No. 14/9 Cardinals Set to Host Louisville First Chance Meet

Thursday, February 15

LOUISVILLE, KY

P 10 a.m. | F 5 p.m

University of Louisville

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No. 14/9 Cardinals Set to Host Louisville First Chance Meet

February 14, 2024 | Swimming & Diving

Illinois, Kentucky and Cincinnati will be on deck to improve times

By: Avi Armoza

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The 14/9 University of Louisville men's and women's swimming teams are set to host University of Kentucky, the University of Illinois women and Cincinnati, at the Louisville First Chance Meet. The meet will be held on Feb. 15-16 at the Ralph Wright Natatorium with the prelims starting at 10 a.m. and the finals starting at 5 p.m.

The Cardinals are coming off a strong showing on Saturday, February 3, when they defeated the University of Cincinnati. The Cards swept the matchup, with the women winning 204-90 and the Cardinal men 205-88. UofL was led by a plethora of masterful performances in the individual events. First-place finishers for the Cards included Dalton Lowe (100 back and 100 fly), Murilo Sartori (200 and 500 free), Tommy Bried (200 fly and 400 IM), Guy Brooks (100 free), Gabi Albiero (50 free and 100 fly), Christiana Regenauer (100 free), Rye Ulett (100 back, 500 free, and 400 IM), and Lindsay Gizzi, who swept both boards in the diving events.

The Wildcats are looking to continue their excellence from Friday, February 2, when they swept the University of Cincinnati at home on Senior Day. UK women won by a score of 207-93, and the men 186-111. They were powered by 25 event wins on the day and had seven seniors post individual victories on the special occasion.

The Illinois women last competed on Saturday, January 27, when they lost at home to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 131-169. In the effort, the Fighting Illini found success in the individual events with first-place finishes from Sara Jass (200 IM and 200 breast), Sydney Stoll (200 free), Suvana Baskar (100 back), Logan Kuehne (50 free), Laurel Bludgen (100 free).

In their last head-to-head matchup, the UofL women and men swept UK by the score 210-90 and 209.5-88.5. The Cardinals last matchup against the Fighting Illini women occurred in 2005, with the Cards winning the battle 172-128.

Top 50 Nationally Ranked Times

50 Free:
26^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 19.37

T-5^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 21.75
9^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 21.93
12^th Julia Dennis, UL, 21.98
31^st Lucy Mehraban, UL, 22.20

100 Free:
10^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 47.55
12^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 47.73
T-32^nd Lucy Mehraban, UL, 48.39
T-34^th Julia Dennis, UL, 48.41

200 Free:
37^th Murilo Stein Sartori, UL, 1:33.67
42^nd Guy Brooks, UL, 1:33.96

36^th Summer Cardwell, UL, 1:44.95
46^th Paige Hetrick, UL, 1:45.41

500 Free:
21^st Ilia Sibirtsev, UL, 4:16.05
27^th Tyler Watson, UL, 4:16.43
44^th Murilo Stein Sartori, UL, 4:18.74

46^th Summer Cardwell, UL, 4:43.18

1000 Free:
2^nd Ilia Sibirtsev, UL, 8:46.07
32^nd Tyler Watson, UL, 9:00.76
19^th Levi Sandidge, UK, 8:57.57
21^st Carson Hick, UK, 8:58.01

35^th Caroline Benda, UK, 9:45.40

1650 Free:
13^th Ilia Sibirtsev, UL, 14:51.66
22^nd Tyler Watson, UL, 15:00.39
8^th Levi Sandidge, UK, 14:44.89

50^th Caroline Benda, UK, 16:26.55

50 Back:
16^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 21.18
43^rd Jackson Millard, UL, 21.62

T-50^th Abby Hay, UL, 24.47

100 Back:
35^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 46.09
T-50^th Charlie Crush, UL, 46.49

T-43^rd Paige Hetrick, UL, 52.63

200 Back:
40^th Jackson Millard, UL, 1:42.12

24^th Rye Ulett, UL, 1:53.81
29^th Paige Hetrick, UL, 1:54.06
23^rd Grace Frericks, UK, 1:53.77

50 Breast:
T-44^th Denis Petrashov, UL, 24.63

20^th Cecilia Viberg, UL, 27.82
T-24^th Ella Welch, UL, 27.98

100 Breast:
17^th Denis Petrashov, UL, 51.95

31^st Cecilia Viberg, UL, 59.66
34^th Ella Welch, UL, 59.89
36^th Bridget Engel, UK, 59.96

200 Breast:
11^th Denis Petrashov, UL, 1:52.87

31^st Kim Herkle, UL, 2:09.82

50 Fly:
20^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 21.15

T-9^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 23.80
T-24^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 24.27
T-39^th Karoline Barrett, UL, 24.43

100 Fly:
15^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 45.33

6^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 50.83
10^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 51.41
T-36^th Ella Welch, UL, 52.33

200 Fly:
24^th Saldo Saldo, UL, 1:42.86
43^rd Tommy Bried, UL, 1:43.95
20^th Ryan Merani, UK, 1:42.50

9^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 1:53.80
T-17^th Abby Hay, UL, 1:54.83

200 IM:
T-25^th Abby Hay, UL, 1:56.79
34^th Fernanda Gomes Celidonio, UL, 1:57.40

400 IM:
24^th Jackson Millard, UL, 3:44.76
37^th Tommy Bried, UL, 3:46.49
30^th Ryan Merani, UK, 3:45.98

21^st Abby Hay, UL, 4:09.42
22^nd Kim Herkle, UL, 4:09.46

200 Free Relay:
32^nd Louisville Men, 1:18.38

8^th Louisville Women, 1:27.32

400 Free Relay:
23^rd Louisville Men, 2:52.80
47^th Kentucky Men, 2:55.55

6^th Louisville Women, 3:10.97
T-39^th Kentucky Women, 3:18.86

800 Free Relay:
13^th Louisville Men, 6:21.11
26^th Kentucky Men, 6:26.36

17^th Louisville Women, 7:09.47
40^th Kentucky Women, 7:17.52

200 Medley Relay:
21^st Louisville Men, 1:24.84

8^th Louisville Women, 1:35.39
39^th Kentucky Women, 1:38.81
T-44^th Illinois Women, 1:39.37

400 Medley Relay:
22^nd Louisville Men, 3:07.28

16^th Louisville Women, 3:31.82
29^th Kentucky Women, 3:35.99