SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah swimming and diving teams defeated the UNLV Rebels this afternoon at the Ute Natatorium. The men won with a score of 171-123, while the women came out on top of the Rebels, 188-107.
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"I feel good about the win today," said head coach
Joe Dykstra. "We've had a little bit of race-fatigue with so many meets back-to-back, so I felt good about the energy, enthusiasm, and competitiveness that the team put up today.Â
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Some of our times were good, some of them were rough, and I'm fine with that considering the tough week of practice that we had. In conclusion, I'm really excited about the team dynamics more than anything else."
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To start things off, the Utes won the women's 200 medley relay team as
Sarah Lott,
Genevieve Robertson,
Gillian St. John and
Dorien Butter, were able to place first with a time of 1:43.14. The men's 200 medley team was also able to get a win, with
Paul Ungur,
Jack Burton,
Ben Scott and
Rodolfo Moreira clocking in at 1:28.40.
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Utah then swept the 1000 free, with freshman
Sara McClendon finishing in first with a final time of 10:23.72, while
Brody Lewis won for the men clocking in with a final time of 9:39.01.
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Ianire Casarin then captured the 200 free, finishing with a time of 1:53.02.
Sarah Lott also picked up a win in the 100 back, clocking in at 55.45.
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In the 100 back, Ungur was able to place first with a final time of 47.37. He would also capture the 100 fly, finishing with a time of 48.34. Robertson kept things rolling for the women, winning the 100 (1:04.66) and 200 breast (2:18.94)
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In the 100 breast,
Jack Burton placed first with a final time of 57.12.
Christina Pick was then able take the 200 fly, clocking in at 2:07.79.
Chris Taber also picked up a win in the 200 fly, finishing with a time of 1:51.96.
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In the 50 yard free, both the men and women were able to card first place finishes.
Rodolfo Moreira finished with a time of 20.86, while Butter clocked in at 23.90. Butter would also place first in 100 free, with a time of 51.16.
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In diving, freshman
Clare Greenlow was able to finish in first place in the 1 meter with a score of 277.13, eighth-best all-time at Utah.
Nathan Makarewicz also contributed to the win total today, by placing first in both the 1 meter and 3 meter. Makarewicz finished with a score of 362.48 in the 1 meter, and a score of 343.88 in the 3 meter, both top five marks all-time
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Utah also found success in the 100 free as freshman
Felix Chiun swam a 45.77.
Daniel McArthur then came out on top in the 200 back, clocking in at 1:53.11, while
Ganem Tebet finished in first place of the 200 breast (2:05.77).
Rahiti De Vos then capped things off for the Utes, placing first in the 500 free with a time of 4:34.49.
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The swimming and diving team will be back in action November 16-18, as they will travel to Texas A&M to participate in the Art Adamson Invitational.