Splash Showdown: West Chester Hosts Epic Dual Meet for Swim Teams this Wednesday!

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are making a brief mid-week journey to West Chester to participate in a dual meet on Wednesday evening at Graham Natatorium.
 
Both squads are arriving off victories against Ivy League rival Dartmouth while also facing losses to Yale. With this split, the Penn men’s team enhanced their overall record to 2-5, whereas the women’s team improved their record to 7-3. 
 
Quaker Highlights
*In their win against the Big Green and loss to the Bulldogs, Matt Fallon triumphed in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events, while Jeffrey Hou (200 butterfly) and James Curreri (200 backstroke) also secured two victories each.
 
*Fallon’s performance of 54.58 earned him first place in the 100 breast. He also secured victory in the 200 breast, finishing at 1:58.33, just ahead of teammate Peter Whittington (2:01.97) who finished third.
 
*Hou clinched first place in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.90, while Whittington came in second at 1:50.13.
 
*Curreri displayed his dominance once more in the 200 back, registering a time of 1:49.81, with Daniel Gallagher in third place at 1:50.70.
 
*The team of Hou, Watson Nguyen, Alex Fu, and Liam Campbell clocked a 1:30.97 in the 200 medley relay, placing third.
 
*On the women’s end, Anna Moehn achieved victory in both the 500 and 1,000 free events, while Amy Qin (100 back) and Kayla Fu (50 free) also took first place finishes.
 
*Moehn excelled in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:11.89, while Anna Boeckman came in third (10:17.32). Moehn also claimed the 500 free title at 5:00.15.
 
*Qin emerged victorious in the 100 backstroke, finishing at 54.32.
 
*Fu won the 50 free, timing in at 23.49.
 
*On the diving boards, Rachel Yang secured first place in the three-meter dive with a score of 285.35.
 
*The team of Qin, Kate Handley, Maggie Hu, and Fu finished second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.98.
 
Analyzing the Golden Rams
*West Chester will host the Quakers following a break of a month and a half from competition. 
 
*In their latest encounter against Delaware, the West Chester men’s team was defeated by the Blue Hens, 136-107. Paul Demesy spearheaded the team with first-place finishes in both the 500 and 1000 freestyle events. 
 
*The Rams demonstrated a 1-2 finish in the 100 free with Nolan Benner and Devin Metzger leading the way. Metzger also won the 50 free. 
 
*In diving, Boden Burkhart and Tyler Czeiner placed third and fourth on the one- and three-meter boards, respectively.  
 
*In their most recent appearance, the West Chester women’s team lost to the Blue Hens, 152-91. Susana Ungo-Quero triumphed in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, finishing second in the medley relay. 
 
*Danielle Stewart won the 1000 freestyle, while Ditta Kowalik came in third, and Amy Mascuili was closely behind in fourth. 
 
*In diving events, Alicia McHugh aided the team by finishing second in the three-meter dive and placing fifth on the one-meter dive. 
 
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