No. 10/15 Cardinal Swimming and Diving Set to Host The Battle of the Bluegrass

Saturday, January 22

LOUISVILLE, KY

1:00 p.m. (Diving at Noon)

University of Louisville

Kentucky

Tanner Cummings and Haridi Sameh celebrate the relay win

Photo by: Jaylynn Nash

No. 10/15 Cardinal Swimming and Diving Set to Host The Battle of the Bluegrass

January 20, 2022 | Swimming & Diving

Louisville faces NR/13 Wildcats of Kentucky on Saturday

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 10/15 University of Louisville swimming and diving team will face interstate rival No. NR/13 Kentucky in a dual meet Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. in the Ralph Wright Natatorium. Diving will begin at noon.

The Cardinals, who had not competed in a dual meet since Oct. 21 due to the cancellation of meets with Notre Dame, Miami and Missouri due to COVID pauses, are coming off a split with No. 5/10 Indiana last week. The No. 15 ranked University of Louisville women upset No. 10-ranked Indiana but the No. 11 Cardinal men fell to the No. 5 Hoosiers in a dual meet last Friday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

The Cardinal women downed the Hoosiers 182-118. Louisville was led by Gabi Albiero, who had wins in the 200 medley relay, 50 free, 100 butterfly and the 400 free relay. Liberty Williams set a school record enroute to winning the 1000 free and posted the second fastest time in the nation as well as picking up a win in the 500 free to sweep the distance events. Abby Hay took the 200 fly and the 400 IM while Arina Openysheva won the 100 free and was part of the 400 free relay squad's win.

The men fell 208-95 to the fifth-ranked Hoosiers. Highlight swims came from Haridi Sameh who won the 50 free and Daniel Sos, who ran away with the 400 IM.

The UofL women's team is led by Gabi Albiero, who was named ACC Swimmer of the Week this week. Albiero captured two individual events and was part of the winning 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams in No. 15 Louisville's 182-118 upset victory against No. 10 Indiana. The sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky, won the 50 freestyle (22.25) and also beat the field by a full second in the 100 butterfly (51.63), recording NCAA B cuts in each race. She was part of the 400 freestyle relay team that won in an A-cut time of 3:14.26 and 200 medley relay which touched first in a season-best 1:36.72.

Sprinter Haridi Sameh continues to be a point producer for the Cardinals. Against IU, Sameh came home first in a blazing 19.19 for a B-cut in the 50 free, 8^th fastest time in the nation. He was second in the 100 free with a time of 43.13 and anchored the medley relay and led off the 400 free relay for the Cardinals.

The UK women are coming off a win against Marshall. After sweeping a total of 10 events, the No. 13 University of Kentucky women's swim team cruised past the Herd, 159-62, on Wednesday afternoon at the Lancaster Aquatic Center. Riley Gaines won three individual events during the meet, taking the top spot in the 50 free (22.92), 100 free (49.66), and 200 free (1:46.68). The senior also anchored the 200 medley relay in 22.79 along with Sophie Sorenson (26.17), Bailey Bonnett (27.99), and Izzy Gati (24.52) who combined in a winning time of 1:41.47.

The Kentucky men have been idle since Nov. 20 when last week's tri-meet with Ohio State and Texas was cancelled. The men last competed at the Ohio State Invitational in Columbus where the Wildcats placed fifth with a final score of 1,222.

Top 50 Ranked Individual Swims
Haridi Sameh: (8^th, 50 free, 19.19), (48^th, 100 free, 43.04)
Christiana Regenauer (43^rd, 50 free, 22.39), (29^th, 100 fly, 52.51)
Gabi Albiero (28^th, 50 free, 22.25), (24^th, 100 free, 48.67), 19^th, 200 butterfly, 1:55.42)
Michael Eastman (46^th, 100 free, 43.01)
Arina Openysheva (18^th, 100 free, 48.53)
Murilo Sartori (30^th, 200 free, 1:34.47)
Colton Paulson (42^nd, 200 free, 134.84)
Gus Saldo (48^th, 500 free, 4:19.30)
Liberty Williams (2^nd, 1000 free, 9:33.23)
Maddie Luther (38^th, 1000 free, 9:56.68)
Mitchell Whyte (18^th 100 back, 46.11)
Nick Albiero (21^st, 200 back, 1:42.19), (13^th 200 fly, 1:42.29)
Rye Ulett (30^th, 200 back, 1:54.91)
Tatiana Salcutan (42^nd, 200 back, 1:55.13)
Mariia Astashkina (30^th, 100 breaststroke, 1:00.23), (19^th, 200 breaststroke, 2:08.82)
Adeline Farrington (33^rd, 100 breaststroke, 1:00.29)
Kaylee Wheeler (32^nd, 100 breaststroke, 1:00.25)
Evgenii Somov (25^th, 100 breaststroke, 52.52), (27^th, 200 breaststroke, 1:54.91), (42^nd, 200 IM, 1:45.33),
Morgan Friesen (39^th, 200 breaststroke, 2:10.70)
Kim Herkle (45^th, 200 breaststroke, 2:11.29), (46^th, 400 IM, 4:13.56)
Tristen Ulett (16^th, 100 fly, 52.7), (22^nd, 200 butterfly, 1:55.87)
Abby Hay (25^th, 100 fly, 52.38), (15^th 200 butterfly, 1:54.92), (14^th, 200 IM, 4:09.72)
Alena Kraus (334d, 200 butterfly, 1:56.69)
Daniel Sos (19^th, 200 IM, 1:44.28), (15^th, 400 IM, 3:44.92)
Duda Sumida (25^th, 400 IM, 4:09.72)

Relays
W 200 Free Relay 17^th, 1:29.31
M 200 Free Relay 20^th, 1:17.94
W 400 Free Relay 7^th, 3:!4.15
M 400 Free Relay 19^th 2:51.53
W 800 Free Relay 10^th 7:06.25
M 800 Free Relay 13^th 6:22.78
W 200 Medley Relay 1:36.72
M 200 Medley Relay 18^th 1:25.00
W 400 Medley Relay 12^th 3:32.64
M 400 Medley Relay 15^th 3:07.74