Swimming and Diving Sweeps Manchester in Twin Motion

North Manchester, IN – Alma College Swimming and Diving continued twin meet motion on Saturday at Manchester University, incomes victories on each the lads’s and ladies’s sides. The Scots posted a 154–133 win within the males’s meet and rolled to a decisive 188–29 victory within the ladies’s competitors.

On the lads’s aspect, Alma set the tone early because the 200 medley relay crew of Morrison Wood, Brent Riehl, Andrew Barrett, and Noah Newman claimed first place by practically three seconds. Eli Mull turned in a dominant efficiency, sweeping the space freestyle occasions with victories within the 1650, 500, and 200 freestyle. Ryan Fowler adopted with a runner-up end within the 200 freestyle.

Wood added a win within the 200 backstroke and positioned second within the 100 again, whereas Riehl picked up victories within the 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle, and 100 butterfly. Nolan Kaiser positioned second within the 100 butterfly, with Max Nielsen ending third, and Barrett recorded a third-place end within the 200 butterfly. Cody Benkovsky added a third-place effort within the 200 breaststroke.

The meet concluded within the pool with the 200 freestyle relay crew of Owen Reed, Kaiser, Newman, and Mull taking second place. In the diving nicely, Cooper Couch claimed the three-meter title and completed second on the one-meter board.

The ladies’s squad was equally spectacular, opening the meet with a win from the 200 medley relay crew of Sofia Floros, Lily Smith, Sierra Scott, and Laney Voisinet. Val Vinci captured first place within the 1650 freestyle, whereas Zoe Barringer positioned second within the 200 freestyle.

Floros delivered a powerful displaying with wins within the 100 backstroke and 500 freestyle. Aubrey Hawks added second-place finishes within the 100 backstroke and 200 breaststroke, and Megan Black positioned third within the 200 backstroke. Smith was victorious in each the 100 and 200 breaststroke, with Delilah Zingelewicz taking second within the 100 breast and third within the 100 freestyle. Sarah Rabbideau completed second within the 200 freestyle and third within the 100 freestyle.

In the dash occasions, Voisinet received the 50 freestyle and positioned second within the 100 butterfly, whereas Scott claimed the 100 butterfly title and completed second within the 50 freestyle. Abi Spitzley added a third-place end. Alma closed out the meet with a victory within the 200 freestyle relay, as Rabbideau, Zingelewicz, Anya Drewnicki, and Floros touched first.

In diving, Abigail Dumond swept each the one-meter and three-meter occasions, with Maddie McGuire incomes second place on each boards.

The Scots return to motion on January 24, competing on the second MIAA Invitational, hosted by Calvin University.