Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Drop Home Opener to Michigan

Saturday, October 21

Louisville, Ky.

11 a.m.

University of Louisville

Michigan

Louisville Swimming and Diving v UK | Carlos Claverie

Photo by: Mike DeZarn

Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Drop Home Opener to Michigan

October 21, 2017 | Swimming & Diving

17 Uof L v Michigan Results

The Cards won four events on Day 2.

By: Kylie Klotzbach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the second day of competition against Michigan, the University of Louisville men's and women's swimming and diving teams secured four victories to close out the two-day dual meet at the Ralph Wright Natatorium. The Cardinals fell to the Wolverines 220-127 on the women's side, while the Louisville men were defeated 230-119.

"I liked the team energy today," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "That was the biggest thing we talked about coming into this morning, to really have a great team energy and to battle for every little thing. I liked the way we got better as a team today."

Opening the day for the Cardinals, the team of Alina Kendzior (25.88), Avery Braunecker (28.74), Nastja Govejsek (23.85), and Casey Fanz (22.50) posted a 1:40.97 to finish second in the 200 medley relay. The men's team of Nikolaos Sofianidis (23.03), Carlos Claverie (24.91), Zach Harting (21.64), and Andrej Barna (19.75) took third with a 1:29.33.

Sophie Cattermole touched fourth in the 1000 free, swimming a time of 10:07.19, while Arina Openysheva turned in a 10:12.49 for fifth place. Marcelo Acosta shattered his previous pool record by over six seconds in the men's 1000 free, but ultimately finished second with a time of 9:01.18.

In the 50 free, Mallory Comerford blasted a 22.90 to win the event for the Cardinals. Fanz and Braunecker were third (23.23) and fourth (23.35), respectively. On the men's side, Barna recorded a third place finish with a 20.44. Matyi Kovacs was fifth, swimming a time of 21.04.

Kendzior swam to a fourth place finish in the 200 back, earning a time of 1:58.88. In the men's event, Nicolas Albiero completed his sweep of the backstroke events, racing to the win in a time of 1:46.11.

In the 1-meter diving event, Molly Fears continued a strong meet for the Cardinals' diving contingent, placing first with a score of 279.60.

In the 200 free, Comerford (1:47.13), Openysheva (1:50.51), and Rachael Bradford-Feldman (1:50.64) swam to second, third, and fourth place finishes. The trio of Jarrett Jones (1:39.20), Samuel Steele (1:40.68), and Spencer Carl (1:41.63) followed up the women with second, third, and fourth place finishes of their own in the men's 200 free.

Mariia Astashkina earned a second place finish in the 100 breast with a 1:03.03. Following just behind in third and fourth were Morgan Friesen (1:04.25) and Lauren James (1:04.27). The men's 100 breast featured a second place finish from Claverie with a time of 55.60. Todd Owen took third with a 58.55 and Jonathan Zoucha was fourth (58.81).

Govejsek secured second place for the Cards in the 100 fly, posting a time of 54.76. Grace Oglesby took third in a 55.31, while Kendzior was fourth with a 56.03. Albiero registered a 48.42 in the men's 100 fly for second, and Harting grabbed a third place finish with a 48.59.

In the men's 3-meter, Daniel Pinto led the Cards with a second place finish, scoring a 360.75. Daniel Fecteau was sixth with a score of 305.78.

Bradford-Feldman used a swift back-half to earn the victory in the 400 IM, swimming a time of 4:14.05. Cattermole took second (4:23.83), while the freshman duo of Carley Lowe (4:23.83) and Friesen (4:26.91) took third and fourth. In the men's 400 IM, Jones placed second in a time of 3:55.65, while Claverie touched third with a 3:57.63.

The Cards men's and women's 400 free relays registered a pair of second place finishes to conclude the meet. Openysheva (51.04), Comerford (49.22), Lainey Visscher (50.48), & Fanz (49.88) posted a 3:20.62 in the women's race, while the men's team of Albiero (45.41), Barna (44.22), Sofianidis (45.32), and Harting (44.05) recorded a 2:59.00.

Next up, the Cards welcome the University of Tennessee to Ralph Wright Natatorium for a dual meet on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.