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Pitt Women’s Swimming and Diving Claims Six First Place Finishes Against the Colonials
11/4/2023 7:02:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh women's swimming and diving team claimed six first place finishes against George Washington, Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers started the afternoon off strong with the 200 Medley relay. The team of Claire Jansen, Jessica Strong, Sophie Yendell and Avery Kudlac secured the first-place finish with their time of 1:54.10.
Emily Bucaro represented the Panthers in the 1500 Free – coming in second place with her time of 17:36.28.
Pitt picked up two more second place finishes in the 200 Free and 100 Back. Freshman Sydney Gring finished the 200 Free with a time of 2:05.44 and Jansen went 1:04.78 in the 100 Back.
Strong secured the third-place finish in the 100 Breast – clocking in at 1:12.99
Yendell secured two back-to-back first place finishes in the 50 and 100 Free with her times of 26.23 and 58.25, respectively. Kudlac was right behind her in the 100 Free – finishing in second place with her time of 58.55.
In the 200 back, Jansen and Parker Del Balso finished with their times of 2:20.10 and 2:24.55 – taking third and fourth, respectively.
The Panthers finished in second place in the 200 Breast and third place in the 400 Free. Angelina Messina went 2:37.87 in the 200 Breast and Jill Berger clocked in a 4:33.08 in the 400 Free.
Continuing the momentum for Pitt, Yendell posted the first-place finish in the 100 Fly with her time of 1:01.30. Kudlac was not far behind with her time of 1:03.88 – placing third overall.
Gring topped George Washington in the 200 IM – finishing first overall with her time of 2:20.79.
On the diving side, freshman Hannah Polosky secured first overall in the 1 Meter with her total score of 287.50. Rachel Dickerson was right next to Polosky with her total points of 278.33 – securing second place overall. Each of their scores are above the NCAA Diving Zone Cut of 265 total points.
To finish the afternoon off strong, Jess Vega third second place in the 3 Meter with her 283.50 total points. With this score, Vega has secured an NCAA Diving Zone Cut.
EXHIBITION PLATFORM
Emma Gravgaard won the women's platform during an exhibition platform event Friday evening. Gravgaard won with a total score of 242.93, earning a Zone Cut score.
UP NEXT
The women's diving team will hit the road as they travel to Columbus, Ohio for the Ohio State Invitational. This diving only meet will take place from Wednesday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov. 18.
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