Pitt Defeats Army on Senior Day

Saturday, January 30

Pittsburgh, Pa.

8:45 AM/12 PM

Pitt

Army

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

1/30/2021 3:31:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh swimming and diving team swept its dual meet Saturday at Trees Pool, with No. 22 men winning 203.5-80.5 and the women claiming a 186-99 victory.

"I thought we raced well," said Pitt head coach John Hargis. "Today was all about the seniors and we wanted to be able to send them off the best way that we could. Obviously with no fans and no parents it was a much different senior day than usual, but it was very nice to watch the videos from their families congratulating them on their success at Pitt. I think the team won and battled really for the seniors. We have a couple of weeks left here and we want to fine tune the kids, give them some rest and get ready for conference."

Senior Day

The home meet was the last for seven Pitt seniors' careers: Ellis Cannon, Judd Fishman, Kathleen Lynch, Shahar Menahem, Armin Remenyi, Ryan Schonbachler and Blaise Vera. A ceremony was held before the swimming events started, with taped videos from each senior's family shown on the videoboard congratulating them.

Diving Recap

Junior Amy Read claimed first-place in the 3-meter with a score of 318.90, and junior Serena Buchwald came in right behind at 309.45. Freshman Claire McDaniels earned a personal-best score of 298.43 for third place. Sophomore Meredith Gould (262.43) and freshman Claire Hartley (249.23) also registered personal-record scores.

Sophomore Dylan Reed had the top score in the 1-meter at 347.25. In the platform, junior Wesley Ahart took first with a personal-record of 301.43 for a NCAA Zone Diving C Cut.

Men's Recap

Swimming started the meet with a win in the 200 Medley Relay with its best time of the season, 1:26.84.

Freshman Warren Briggs earned first-place in the 1,650 Free (15:13.79) in his first collegiate swim in the event. Briggs later set a personal-record in the 500 Yard (4:24.71).

Sophomore Dominic Toledo captured a personal-record for first place in the 200 Free at the best time by a Panther this season, 1:38.95.

Freshman Marcin Goraj earned first-place (48.54) in the 100 Back with junior Stephen Hopta right behind in second with a personal-record (48.94). Goraj later earned first in the 200 Back (1:46.98).

Junior Cooper Van Der Laan finished first in the 100 Breast (53.04) and 200 Breast (1:56.66) for a second-straight meet.

Remenyi put together the Panthers' best season's time in the 200 Fly (1:46.49) and 100 Free (45.45) for first-place finishes. Vera improved his best season's time in the 50 Free as well at 19.46 for first-place and later got first in the 100 Fly (47.03).

Women's Recap

Freshman Abby Grottle finished in first-place in three events: the 500 Free (4:56.06, personal record), 1,650 Free (16:40.16) and 200 Free (1:49.79). All three were the best times by a Panther in each event this year.

Sophomore Kate Fuhrmann (103.06) and freshman Anneliese Hohm (103.50) captured the top-two spots in the 100 Breast with Hohm establishing a new personal-best. Fuhrmann then won in the 100 Free with 50.38, the best by a Panther in 2021. Hohm earned a personal-record in the 200 Breast (2:16.12) for first-place, and freshman Genna Joyce also set a personal-best in the event at 2:17.91 for second-place.

Sophomore Daisy Anderson set a personal-record in the 200 Back (2:00.24) and improved her season's top-time in the 200 Fly to 1:59.57 for first-place in both events.

Freshman Sophie Yendell claimed first-place in the 100 Fly (55.08) and 50 Free with a personal-best time of 23.11.

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