Males’s Swimming Opens Dwelling Schedule with Tri-Meet Sweep of Chatham/Bethany

Wheeling, W. Va. – After occurring the street for his or her first three occasions of the season, the Wheeling University Men’s Swimming group (6-0, 2-0) competed within the Alma Grace McDonough Center Natatorium for the primary time on Saturday night. The Cardinals performed host to Chatham University and Bethany College and earned their third tri-meet sweep of the season. They defeated Chatham 164-31 and Bethany 168-4 as they moved to an ideal 6-0 by means of their first six twin meets of the season. 

Leading the best way for the Cardinals was freshman Aris Dimakis, who completed with two particular person wins in addition to a relay win on the day. It was the second time this season that Dimakis had picked up a number of wins in an occasion as he completed because the group’s main level scorer within the effort. He would find yourself profitable back-to-back particular person occasions as he confirmed his power within the quick distance swims. First up was the 50-Yard Freestyle, the place he took first swimming a time of twenty-two.43, beating Chatham’s Max Rollins by .42 seconds. He would come again following the break within the Men’s 100-Yard Individual Medley, the place he picked up his second win. He would swim a time of 56.16, because the Cardinals would take the highest three spots within the occasion. He was adopted by Nathaniel Olivares (56.46) and Meiko Schonekes (57.32) because the Cardinals had one in all their greatest finishes in a single occasion on the day. 

Dimakis’s different win would are available in relay motion as he joined teammates Archie Pigott, Schonekes, and Patrick Kirby within the 200-Yard Medley Relay. Dimakis could be the opening leg of the race and led the foursome to a time of 1:57.14, beating out Chatham’s group by 16 seconds to get issues began. Joining him within the relay was Pigott, who was the opposite Cardinal to complete with a number of wins on the day. His first win would come within the 100-Yard Breaststroke, the place he took the highest spot with a time of 1:00.26, selecting up a 4 second win within the race. He would head into the mid-distance for his second occasion, as he tackled the Men’s 200-Yard Individual Medley. Pigott would as soon as once more choose up the win with a time of two:02.13 and ending 16 seconds forward of the remainder of the sphere.  

After the relay occasions kicked issues off with a win. The Cardinals got here again for the 500-Yard Freestyle to start out the night time. Segmen Duygun would get issues began with a win, swimming a time of 4:56.34 to start out the person occasions. The profitable continued within the 200-Yard Freestyle, this time with Sarp Killic taking house high honors at 1:52.56. After Pigott’s first win of the night time, Schonekes would swim in his first particular person race, swimming within the 100-Yard Butterfly. He would choose up his second collegiate win, placing collectively a time of 53.99 to take house the title. Dimakis closed out the half along with his two wins on the day and it will be Levi Parker who began the second half within the 100-Yard Backstroke. Parker would swim a time of 56.71, whereas Nathaniel Oliveras rounded out the day with a win within the 100-YArd Freestyle with a time of 51.11. 

The closing win of the day got here within the 200-Yard Freestyle when Tom Currie, Killic, Parker, and Duygun took the pool. The foursome would swim a time of 1:33.70 as they accomplished the clear sweep of the day as they earned two extra wins on the season. 

The Wheeling University Men’s Swimming group returns to motion on Saturday, November 1st, once they host Salem with first swims at 1 PM.