Northwestern swimming and diving splits towards Duke

Two weeks faraway from a number of highway losses, Northwestern males’s swimming and diving returned house with a win over Duke, whereas the ladies fell to proceed their skid. 

The Wildcats’ (3-2, 0-0 Big Ten) males claimed their first win in practically a month over the Blue Devils by a rating of 216-118, whereas the ladies (2-4, 0-0 Big Ten) misplaced 192-142. 

On the lads’s aspect, NU received 18 occasions, together with three of 4 relays. Junior David Gerchik completed first in each the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, logging a season-best 1:44.27 within the 200-yard. He was additionally a part of the first-place 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter medley relays. 

Sophomore Oli Kós received the 100-yard freestyle with a personal-best 43:87. He additionally received the 200-yard butterfly, boasting a 1:45.08. Junior Connor Schuster took half in every of the ’Cats’ relays, main them to wins within the 200-meter freestyle, 200-meter medley and 400-meter medley.

Swimmers from NU and Duke put together for his or her race on the beginning blocks.

In the diving competitions, NU positioned first in each the one- and three-meter occasions. Junior Adam Cohen topped the one-meter leaderboard, whereas sophomore Kyle Ly and junior Ryan Augustine additionally completed within the prime 4. Ly received the three-meter competitors.

On the ladies’s aspect, the ’Cats received 4 occasions. Junior Sydney Smith received the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best 1:46.45, in addition to the 200-yard Individual Medley. Sophomore Zoe Nordmann received the 500- and 1000-yard freestyles, and Smith and sophomore Grey Davis completed second and third within the 500-yard freestyle. 

In the 200-meter freestyle relay, NU’s A crew completed simply 0.08 seconds behind Duke’s A crew. Though the ’Cats didn’t declare the highest spot in both of the diving competitions, they earned 4 of the highest six spots within the one-meter and 5 of the highest six within the three-meter.

Senior Audrey Yu completed second within the 50-yard freestyle with a personal-best 22.42. Junior Maggie Papanicholas positioned second within the 100-yard breaststroke with a season-best 1:01.22. 

Both the lads’s and ladies’s squads take per week off earlier than heading to the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, which takes place from Nov. 18-21.

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