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Texas Swimming Invitational
Panthers Close Out Texas Invitational Day 4 with Five Program Records
11/21/2025 10:47:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas - Pitt closed out the Texas Invitational on Friday with two program records and three top-eight finishes at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
Julian Koch opened the men's 400-yard freestyle relay with a 41.15 leg, setting a program record. On the women's side, the Panthers posted a school-record time of 3:12.88 to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships, with Avery Kudlac leading off in a program-record 48.28.
Alan Vergine added another record for the Panthers, finishing sixth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:42.15.
Claire Jansen set her second program record of the week, placing second in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:50.47.
Pitt will return to action Saturday, Jan. 10, for a road meet at West Virginia.
Top-8 Performances
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly- Alan Vergine 1:42.15 (6th)
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke- Claire Jansen 1:50.47 (2nd)
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay- Avery Kudlac, Sydney Gring, Mary Clarke, Claire Jansen 3:12.88 (4th)
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay- Julian Koch, Donat Fabian, James Allison, Patrizio Costanza 2:51.60 (6th)
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