Panthers Begin Notre Dame Dual Meet with Four Wins
11/8/2019 6:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh swimming & diving team emerged from Friday's action against Notre Dame with four event victories, including a dominant performance from the Pitt men's 200-yard freestyle relay squad.
Pitt's freestyle sprinters finished with a winning time of 1:20.56 as Blaise Vera, Ellis Cannon, Eben Vorster and Armin Remenyi defeated the Fighting Irish's top squad by nearly two seconds.
Vera also blazed to an individual event win in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.30, while newcomer Cooper van der Laan displayed his speed in the 100-yard breaststroke by touching first with a victorious time of 54.67.
The meet began with platform diving, a rarely seen event in dual-meet competition. Both teams agreed to compete on platform Friday afternoon, and the Panthers responded with several strong efforts.
Sophomore Amy Read won the women's platform competition with a five-dive score of 253.38, while fellow sophomore Serena Buchwald also finished in the top five with a total of 216.98.
Freshman Dylan Reed made his Pitt debut and finished fourth in men's platform with a tally of 243.68.
Pitt Event Winners | Friday, Nov. 8 vs. Notre Dame
Amy Read, Platform Diving, 253.38
Cooper van der Laan, 100 Breast, 54.67
Blaise Vera, 100 Free, 43.30
Men's 200 Free Relay, 1:20.56
The Panthers and Fighting Irish will conclude their two-day dual meet on Saturday at Trees Pool.
Action resumes at 9 a.m. with men's and women's 1-meter springboard diving before swimming events start at 11 a.m. The meet finale can be viewed online on ACC Network Extra via ESPN3 at this link.
As always, admission is FREE for all fans for Saturday's Pitt swimming & diving home meet.
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Pitt's freestyle sprinters finished with a winning time of 1:20.56 as Blaise Vera, Ellis Cannon, Eben Vorster and Armin Remenyi defeated the Fighting Irish's top squad by nearly two seconds.
Vera also blazed to an individual event win in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43.30, while newcomer Cooper van der Laan displayed his speed in the 100-yard breaststroke by touching first with a victorious time of 54.67.
The meet began with platform diving, a rarely seen event in dual-meet competition. Both teams agreed to compete on platform Friday afternoon, and the Panthers responded with several strong efforts.
Sophomore Amy Read won the women's platform competition with a five-dive score of 253.38, while fellow sophomore Serena Buchwald also finished in the top five with a total of 216.98.
Freshman Dylan Reed made his Pitt debut and finished fourth in men's platform with a tally of 243.68.
Pitt Event Winners | Friday, Nov. 8 vs. Notre Dame
Amy Read, Platform Diving, 253.38
Cooper van der Laan, 100 Breast, 54.67
Blaise Vera, 100 Free, 43.30
Men's 200 Free Relay, 1:20.56
The Panthers and Fighting Irish will conclude their two-day dual meet on Saturday at Trees Pool.
Action resumes at 9 a.m. with men's and women's 1-meter springboard diving before swimming events start at 11 a.m. The meet finale can be viewed online on ACC Network Extra via ESPN3 at this link.
As always, admission is FREE for all fans for Saturday's Pitt swimming & diving home meet.
#H2P | #H2oP | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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