Males’s Swim & Dive Picks Up Second Weekend Win – UK Athletics

LEXINGTON, Ky. – It was an eventful weekend on the Lancaster Aquatic Center, getting the yr 2026 underway in profitable, aggressive trend. In the second twin meet of the weekend for the Wildcats on Saturday, the boys’s group was as soon as once more victorious, beating the Missouri Tigers 168.50-131.50. The ladies’s group battled till the top, however the Tigers landed on high 180-120.

The males’s aspect noticed two relay occasion wins to begin and finish the day for the Wildcats. Individual occasion winners included distance specialist Carson Hick (8:52.05) within the 1000 free, Adomas Gatulis (52.89) within the 100 breast, Falemana Tuufui (19.50, 43.11) within the 50 and 100 free, Devin Naoroz (1:43.39) within the 100 again, Dzuigas Miskinis (4:25.54) within the 500 free for the primary time this season, and senior Levi Sandidge (3:42.55) with a monster efficiency within the 400 IM.

On the ladies’s aspect, Katy Jost (9:56.07) and Paige Housman (9:57.58) went one, two within the 1000 free, Fernanda De Goeij (1:55.34) continued her success within the 200 again profitable the occasion, and Hayden Penny (4:12.89) was fired as much as win the 400 IM. Jost (4:49.63) additionally picked up an occasion win within the 500 free, sweeping the ladies’s distance occasions.

On the diving boards, sophomore Avery Giese confirmed out as soon as once more. Giese gained the 1M dive occasion with a rating of 278.48. She completed runner-up within the 1M dive occasion with 321.60.

With a profitable weekend below their belt, the Wildcats now look towards Jan. 16 the place swim will tackle Vanderbilt and Texas A&M in Nashville, Tenn.

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