Friday, November 8
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Pitt
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Notre Dame
Panthers Downed by Notre Dame in Dual Meet
11/9/2019 2:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh swimming & diving team won five swimming races and posted numerous impressive performances on Saturday in ACC dual-meet action against Notre Dame, but the Panthers fell to the Fighting Irish in both meets.
No. 18 Notre Dame topped the Pitt men's team by a score of 222-130, while the No. 23 Fighting Irish left Pittsburgh with a 223-125 women's victory over the Panthers.
Saturday's action produced several thrilling events that came down to the final moment, with the Panthers winning some of those races during the swimming portion of the day's competition.
"The final result obviously wasn't what we wanted," Pitt head coach John Hargis said. "But we were better today than we were yesterday. There was a lot of energy in the building, which we have to thank the alumni and parents for that. We'll get back to work and continue to improve and get healthy heading into our fall invitational at Purdue in a couple weeks."
Newcomer Cooper van der Laan and junior Blaise Vera each took an individual event title against the Fighting Irish for the second time in as many days. Vera won the 50-yard freestyle with a very strong time of 19.75 seconds, while van der Laan again dominated in the breaststroke, winning the 200-yard heat with a time of 2:00.49.
Senior Samy Helmbacher crushed the competition in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.76. And senior Valerie Daigneault emerged with a women's swimming victory in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, finishing her heat in a flurry to place first with a time of 1:51.31.
The Panthers also saw some impressive efforts by underclassmen. Freshman Jerry Chen more than held his own in the 200-yard breaststroke by competing for the victory before finishing in 2:04.11, while sophomores Kailyn Swantek and Madison Nalls each took second in freestyle events with strong swims.
Pitt Event Winners vs. Notre Dame
Cooper van der Laan, 100 Breast, 54.67; 200 Breast, 2:00.49
Blaise Vera, 50 Free, 19.75; 100 Free, 43.30
Valerie Daigneault, 200 Free, 1:51.31
Samy Helmbacher, 200 IM, 1:49.76
Amy Read, Platform Diving, 253.38
Eben Vorster, 200 Fly, 1:48.48
Men's 200 Free Relay, 1:20.56
The Panthers are off next weekend before they head to the Purdue Invitational from Nov. 21-23 for three days of fast and competitive fall invitational action in West Lafayette, Ind.
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No. 18 Notre Dame topped the Pitt men's team by a score of 222-130, while the No. 23 Fighting Irish left Pittsburgh with a 223-125 women's victory over the Panthers.
Saturday's action produced several thrilling events that came down to the final moment, with the Panthers winning some of those races during the swimming portion of the day's competition.
"The final result obviously wasn't what we wanted," Pitt head coach John Hargis said. "But we were better today than we were yesterday. There was a lot of energy in the building, which we have to thank the alumni and parents for that. We'll get back to work and continue to improve and get healthy heading into our fall invitational at Purdue in a couple weeks."
Newcomer Cooper van der Laan and junior Blaise Vera each took an individual event title against the Fighting Irish for the second time in as many days. Vera won the 50-yard freestyle with a very strong time of 19.75 seconds, while van der Laan again dominated in the breaststroke, winning the 200-yard heat with a time of 2:00.49.
Senior Samy Helmbacher crushed the competition in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.76. And senior Valerie Daigneault emerged with a women's swimming victory in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, finishing her heat in a flurry to place first with a time of 1:51.31.
The Panthers also saw some impressive efforts by underclassmen. Freshman Jerry Chen more than held his own in the 200-yard breaststroke by competing for the victory before finishing in 2:04.11, while sophomores Kailyn Swantek and Madison Nalls each took second in freestyle events with strong swims.
Pitt Event Winners vs. Notre Dame
Cooper van der Laan, 100 Breast, 54.67; 200 Breast, 2:00.49
Blaise Vera, 50 Free, 19.75; 100 Free, 43.30
Valerie Daigneault, 200 Free, 1:51.31
Samy Helmbacher, 200 IM, 1:49.76
Amy Read, Platform Diving, 253.38
Eben Vorster, 200 Fly, 1:48.48
Men's 200 Free Relay, 1:20.56
The Panthers are off next weekend before they head to the Purdue Invitational from Nov. 21-23 for three days of fast and competitive fall invitational action in West Lafayette, Ind.
#H2P | #H2oP | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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