Duke Drops Meet to Georgia

Saturday, October 26

Durham, N.C.

11 AM

Duke University

Georgia

10/26/2019 4:19:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Full Results

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke swimming and diving program competed hard but ultimately dropped both meets to Georgia, 160-140 on the women's side and 170-130 on the men's.

"We are really proud of the way both teams swam and dove today," Duke head swimming and diving coach Dan Colella said. "Georgia is a program that has a deep tradition. Our goal was to make our presence felt, and from start to finish we had some great performances that pushed the envelope today."

Duke opened the meet winning both of the 200 medley relays for the second consecutive contest. Emma Shuppert, Halle Morris, Alyssa Marsh and Melissa Pish earned the win for the women in 1:39.44, a time that ranks ninth in Duke history in the event. Nathaniel Hartley, Colson Zucker, Charlie Gingrich and Miles Williams swam a 1:29.32 to take the event. William's 19.57 50 free split as the anchor sealed the deal for the Blue Devils.

Marsh shined for the Blue Devils in the water, winning three events for Duke. She finished the 50 freestyle in a time of 22.62, an NCAA B cut time. The Davidson, N.C., native's time of 50.08 made her the top finisher of the 100 freestyle. To finish her day, Marsh topped the 100 butterfly in 53.43 (B).

The Blue Devils swept the 100 backstroke as the women went one, two, three in the event and Hartley took it for the men. Emma Shuppert, Quinn Scannell and Shayna Hollander finished with times of 54.85, 55.34 and 55.82, respectively. Shuppert's 54.85 in the event places her eighth in Duke history.

Matthew Whelan, Miles Williams and Connie Dean each added an additional individual win for the Blue Devils. Whelan topped the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.67. Williams finished fifth in the 50 freestyle but rebounded to finish first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.42. Dean won the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:19.53.

Duke finished the day with a win in the men's 400 freestyle relay. The team of Sheldon Boboff, Coleman Kredich, Matthew Whelan and Miles Williams finished in 3:00.32 to end the meet on the right foot.

On the boards, the Blue Devils dominated. Nathaniel Hernandez topped the side in both the one-meter and three-meter events, earning 406.73 in the three-meter and 366.30 in the one-meter. Lizzie Fitzpatrick finished in first place in the one-meter and second in the three-meter with scores of 287.70 and 285.38, respectively.

"Overall, the divers did really well," diving head coach Nunzio Esposto said. "We dove better than our first meet which is great. As we train more and more that is to be expected."

Duke returns to action the weekend of Nov. 8-9 as the Blue Devils travel north to face Dartmouth and Connecticut at Boston College for a quad-meet on Friday at 3 p.m. Less than 24 hours later, Duke moves over to Harvard in a meet that will feature the Texas A&M men's side in addition to the full Harvard team.

Team Scores:
#12 Georgia Women 160, #17 Duke Women 140
#15 Georgia Men 170, Duke Men 130

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter Diving: Lizzie Fitzpatrick (1st), 287.70
Men's One-Meter Diving: Nathaniel Hernandez (1st), 366.30

Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Halle Morris, Alyssa Marsh, Melissa Pish (1st), 1:39.44
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Nathaniel Hartley, Colson Zucker, Charlie Gingrich, Miles Williams (1st), 1:29.32

Women's, 1000-Yard Freestyle: Lucy Callard (3rd), 10:17.38
Men's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Zach Washart (4th), 9:18.74

Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Melissa Pish (3rd), 1:49.17
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: Sheldon Boboff (2nd), 1:39.13

Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Emma Shuppert (1st), 54.85
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: Nathaniel Hartley (1st), 48.83

Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Connie Dean (3rd), 1:03.24
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (2nd), 56.25

Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Cabell Ann Whitlow (2nd), 2:01.12
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Nick Talati (4th), 1:51.40

Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: Alyssa Marsh (1st), 22.62
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Matthew Whelan (1st), 20.67

Women's Three-Meter Diving: Lizzie Fitzpatrick (2nd), 285.38
Men's Three-Meter Diving: Nathaniel Hernandez (1st), 406.73

Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: Alyssa Marsh (1st), 50.08
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Miles Williams (1st), 44.42

Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Quinn Scannell (2nd), 2:00.59
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: Nathaniel Hartley (4th), 1:50.65

Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Connie Dean (2nd), 2:16.04
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (2nd), 2:02.97

Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Melissa Pish (2nd), 4:59.58
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Zach Washart (4th), 4:29.94

Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: Alyssa Marsh (1st), 53.43
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (2nd), 49.14

Women's 400-Yard Individual Medley: Connie Dean (1st), 4:19.53
Men's 400-Yard Individual Medley: Everett Werner (4^th), 4:03.94

Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Melissa Pish, Sarah Snyder, Natasha Ong, Kylie Jordan (2nd), 3:24.78
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Sheldon Boboff, Coleman Kredich, Matthew Whelan, Miles Williams (1^st), 3:00.32

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