DURHAM – Duke swimming and diving began the new year hosting No. 5/4 NC State at the Taishoff Aquatic Center for senior day. The Wolfpack men defeated the Blue Devils (2-3), 199-96, while the No. 22 Blue Devils (4-1) fell for the first time this season, 168-130.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the 200-breaststroke, Sarah Foley (2:13.95), Catherine Belyakov (2:15.35) and Kaelyn Gridley (2:15.37) swept the podium against the No. 4 ranked team in the country.
- On the men's side, graduate student Cole Reznick clocked a time of 2:02.31 to take first place in the 200-breaststroke.
- Foley improved on her NCAA B-cut time in the 100-breaststroke, finishing second in the event and swimming a time of 1:01.89.
- Duke secured two silver medal finishes in the 200-yard medley relay as the women's team produced a time of 1:40.03, while the men posted a time of 1:28.85.
- Sophomore swimmer Michael Jiang swam the fastest time this season for a Blue Devils swimmer in the 400-IM, taking home first place with a time of 4:01.69… The time was 12 full seconds faster than teammate Nick Viers, as Duke swept the podium.
- The Blue Devils continued to swim fast times in the 400-freestyle, as both the men's and women's squad swept the podium… The women clocked a time of 3:24.96, while the men posted a time of 3:01.47.
TEAM SCORES:
No. 4 NC State women 168, No. 22 Duke women 130
No. 5 NC State men 199, Duke men 96
TOP DUKE FINSIHERS BY EVENT:
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Emma Shuppert, Kaelyn Gridley, Aleyna Ozkan, Sarah Snyder (2nd), 1:40.03
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: Jack Christian, Cole Reznick, Charlie Gingrich, Coleman Kredich (2nd), 1:28.85
Women's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (2nd), 9:58.64
Men's 1000-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (4th), 9:31.80
Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: Mia Leko (3rd), 1:52.39
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (3rd), 1:39.10
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: Easop Lee (4th), 56.04
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: David Chang (4th), 49.96
Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (2nd), 1:01.06
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (4th), 56.34
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Martina Peroni (2nd), 1:59.48
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Chris Dalla Valle (4th), 1:53.40
Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: Sarah Snyder (3rd), 23.70
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (3rd), 20.53
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: McKenna Smith (5th), 50.89
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Coleman Kredich (4th), 45.15
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Kiki Kennedy (5th), 2:05.28
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: Michael Jiang (2nd), 1:49.50
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Sarah Foley (1st), 2:13.95
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (1st), 2:02.31
Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: Yixuan Chang (1st), 4:53.20
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: Matthew Knox (3rd), 4:38.99
Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: Aleyna Ozkan (2nd), 55.45
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly: Brad Sanford (4th), 48.76
Women's 400-Yard IM: Sarah Foley (1st), 4:18.46
Men's 400-Yard IM: Michael Jiang (1st), 4:01.69
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: McKenna Smith, Sarah Snyder, Yixuan Chang, Catherine Belyakov (1st), 3:24.96
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Coleman Kredich, Charlie Gingrich, Brad Sanford, David Hallaron (1st), 3:01.47
Women's 1-Meter: Kate Mullin (1st), 301.55
Men's 1-Meter: Seamus Harding (3rd), 326.10
Women's 3-Meter: Kate Mullin (1st), 304.58
Men's 3-Meter: Seamus Hardin (2nd), 348.52
UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils will return to the pool on January 27, as they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to compete against North Carolina. The meet will begin at 5 p.m. from the Koury Natatorium.
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