Utah Swimming And Diving Topped by No. 1/3 Stanford

Friday, October 20

Salt Lake City, Utah

2:00 PM

University of Utah

95.5

141.5

Stanford

Final Results (PDF)

Utah Swimming And Diving Topped by No. 1/3 Stanford

10/20/2017 5:54 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Final Results (PDF)

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah swimming and diving won a total of six events today, but dropped a Pac-12 dual meet to Stanford this afternoon at the Ute Natatorium. The men's team was defeated 141.5-95.5 and the women's side fell 143-95.

"First of all, I have to say, it was thrilling to have such a tremendous energy in the building," head coach Joe Dykstra stated. "We had hundreds of alumni back in town and they provided terrific support. I really want to thank all of our alumni and supporters for coming out, because this was one heck of an atmosphere for swimming.

We got our butts kicked a little bit, which is never fun and it's something that I don't like. We weren't quite as sharp as we were last week. We started a new phase of training this week and it definitely looked like it. You could tell that there were a lot of tired swimmers, but the divers looked sharp. There was a good improvement so I'm really pleased with what was going on there, especially the win on the one meter."

Nathan Makarewicz was able to improve on his performance from last week against Cal, by taking the 1-meter diving competition. Makarewicz topped the field with a final score of 318.38.

Junior Chris Taber took first in the 200 fly, finishing with a final time of 1:50.76. The Utes also chalked up a win in the 100 free, with Feliix Chiun hitting the wall with a time of 46.15.

In the 200 breast, Ganem Tebet was able to get another win, finishing with a final time of 2:07.96.

On the women's side, a team consisting of Dorien Butter, Gillian St. John, Claire Jackson and
Kenzie Ford was able to get a win in the 200 free relay with a final time of 1:34.85.

The Utes' final win of the day came in the men's 200 free relay. Rodolfo Moreira, Liam O'Haimhirgin, Chiun and Tommy Baker clocked in with a final time of 1:23.91.

The University of Utah swimming and diving team will be back in action next week, as they will travel south to take on Arizona State at 5 p.m. next Friday in Tempe. The Utes follow that up with a meet on Saturday against Arizona at 12 p.m. in Tuscon.