Ohio Swim and Dive Falls to Akron

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AKRON, Ohio – The Bobcats’ swimming and diving workforce (5-1) continued their meet in Akron, Ohio, on Saturday morning, in opposition to MAC foe Akron (4-1). On the ultimate day of competitors, the Bobcats would in the end fall to the Zips 239-171.

Day two of competitors began with the 200-yard medley relay, the place the Bobcats relay of junior Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio), senior Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), junior Jordan Claypoole (Parkersburg, WV), and junior Zita Szoke (Serbia, Becej) completed in first place with a time of 1:38.19.

In the 1000-yard freestyle, junior Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) completed in second place with a time of 10:21.01. Freshman Katrina Kollin (Dublin, Ohio) completed in third place with a time of 10:23.48, and freshman Emma Schwertfeger (Fishers, Ind.) completed in fifth place with a time of 10:45.10.

Szoke claimed first place within the 50-yard freestyle with a time of twenty-two.51. Freshman Tori Wittenberg (Medford, N.J.) completed in fourth place with a time of 23.29.

In the 100-yard backstroke, freshman Lily Baumgartner (Ada, Ohio) completed in fourth place with a time of 54.26, and Schweikert completed in fifth place with a time of 54.30.

DiBetta took the highest spot within the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.06. Senior Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) completed in fifth place with a time of 1:03.69.

Claypoole completed in third place within the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.55.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Szoke completed in first place with a time of 1:47.88. Senior Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) completed in third place with a time of 1:51.06, and junior Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) completed in fifth place with a time of 1:53.22.

Baumgartner completed the 50-yard backstroke in second place, with a time of 25.45. Senior Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn) completed in fourth place with a time of 25.74, and Schweikert completed in fifth place with a time of 25.81.

Ellsworth completed in first place within the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:24.09, and Morgan Brown (Fort Wayne, Ind.) completed in second with a time of 4:24.52.

During the 3-meter diving portion of the meet, junior Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) completed in first place with a rating of 639.90. Freshman Bella Basford (Cincinnati, Ohio) completed in third place with a rating of 546.83, senior Stephanie Balthaser (Delaware, Ohio) completed in fourth place with a rating of 522.31, and freshman Alyssa Kiszczak (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) completed in fifth place with a rating of 496.35.

In the ultimate occasion of the meet, Szoke, Wittenberg, Juliette Daigneault (Scottsdale, Ariz), and Claypoole completed the 400-yard freestyle relay in second place with a time of three:18.70.

The Bobcats diving workforce returns to the pool subsequent weekend (Feb 6-7) at Miami (OH). Ohio’s swim and dive workforce will compete on the MAC Championships Feb. 25-28, hosted by Akron.

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