Blue Devils Complete Meet Day One Against Northwestern

Men's Swimming and Diving - Northwestern

Blue Devils Complete Meet Day One Against Northwestern

11/8/2024 6:51:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke swimming and diving concluded the first day of competition against Northwestern on Friday evening at the Taishoff Aquatics Center, as the women lead the Wildcats 98-66, while the men trail 116.5-49.5.

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To begin the first day of action, Duke's women's 400 Medley Relay team consisting of Ali Pfaff, Kaelyn Gridley, Aleyna Ozkan, and Tatum Wall, touched in first with a time of 3:30.46, setting a new pool record for the Taishoff Aquatics Center.
The Duke men's 400 Medley Relay team consisting of Jack Christian, Jack Smith, Cameron Lai-Harris, and Milo Shue touched in second with a time of 3:13.89.
In the women's 1650 Freestyle, Audrey Portello and Ella Passe finished second with a time of 16:51.15.
Yixuan Chang chased down a first-place finish in the 200 Freestyle on Friday, touching with a time of 1:47.10.
In the men's 200 Freestyle, JC Castrillon touched in third, clocking a time of 1:38.83.
Molly Donlan and Clare Logan tallied a first and second-place finish in the 100 Backstroke, touching with times of 53.94 and 54.42.
In the three-meter diving event, Margo O'Meara collected a first-place finish, tallying a score of 358.58, while Keira Lu finished in third with a score of 326.25.
Yannis Schattman secured a first-place finish in the men's one-meter event on Friday, tallying a score of 354.83.
In the men's 100 Breaststroke, Kalen Anbar and Jack Smith tallied second and third-place finishes, touching with times of 54.86 and 54.96.
Martina Peroni claimed a first-place finish in the 200 Butterfly, touching with a time of 1:56.62, while Kyra Sommerstad took home a second-place finish with a time of 1:58.48.
In the 200 Butterfly on the men's side, Duke's Yugo Tsukikawa touched in third with a time of 1:48.41.
In the women's 50 Freestyle, Tatum Wall clocked a time of 22.07 to finish first, while Ali Pfaff touched with a time of 22.58 for third.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils and Wildcats continue the two-day meet from the Taishoff Aquatics Center on Saturday afternoon. Diving will begin at 10 a.m. and swimming will begin at 11 a.m.

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