Men’s and Women’s Swimming Set for Season Opener in Salem Relay Meet

The Wheeling University Men’s and Women’s Swimming group open their account for the 2026/27 marketing campaign on Saturday, as they make the quick journey over to Salem, W.Va for a relay meet. It shall be a primary for the Swimming program beneath Will Hughes, with the relay meet a very good likelihood for newcomers to get aggressive reps beneath their belt with their new teammates.

The Wheeling University Swim group competed in a number of relays on the MEC/GMAC Championships l, a lot of which shall be raced once more tomorrow. The Conference Championship’s had been comprised of the 200, 400, and 800 free relays, together with the 200 and 400 medley relay (yards). The Wheeling quartet of Androniki Chrysafi, Giulia Liberti, Lydie Sprecher, and Grace Moorley had been champions of the MEC within the womens 200 medley relay this February, clocking a time of 1:49.40. Chrysafi, Liberti, Sprecher, and Olivia Moyer would mix for the 400 medley relay, the place they completed 2nd within the MEC. The Wheeling Women’s Swim group would take two extra third place convention finishes within the 400 and 800 free relays to determine themselves as sturdy relayers, and shall be keen to construct on this success come Saturday.

The Men would even have the identical success because the Women within the 200 medley relay, with Aris Dimakis, Efe Kucuk, Meiko Schonekes, and Nathaniel Olivares  combining to take the highest spot within the MEC. They would swim a time of 1:32.45, additionally taking third within the MEC/GMAC mixed. Archie Piggott would are available for Efe Kucuk within the 400 medley relay, the place the Cardinals swam a 3:26.11 to lose to Davis & Elkins by only a second and take 2nd within the MEC. Wheeling Men would take Silver once more within the 400 free relay, earlier than including one other program MEC gold within the 200 free relay. Patrick Kirby, Sarp Kilic, Quintin Tayali, and Aris Dimakis swam a 1:25.25 to take the highest spot and wrap up the relay portion of the Championships.

With 9 medals together with 3 golds towards the MEC final season, it’s clear that the Cardinals are a robust relay group, and tomorrow’s journey to Salem shall be one other likelihood to place that on present. With Salem being a predominantly Water Polo group, Saturdays meet will function extra quick distance relays than others, offering a tricky check for each Cardinal groups.

The Wheeling University Men’s and Women’s Swim groups will get underway from Bridgeport on Saturday, September twenty sixth, with first raced scheduled for round 4pm.