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O’Meara Wins One-Meter; Duke Opens ACC Championships Strong
2/15/2022 8:17:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
ATLANTA – Freshman diver Margo O'Meara placed first in the one-meter diving competition on Tuesday to open the first day of the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatics Pavilion in Atlanta.
O'Meara, a native of St. Louis, Mo., took the top spot in the one-meter event with a score of 354.75 after placing second in the morning preliminaries. The four-time ACC Diver of the Week recorded the highest score in a one-meter final at the conference meet since Virginia Tech's Kalyea Arnett scored a 355.60 in 2014.
She becomes the first individual champion for Duke since Leah Goldman took gold in the 200 individual medley in 2018. O'Meara is the fourth Duke women's diver to win an individual ACC title in program history and is the first to win the one-meter competition since Olympian Abby Johnston won the event in 2011.
Juniors Ali Watson and Kate Mullin also placed in the top-16 at the conference meet. Watson finished 11th with a score of 254.05 while Mullin placed 15th with a score of 235.35.
Also in action, the women's 800 freestyle quartet of sophomore Sarah Foley, freshman Yixuan Chang, sophomore Catherine Purnell and freshman McKenna Smith placed fifth in the event while recording a school-record time of 7:05.32.
Duke closed the night with men's three-meter diving. Sophomore Seamus Harding Jr. placed eighth in the event with a score of 305.45.
The Blue Devils continue action at the ACC Championships tomorrow with the first full day of the championships. On the slate for Wednesday is the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and men's one-meter diving.
Duke's Top Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter Diving: Margo O'Meara (1st), 354.75
Men's Three-Meter Diving: Seamus Harding Jr. (8th), 305.45
Women's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Sarah Foley, Yixuan Chang, Catherine Purnell, McKenna Smith (5th), 7:05.32
Men's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Disqualified
#GoDuke
O'Meara, a native of St. Louis, Mo., took the top spot in the one-meter event with a score of 354.75 after placing second in the morning preliminaries. The four-time ACC Diver of the Week recorded the highest score in a one-meter final at the conference meet since Virginia Tech's Kalyea Arnett scored a 355.60 in 2014.
She becomes the first individual champion for Duke since Leah Goldman took gold in the 200 individual medley in 2018. O'Meara is the fourth Duke women's diver to win an individual ACC title in program history and is the first to win the one-meter competition since Olympian Abby Johnston won the event in 2011.
Juniors Ali Watson and Kate Mullin also placed in the top-16 at the conference meet. Watson finished 11th with a score of 254.05 while Mullin placed 15th with a score of 235.35.
Also in action, the women's 800 freestyle quartet of sophomore Sarah Foley, freshman Yixuan Chang, sophomore Catherine Purnell and freshman McKenna Smith placed fifth in the event while recording a school-record time of 7:05.32.
Duke closed the night with men's three-meter diving. Sophomore Seamus Harding Jr. placed eighth in the event with a score of 305.45.
The Blue Devils continue action at the ACC Championships tomorrow with the first full day of the championships. On the slate for Wednesday is the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and men's one-meter diving.
Duke's Top Finishers by Event:
Women's One-Meter Diving: Margo O'Meara (1st), 354.75
Men's Three-Meter Diving: Seamus Harding Jr. (8th), 305.45
Women's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Sarah Foley, Yixuan Chang, Catherine Purnell, McKenna Smith (5th), 7:05.32
Men's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Disqualified
#GoDuke
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