Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams Fall to Notre Dame

Saturday, October 7

South Bend, Ind.

10 a.m.

University of Louisville

Notre Dame

Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams Fall to Notre Dame

October 07, 2017 | Swimming & Diving

Cards vs. Irish final results

The Cards won 12 events, but dropped their first dual meet to Notre Dame.

By: Kylie Klotzbach

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – In their first dual meet of the season, the Cardinals won a collective 12 events but were unable to top the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The No. 7 men were narrowly defeated 153.5-146.5, while the No. 9 women fell 181.5-118.5 in South Bend on Saturday afternoon.

"It was a good early season assessment for our program," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "We are excited to get back to training and working towards our lofty team goals. We fell short on final scores but I am proud of the team resolve. Special recognition to our divers who won three of the four diving events today. This group continues to make good progress."

In the first event of the day, the Lady Cards 200 medley 'B' relay of Ashlyn Schoof, Avery Braunecker, Nastja Govejsek, and Casey Fanz took second with a time of 1:41.92, while the 'A' team of Alina Kendzior, Maria Astashkina, Grace Oglesby, and Lainey Visscher posted a time of 1:42.01 to take third. The men's 'A' team of Nikolaos Sofianidis, Carlos Claverie, Nicolas Albiero, and Andrej Barna swam to a first place finish in a time of 1:29.02.

Sophie Cattermole led the Cardinals in the 1000 free, placing third with a 10:15.40. On the men's side, Marcelo Acosta (9:05.37) and T.C. Smith (9:23.37) took second and third, respectively.

In the 200 free, Mallory Comerford placed second with a time of 1:46.12. Zach Harting (1:39.11) finished second with Jarrett Jones (1:39.86) and Samuel Steele (1:39.90) just behind in third and fourth.

Kendzior raced to a third place and finish in the 100 back (55.09), while Schoof took fourth in a 56.04. In the men's event, Sofianidis was fourth with a time of 49.23.

In a tight 100 breaststroke race, with less than one second separating the top five finishers, Astashkina (1:03.65), Silvia Guerra (1:03.70), Morgan Friesen (1:03.78), and Lauren James (1:04.41) took third, fourth, fifth, and sixth. Claverie captured the Cardinals' first individual win of the morning, touching the wall in a 55.47.

Oglesby secured the Lady Cards' first win of the day, racing to a time of 1:58.65 in the 200 fly. Freshman Carley Lowe took third with a 2:02.78. Albiero also placed first in the 200 fly by nearly two seconds, swimming a time of 1:48.10. Spencer Carl was fourth with a 1:52.93 and Etay Gurevich took fifth in a 1:53.01.

Visscher tied for second with Notre Dame's Katie Smith in the 50 free (23.16), while Fanz posted a 23.43 to place fourth. Barna also placed second for the Cards with a 20.17, and Matyi Kovacs took fourth with a 20.97.

Divers Molly Fears (290.48) and Breanna Price (266.10) took second and third, respectively in the 3-meter. Daniel Fecteau narrowly edged Notre Dame's Coumos by .69, winning the men's 1-meter with a score of 324.00. Newcomer Daniel Pinto was third with a 318.23.

Comerford (48.99) and Visscher (50.72) took second and third to lead the Cardinals in the 100 free. Barna continued his successful day with a win in the men's event, defeating Notre Dame's Tabahn Afrik by .19 with a 44.30. Harting was third in a time of 45.02.

In the 200 back, Kenzior finished second (1:59.27), while Schoof placed fourth (2:01.01). For the men, Albiero swam a 1:46.81 to place second.

Astashkina recorded her first individual victory as a Cardinal, finishing nearly three seconds ahead of her closest competitor with a 2:13.99 in the 200 breaststroke. Fellow freshman Friesen placed third (2:17.70), while Rachael Bradford-Feldman was fourth (2:18.03). The Cardinals swept the 200 breaststroke as Claverie touched first with a 2:01.12. Todd Owen was third in a time of 2:05.25.

Comerford (4:53.13) and Arina Openysheva (4:58.83) took third and fourth in the 500 free, and Jones added a second place (4:31.16) in the men's race.

In the 100 fly, Oglesby continued her solid performance with a third place finish (54.38). Govejsek followed just behind in fourth with a time of 55.34. Harting took second, stopping the clock in a time of 48.04.

Fears notched a win in the 1-meter diving event, scoring a 289.95. Michaela Sliney was fourth, tallying a 259.80. In the men's 3-meter, Pinto (348.98) and Fecteau (343.73) scored a 1-2 finish for the Cardinals.

The Lady Cards swept the 200 IM with Bradford-Feldman leading the charge in a time of 2:03.45. Astashkina took second in a 2:04.30, while Kendzior was third with a 2:04.93. In the men's 200 IM, Claverie placed second in a time of 1:50.52. Jones was fourth in a 1:51.24.

In the final event of the day, the team of Visscher, Comerford, Rachel Grooms, and Openysheva finished second in the 400 free relay (3:20.77). The Cardinal men finished the meet with a win in the 400 free relay as Albiero, Barna, Sofianidis, and Harting touched the wall in a 2:57.92.

Up next, the Lady Cards will head to Dallas, Texas on Oct. 13-14 for the SMU Classic. The team will then reconvene at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on Oct. 20-21 for a two-day dual against Michigan.