Ohio Trails Akron Going Into Day Two of Competitors

FOLLOW OHIO SWIMMING & DIVING: Twitter | Instagram
 
AKRON, Ohio – The Bobcats’ swimming and diving staff (5-0) traveled to Akron, Ohio, on Friday night (Jan. 30) to tackle MAC opponent Akron University (3-0). After at some point of competitors, the Bobcats path the Zips 132-73.

Junior Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) opened the meet with 1-meter diving, putting first with a rating of 596.30. Senior Stephanie Balthaser (Delaware, Ohio) got here in third place with a rating of 524.86, adopted by freshman Bella Basford (Cincinnati, Ohio), who completed in fourth place with a rating of 517.80.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Ohio’s relay of junior Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio), freshman Addison Lezinsky (Stratford, Conn), freshman Emma Schwertfeger (Fishers, Ind.), and senior Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn) completed in third place with a time of 1:34.62.

In the 500-yard freestyle, freshman Katrina Kollin (Dublin, Ohio) completed in third place with a time of 4:53.79, and sophomore Ashlyn Morr (Galena, Ohio) completed in fifth place with a time of 4:58.12.

Senior Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio) positioned first within the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 28.06.

In the 200 IM, freshman Juliette Daigneault (Scottsdale, Ariz) completed in third place with a time of with a time of two:02.84, and senior Morgan Brown completed in fifth place with a time of two:05.02.

Freshman Jana Macik (Aldie, Va.) completed the 200-yard butterfly in third place with a time of two:01.37, and junior Isabella Arbaugh (Ann Arbor, Mich) completed in fifth place with a time of two:02.58.

Schweikert positioned first within the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:56.47, and sophomore Juliana Slaninka (Mentor, Ohio) completed in fifth place with a time of two:00.91.

The Bobcats had two finishers inside the highest 5 within the 50-yard fly, with junior Zita Szoke (Serbia, Becej) ending in third place with a time of 24.19, and Jordan Claypoole (Parkersburg, W.Va) ending in fourth place with a time of 24.57.

In the 200-yard breaststroke, DiBetta completed in first place with a time of two:13.11. Senior Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) completed in third place with a time of two:15.70.

Freshman Tori Wittenberg (Medford, N.J) completed the 100-yard freestyle in third place with a time of fifty.15, and Daigneault completed in fourth place with a time of fifty.60.

In the ultimate occasion of the night time, the Bobcats completed the 400-yard medley relay in second place. Freshman Lily Baumgartner (Ada, Ohio), DiBetta, Claypoole, and Szoke completed with a time of three:38.69.

Ohio returns to the pool tomorrow morning (Jan 31) at 10 am for day two of motion at Akron. The meet could be watched on the Zips Digital Network.

#OUohyeah