Pitt Men Sweep Diving Events, Swimming Secures Six 1-2 Finishes Against George Washington
11/4/2023 6:58:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt men's swimming and diving team defeated the defending A-10 Champion George Washington in a long-course meters meet, 202-98, Saturday at Trees Pool. The Panthers secured six 1-2 finishes, including two event sweeps en route to their victory.
The Pitt divers dominated the springboards as the Panthers claimed the top five places in the 3-meter and the top six places in the 1-meter. Dylan Reed finished first overall in the 3-meter with a personal best of 460.35, just two points shy of the school record set by National Champion Dominic Giordano in 2015. Reed, Cameron Cash (second place), Daley Fraser (third place), and Juan Osorio Mendoza (fourth place) all got their Zone Cut Score in the 3-meter.
The Panthers also claimed the top six spots in the 1-meter, with Reed taking first overall with a total score of 382.65.
The Panthers kicked off the meet by taking both first and second place in the 200 Medley Relay. Stepan Goncharov, Jerry Chen, Marcin Goraj, and Dominic Toledo finished first with a time of 1:42.25. The relay team of Krzysztof Radziszewski, Max Matteazzi, Drew Jalbert, and Eric Sharabura came in a close second with a time of 1:42.48.
Pitt was dominant throughout the meet, picking up back-to-back 1-2-3 sweeps in the 200 Back and the 200 Breast. Goraj (2:03.83), Jensen Nelson (2:09.79), and Drew Henry (2:10.40) swept the backstroke while Chen (2:23.02), Javier Zorzano (2:24.84), and Nick Short (2:28.99) swept the breaststroke.
Goraj (56.21) and Nelson (58.37) also took first and second in the 100 Back and Max Matteazzi (1:03.39) and Jerry Chen (1:04.18) finished 1-2 in the 100 Breast. Goncharov (23.75) and Dominic Toledo (23.77) took the top two spots in the 50 Free. Matteazzi crushed the 200 IM, finishing about eight seconds ahead of second place with a time of 2:01.48. Zorzano came in second with a time of 2:09.12, followed by Short in third with a time of 2:12.97.
Guy Frimis picked up the first individual event win in the 200 Free with a time of 1:54.06. In a close battle for the top three spots in the 800 Free, Drew Henry took third overall with a time of 8:40.35 while Goncharov (51.58) claimed another first-place finish in the 100 Free.
Pitt ended the swimming event the same way it started, with the Panthers taking first in the 400 Free Relay and edging George Washington in a close race for second place. The relay team of Goncharov, Toledo, Frimis, and Radziszewski took first with a time of 3:27.12. The team of Sharabura, Jalbert, Adam Mahler, and Michal Piela came in second with a time of 3:34.02.
EXHIBITION PLATFORM
The Pitt divers competed in an exhibition platform event Friday evening, finishing in the top six places. Cameron Cash finished first (373.73), Dylan Reed in second (362.48), Jackson Salisbury in third (359.10), Daley Fraser in fourth (330.90), Chase Marafioto in fifth (316.13) and Ethan Radio in sixth (299.25). Cash, Reed, Salisbury, Fraser, and Marafioto each received their Zone Cut score.
UP NEXT
The Pitt diving team will compete at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 15-18 and then at the USA Diving Winter Nationals from Nov. 29-Dec. 6. Pitt swimming is back in action at the end of the month, as the Panthers travel to Minneapolis for the Minnesota Invite from Nov. 29-Dec. 3.
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