Girls’s Swimming Completes Clear Sweep in Dwelling Opening Effort

Wheeling, W. Va. – Swimming motion got here to the Alma Grace McDonough Natatorium for the primary time in 2025-2026 on Saturday because the Wheeling Women’s Swimming staff (5-1, 1-1) hosted their third tri-meet of the season. The Cardinals wouldn’t solely sweep the occasion, beating Chatham 137-49 and Bethany 137-7, however swept the complete occasion, profitable gold in each single occasion. The Cardinals had two swimmers with a number of particular person wins, and had seven totally different Cardinal swimmers earn a gold medal efficiency on the day. 

Leading the way in which for the Cardinals was Niki Chrysafi, who led the Cardinals with three complete wins, two particular person and one relay. After opening the day as a part of the gold medal profitable 200-Yard Medley Relay staff, Chrysafi’s first particular person occasion would come within the second occasion of the day. She took the pool within the 200-Yard Freestyle and swam a time of two:05.22 to earn a 4 second win over teammate Caitlin Oltman. Chrysafi would shorten the gap in her second occasion of the day, Chrysafi would hit the dash occasions as she swam within the 100-Yard Backstroke. She would earn the second win of the day with a time of 1:01.57 as she earned her greatest win of the day. She would beat out the remainder of the sphere by 5 seconds within the discipline and would earn her remaining win of the day within the relay occasions to open the tri-meet. 

It would come within the 200-Yard Medley Relay, the place she served because the opening leg of the occasion. She would staff up with Sofia Gonzalez, Lydie Sprecher, and Caitlin Oltman, and the foursome took the highest spot with a time of 1:57.14 to begin the occasion. The different Cardinal to select up a number of wins within the effort was Lydie Sprecher, who would tackle the quick distance occasions on the day. She began within the 50-Yard Freestyle, the place she swam a time of 26.09 seconds and beat out the sphere by .16 seconds to begin her day. She would come again within the very subsequent occasion, taking over the 100-Yard Individual Medley. She got here out on prime, swimming a time of 1:06.47 as she picked up her greatest win of the day, beating the sphere by 5 seconds. 

After the relay opening win, the 500-Yard Freestyle was up first, with Grace Moorley taking the pool. She would win the occasion with a time of 5:31.05 and the Cardinals have been off and working within the people. After Chrysafi’s first win of the day, Sofia Gonzalez could be subsequent as she gained the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:13.76. The 100-Yard Butterfly would see Olivia Moyer take the pool for the primary time, and she or he began her day without work robust with a time of 1:00.21, ending with a seven second win within the discipline. Sprecher and Chrysafi would win the subsequent three occasions, and Caitlin Oltman would come again within the 100-Yard Freestyle. She would win the occasion with a time of 58.69 seconds. The remaining win would come within the 200-Yard Individual medley, the place Mikayla Smitley bought her first win of the season with a time of two:30.11. 

The remaining occasion of the day could be the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, the place Moorley, Sofia Garcia, Moyer, and Langmyer swam within the occasion. The foursome took the highest time with a time of 1:49.96, ending with a 15 second win over Chatham to spherical out the occasion. 

The Wheeling University Women’s Swimming staff returns to motion on Saturday, November 1st, after they compete towards Salem with first swims at 1 PM.