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Swim/Dive Wins Season Opener on Saturday
10/6/2019 9:59:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn swimming and diving team opened its 2019-20 campaign with a pair of dual meet wins against Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday afternoon at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium.
The women captured a 153-107 victory while the men scored a 156-121 triumph.
"Today was a great way to start the dual meet season, said head coach Chris Maiello. "Our team has been training at a high level and it was good to see them execute at a high level today. We have a long way to go, and a lot of aspects of racing to improve on, but today was an encouraging start. Up and down the lineup everyone contributed. Including our divers, they did a great job today. Now we have a few weeks to get back to training and I am looking forward to continuing our student athlete development."
Post Meet Interview with head coach Chris Maiello. pic.twitter.com/BgOyh7LCZG
— UConn Swim/Dive (@UConnSwimDive) October 6, 2019
Sophomore Alex Chernysh had a solid meet with first place finishes in the 100 and 200 Back while fellow sophomores Katelyn Walsh and Linnea Anderson notched a pair of victories. Walsh took the 100 and 200 Breaststroke and Anderson took the 50 Free and 100 Butterfly.
On the boards, Erin Clifford, Elizabeth Drab and Alyssa Annenberg captured the top three spots in both the 1M and 3M events. Justin Corres won the 1M and 3M men's events with Kyle Kennedy garnering second and third place marks.
Post meet interview with junior diver Erin Clifford. pic.twitter.com/9BKbtQFYpV
— UConn Swim/Dive (@UConnSwimDive) October 6, 2019
"I am incredibly pleased with our performance today, said head diving coach Josh Arndt. "The energy of the entire team drove us to a fantastic start for the season. The divers have been hard at work making some big changes in their diving and it all came together for our first meet. We have a lot more work to do, but I'm excited about where we're at and where we're going."
Numerous Huskies registered first place races in their first collegiate meet with freshmen Gabrielle Low (100 Back), Caitlin Spencer (200 Back), Mia Galat (200 Fly), Billy Regan (100 & 200 Breast), Jason Lee (200 Fly) and McAllistar Milne (200 IM) all earning wins.
The Huskies return to the pool for their annual Blue vs. White Alumni meet on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
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