INDIANAPOLIS – After a
well-fought road split against McKendree Friday, the UIndy swimming & diving teams were dominant at home Saturday, as the top-ranked men's team defeated Wabash, 153-70, and the No. 4 Greyhound women earned their third-straight dual win against Butler, 143-84.
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The Hounds won 17 of the 28 events today, with the big highlight being All-American
Kaitlyn McCoy setting the pace in the 400 IM both for the team and in the nation, with her B-cut time of 4:25.6 good for fastest in Division II so far this young season.
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Emilia Colti-Dumitrescu and
Andrea Gomez also were able to position themselves in the top five nationally in the 400 IM, with Espinosa's 4:27:76 good enough for a B-cut and the fourth spot in DII while Colti-Dumitrescu earned a B-cut and the third rank nationally with a 4:27.71.
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Dumitrescu also improved her 500 free B time by two seconds for a new season best of 5:00:63.
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Improvements also came from
Mia Krstevska and Caroine Reinke. The North Macedonia-native Krstevska improved her season time in the 200 freestyle with a 1:57.5 while Reinke improved in the 100 butterfly with her 58.7 good for fifth this season for the Greyhounds.
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On the men's side, multiple swimmers improved their times, with the biggest improvement belonging to
Liki Prema. Prema shaved more than a half a second off his B standard in the 100 breaststroke, with his 54.05 time placing him at No. 1 in the nation.
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Jeron Thompson improved his B-cut with a season-best 45.01 in the 100 freestyle, while
Christian Hedeen set a team-best time with a 4:11.00 in his 400 IM debut. In his first 200 freestyle heat this season,
Serge Ahadzhanian's time of 1:39.4 was good for a B-cut, as well as the second fastest on the team this season and fifth-fastest nationally.
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On the diving side, All-American
Julio Osuna continued his impressive form on the boards. Following up his
record-breaking performance on Friday, Osuna swept Saturday with scores of 256.87 in the 3-meter dive and 368.92 on the 1-meter board.
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UP NEXT
The Hounds will take the next week off as they prepare for the House of Champions meet at IU Natatorium on Thursday, Nov. 17 through Saturday, Nov. 19.
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