also claimed both the men’s and women’s 200 and 400 relay events.
Women’s 400 Medley: Team A- Ferrari, Sabin, Merk, and Hadjiloizou (3:39.23)
Men’s 400 Medley: Team A- Saka, Caballero, Romero, and Odorici (3:12.15)
Women’s 200 Free Relay: Team A- Hadjiloizou, Ferrari, Murphy, and Ripkova (1:31.53)
Men’s 200 Free Relay: Team A- Alderson, Balduccini, Gapinski, and Odorici (1:19.98)
UP NEXT:
Georgia Tech swimming and diving will be back in action on Friday, Feb.9 at the Auburn First Chance Meet.
Courtesy: ECU Athletics
ATLANTA, Ga. – The East Carolina women’s swimming and diving team closed out the regular season with a 232-61 win over Carson-Newman and a 196-101 loss to Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon inside the McAuley Aquatic Center finishing with a 10-1 record.
“We swam and dove well today,” head coach Matt Jabs said. “Georgia Tech is the caliber of team we want to compete against more often. I thought our team stepped up to the challenge and performed really well with several in-season and life-time best results. We finished the regular season 10-1 and had a lot of growth this season. Now we will turn our complete focus to the conference championships in a few weeks.”
Kaylee Hamblin won the 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52) and placed second in the 200 Breaststroke (2:13.24) against Georgia Tech, while claiming wins in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke versus Carson-Newman. Reigning American Athletic Conference Diver of the Week Frida Zuniga Guzman claimed first place in the 1-Meter and 3-Meter dives with scores of 299.25 and 308.55) against the Yellow Jackets.
As a team, ECU claimed first in 14 swimming and two diving events against Carson-Newman.
ECU wins versus Georgia Tech
1st – K. Hamblin in 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52)
1st – Guzman in 1-Meter dive (299.25)
1st – Guzman in 3-Meter dive (308.55)
ECU wins versus Carson-Newman
1st – Laura Kellberg, Carlie Clements, Mikayla Durkin, Heidi Bruining in 200 Free Relay (1:32.71)
1st – Sophie Knepper, K. Hamblin, Sara Kalawska, Bruining in 400 Medley Relay (3:42.16)
1st – Clements in 50 Free (23.37)
1st – Durkin in 100 Free (51.66)
1st – Bruining in 200 Free (1:50.25)
1st – Meghan Armstrong in 100 Backstroke (55.85)
1st – Kendall Bensen in 200 Backstroke (2:01.39)
1st – K. Hamblin in 100 Breaststroke (1:00.52)
1st – K. Hamblin in 200 Breaststroke (2:13.24)
1st – Kalawska in 100 Fly (55.96)
1st – Kalawska in 200 Fly (2:03.70)
1st – Elena Dinehart in 400 IM (4:38.49)
1st – Emilee Hamblin in 500 Free (4:59.78)
1st – Sadie Covington in 1000 Free (10:17.15)
ECU’s divers will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 2 when it squares off against Duke at 3 p.m. (ET). The Pirates will then participate in the AAC Championships starting Thursday, Feb. 22 which are hosted by SMU in Dallas, Texas.
Courtesy: Carson Newman Athletics
ATLANTA, Ga.- Carson-Newman swim left Georgia Tech with fast swims and spots on the podium.
“It was a fantastic day of racing,” head swim coach Ben Young said. “It’s always humbling to race Division I teams and see the amount of professionalism they approach every meet with. That is something we continue to strive for within our own program. We want to continue to challenge our team to witness and see what other teams are doing at that level”.
Carson-Newman swim opened the meet with fourth-place finishes in the 400-yard medley relays. Kyla Blakemore, Breanna Belcher, Chrisman Rand, and Kennadi King finished the women’s 400 medley relay in 3:46.83. For the men, Tyler Schehr, Asger Hartvig, Daniel de Oliveira, and Daniel Ribeiro contributed to a final time of 3:22.35.
In the women’s 1,000-yard freestyle, Makayla Young placed fifth in 10:27.84. Young placed third in the women’s 400-yard IM in 4:39.94. Lillian Hilt followed shortly behind with a fourth-place finish in 4:42.83. Benaiah McDowell placed second in the men’s 400 IM in 4:16.50, and Jed Little finished third in 4:35.29.
“Makayla swam lights out in her races today,” Young said. “She was just off her season best and swam 30 seconds faster in the 1,000 than last year at this time. It was great to see her progress”.
De Oliveira grabbed a fifth-place finish in the men’s 200-yard freestyle. He finished the race in 1:40.59. De Oliveira continued to impress with a 1:51.80 finals time in the 200 back for a fourth-place finish.
“Daniel swam really great in his 200 free and 200 back today,” Young said. “For someone like him, that closing speed will be there at conference when he rests. Even without that rest today, he hung on well. He is in a really good spot”.
Sarah Covington finished sixth in the 100-yard backstroke in 57.05, and Ribeiro grabbed bronze in the event for the men in 49.71.
Belcher made a mark in the women’s 100 breast with a sixth-place finish. She swam the event in 1:04.28. For the men, Hartvig finished third in the event in 59.22.
In the 50-yard freestyle, King placed eighth in 23.96. Hayden Wright finished in sixth for the men in 21.92. King continued to impress with a seventh-place finish in the women’s 100-yard freestyle. She finished the race in 52.02. On the men’s side of competition, Ribeiro finished sixth (45.96) and Ethan Lawless grabbed seventh (53.86).
“I loved Kennadi’s 50 free,” Young said. “She was under 24 seconds for the first time all year. For a lot of our swimmers, the best is right around the corner. It’s a testament to the work they put in and where we are as a program”.
Antonia Sanint placed fifth in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke in 2:20.59. Hartvig finished fifth for the men in 2:09.42. McDowell placed sixth in the event in 2:15.06.
“Our men’s side was fairly depleted because of sickness this weekend,” Young said. “To see them step up and come out with strong swims was really impressive. We had Benaiah step up into some swims. Tyler stepped into the relays, and Asger hopped into the 200 relay, which is something he never thought he would see. It really is a testament to what they are willing to do for their team and teammates”.
C-N wrapped up the evening with the 200-yard freestyle relay. The women finished third in the event in 1:35.24. Lily Parr competed in the event with teammates Rand, King, and Sanint. The men grabbed silver in the relay in 1:24.95. Ribeiro, de Oliveira, Schehr, and Hartvig contributed to the event.
“Overall, it was a great weekend. We had some solid racing, and it was good to see everyone working hard even without feeling rested. Our hope is that we will continue on this path and get some good rest before we head to conference in a few weeks,” Young said.
Carson-Newman swim will be back in action Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Championships. Stay up to date on cneagles.com.