Swimming and Diving . October 21, 2017

South Carolina Swim and Dive Sweeps Cincinnati

Oct. 21, 2017

CINCINNATI, Ohio –

FINAL RESULTS

Meet: South Carolina @ Cincinnati

Date: Saturday, Oct. 21

Facility: Keating Aquatic Center

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Name	Event	Time
Julia Vincent	Women’s 3 Meter	370.35
Julia Vincent	Women’s 1 Meter	333.07
Grant Summers	Men’s 3 Meter	308.85
Emily Cornell, Kersten Diranne, Meredith VayChristina Lappin	Women’s 200 Medley	1:42.74
Will Countie, Nils Wich-Glasen, Justin Rose,Patrick McCrillis	Men’s 200 Medley	1:30.51
Emily Cornell	Women’s 200 Free	1:50.71
Tom Peribonio	Men’s 200 Free	1:39.00
Will Countie	Men’s 100 Back	49.71
Kersten Dirrane	Women’s 100 Breast	1:03.76
Nils Wich-Glasen	Men’s 100 Breast	55.08
Emma Barksdale	Women’s 200 Fly	2:00.79
Christina Lappin	Women’s 50 Free	23.20
Patrick McCrillis	Men’s 50 Free	20.84
Christina Lappin	Women’s 100 Free	50.76
Patrick McCrillis	Men’s 100 Free	45.48
Emma Barksdale	Women’s 200 Back	2:00.38
Cody Bekemeyer	Men’s 200 Back	1:49.63
Kersten Dirrane	Women’s 200 Breast	2:16.59
Tomas Peribonio	Men’s 200 Breast	2:04.20
Fynn Minuth	Men’s 500 Free	4:26.80
Katie Shannahan	Women’s 100 Fly	55.90

South Carolina swimming and diving took home two victories at Cincinnati on Saturday. The men claimed their first win of the 2017-18 season with a 167-128 win over the Bearcats, while the women tallied their third victory of the fall by winning 178-117.

The Gamecocks won 21 out of 32 events between the men and women as both started strong in the diving competition and held the lead throughout the meet to secure their wins.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

– Freshman diver Grant Summers earned the first win of his collegiate career with a score of 308.85 on the three meter board.

– South Carolina went nearly undefeated in diving, taking first in the women’s one and three meter and the men’s three meter.

– Junior Katie Shannahan also won her first event of the season, taking first in the 100 butterfly.

– The Gamecocks took first place in both the men’s and women’s 200 medley relay.

QUOTABLE: HEAD SWIMMING COACH McGee Moody

“We finished a very tough road trip today with some strong racing against Cincinnati. I am pleased with the way our swimmers and divers responded after a tough loss against Purdue.

We have another very quick turn around before we race North Carolina on Thursday to kick off South Carolina’s Homecoming Weekend. We look forward to being home and competing in front of our fans.”

QUOTABLE: HEAD DIVING COACH Todd Sherritt

“Today was a great day coming back to my alma mater. Everyone had great performances which made it even more special. We had Cincinnati out-gunned so the victory was expected.

The better part of that is everyone made some solid adjustments coming off the Purdue meet. Making changes is what it’s all about, building on each meet and making progress to prepare for the SEC and NCAA Championships.

Great performances today from Julia Vincent, winning both boards and posting a 370 score on the three meter. Grant Summers won his first dual meet on the three meter. Yu Qian Goh finished second on both boards, posting her highest score and finish this year.

Karlee Price is staying steady, and put down a great full out. That’s something that we’ve been working on. Mikaela Lujan had a great day aw well, putting in some great dives. Lyle Markman had to overcome abdominal injury and had a solid performance. He finished third on the three meter, posting his highest finish this season.

Overall, I am happy with this team. We have UNC this Thursday. They have a strong team, so we’re looking forward to that.”

UP NEXT FOR CAROLINA

South Carolina will return to Columbia for their home opener on Thu., Oct. 26, against North Carolina. The meet will begin at 4 p.m. in the Carolina Natatorium.