Gamecocks End Final Meet 4-0
COLUMBIA, S.C– South Carolina swimming and diving wrapped up its regular season Sunday, finishing the S.C. College Invitational. The Gamecocks emerged 4-0 after two days of strong swimming with the men and the women both defeating Queens and UNC Wilmington.
Gamecock Notables
- Carolina continued its fast start, winning the men’s 200 medley relay to open the meet. The team of seniors Kevin Liu, Itay Goldfaden, Justin Rose and sophomore Lewis Burras beat the rest of the field by two seconds.
- Sophomore Ellie Masterson and freshman Jordan Yip Zhu Ern continued the Gamecocks’ breaststroke dominance, winning the 200.
- Lewis Burras took home his second 50 freestyle win of the year with a 20.21.
- The Gamecocks swept all four diving events, with sophomore Anton Down-Jenkins winning both boards for the men and freshman Mathilda Roxne and sophomore Yu Qian Goh winning the one-meter and three-meter, respectively, for the women.
- Freshman Chase Allison took home his first win of the season in the 400 IM with a time of 3:56.65, a new personal record.
Final Scores
Men
- South Carolina def. UNCW 246-107
- South Carolina def. Queens 193-154
- Queens def. UNCW 196-151
Women
- South Carolina def. UNCW 279-73
- South Carolina def. Queens 175-166
- Queens def. UNCW 252-166
QUOATABLE HEAD COACH MCGEE MOODY
“I was really interested to see how we would respond this morning after racing last night, and we took care of ourselves pretty well. We swam kind of an off lineup; we got so people into different events especially on the women’s side. We fought – Queens and UNCW are two good programs that gave us races all the way to the end. Our kids stepped up big. Now the focus shifts 100 percent to the SEC Championships.”
QUOATBLE HEAD DIVING COACH TODD SHERRIT
“I thought we did really well. Yu Qian was outstanding on the three-meter today; she really showed up at the right time, and I think we got some breakthroughs there. Mathilda (Roxne) had a solid meet. The guys did well. Alex Claus had a solid meet, and Grant came off being sick all week long; so I was really happy with how he did. Overall, I’m happy; we’re right where we should be going into SECs.”
Up Next for the Gamecocks
The Gamecocks will lock in for the next two weeks before heading to Auburn for the 2020 SEC Championships starting on Feb. 18.
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