Emory Swimming & Diving Wins Season-Opening Meets against Davidson
The Emory University men's and women's swimming and diving teams
started their seasons off on a positive note, coming away with a
pair of wins against Division I Davidson College.
The Emory men earned a 169-106 victory at the meet, while the women
defeated Davidson 164-130.
The Emory women record 16 ‘B' Cut times during the meet,
including three in the 100-yard freestyle from senior Ruth
Westby (52.18), freshman Ann Wolber
(52.71) and senior Lillian Ciardelli
(52.89). Westby also recorded a provisional time in the
200-yard freestyle, and Ciardelli in the 50-yard freestyle, joining
freshman Leslie Hackler (200 free and 100 fly)
and junior April Whitley (100 breast and 200
breast) as Eagles to record multiple ‘B' cut times in
individual events during the meet.
Also recording provisional qualifying times were freshman
Jackie Schneider (100 back), sophomore
Anne Culpepper (200 back), freshman Taryn
Lushinsky (200 back), junior Katie Mroz
(200 breast), and junior Liz Horvat (500
free). The Eagles' women's 200-medley and 200-freestyle
relays also earned provisional qualifying marks.
For the men, senior John Petroff paced the way
with a first place finish and provisional qualifying time of 51.13
seconds in the 100-yard butterfly. Freshman Peter
O'Brien also recorded a provisional time with a mark of
2:07.87 and a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The Emory squads each improved to 1-0 on the season with the win,
while the Wildcats' teams both dropped to 0-3 this year.
Emory will return to action on Halloween Day, as the Eagles will
travel to Wilmington, NC to face the University of North Carolina
Wilmington at 10:30 AM. The women's team will also be facing
the University of Houston at next Saturday's meet.
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