AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts swimming and diving team topped Boston University in a dual meet at the Joseph R. Rogers Jr., Pool on Saturday.
Both the Minutewomen and Minutemen combined for 20 gold medals on the day.
Additionally, three Massachusetts divers had six-dive totals rank within the best-10 in program history.
Women’s Swimming & Diving
The Minutewomen totaled 26 best-three finishes on the day to go along, while collecting nine gold medals.
Freshman Flora Klimesch began the individual events with a first-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle with a personal-best time of 10:25.50.
In the 200 freestyle, junior Beren Cakiroglu swam a season-best 1:53.41 to secure the gold, while fellow classmate Diya Ackerman-Vallala grabbed the silver with a season-best time of 1:56.33. Sophomore Maria Grishaeva was second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.85.
The 100 breaststroke saw freshman Kate Baranova take first-pace with a season-best time of 1:05.49, as junior Lindsay Burbage finished close behind in second with a time of 1:05.73. Sophomore Karinne Everly (2:06.53) and Hannah Schoenauer (2:06.92) completed the 200 butterfly with season-best times to place second and third, respectively.
Sophomore Courtney Tedesco swam into second in the 50 freestyle with a season-best time of 23.84. Cakiroglu collected her second gold medal of the day with a season-best time of 52.00 in the 100 freestyle, while Grishaeva placed third in the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 2:05.72.
Burbage also garnered her second medal of the day, placing first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:23.81, as Ackerman-Vallala had a season-best time of 2:27.74 in the event to take third.
Klimesch secured her second gold medal of the afternoon after swimming a personal-best time of 5:06.91 in the 500 freestyle. Schoenauer finished third in the event with a time of 5:11.84, marking a season-best.
Everly was first in the 100 butterfly with a season-best time of 56.61, followed by Tedesco in second with a personal-best time of 57.15. Grishaeva earned second in the 200 individual medley with a season-best time of 2:09.00.
In the relays, the 200 medley relay team of Grishaeva, Burbage, Everly and Tedesco grabbed the gold with a combined time of 1:44.68. The 400 freestyle relay team of Ackerman-Vallala, Tedesco, Everly and Cakiroglu swam a time of 3:31.96 to take second, while the team consisting of Baranova, junior Olga Stoura, Klimesch and Schoenauer finished third with a time of 3:39.94.
Men’s Swimming & Diving
The Minutemen tallied 23 best-three finishes, adding 11 gold medals on the day.
Junior Jude Boukarroum and freshman Miles Smyczek kicked off the individual events with a first- and second-place finish, respectively, in the 1,000 freestyle. Boukarroum had a season-best time of 9:45.42, while Smyczek had a season-best time of 9:50.79.
Senior Sammy Quigg grabbed the gold medal in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.92. Sophomore Zach Szabo took first in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time of 49.82, while freshman Liam Hickey was third with a time of 51.22.
Freshmen Hudson Bawduniak (56.45) and Eli Panachyda (57.28) finished first and second, respectively, with season-best times. Junior Aydin Erkan was third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 29.44 and Quigg took first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.66.
Freshman Macek Vandermolen swam a time of 46.37 in the 100 freestyle to collect the gold, while Hickey grabbed the silver in the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 1:50.75. Panachyda had a season-best time of 2:06.14 in the 200 breaststroke to finish first, as freshman Chase Dai followed in third with a season-best time of 2:08.58.
The 500 freestyle saw Boukarroum swim into second with season-best mark of 4:43.63. Bawduniak finished the 100 butterfly with a season-best time of 50.86 to place second, and sophomore Chase Keeler secured the gold in the 200 individual medley with a season-best time of 1:54.17.
During the relay events, the team of Szabo, Bawduniak, Hickey and Quigg swam a combined time of 1:32.18 to place second in the 200 medley relay. The 400 freestyle relay team consisting of Quigg, Vandermolen, junior Aidan Shepston and junior Alonso Montoru swam into first with a combined time of 3:03.98. The team of Hickey, freshman Sota Kawahata, Szabo and sophomore Daniel Strumidlo placed third with a time of 3:08.18.
On The Boards
In the three-meter dive, senior Shreeya Sinha claimed the gold with a personal-best score, and fourth-best total in program history, of 318.60. Sophomore Danielle Guerin placed third in the event with a six-dive total of 276.83.
The one-meter dive for the Minutewomen saw sophomore Khrystyna Yaremyn (266.85) and Guerin (263.55) take second and third, respectively.
For the Minutemen, sophomore Alex Kreidler secured first in the one-meter with a personal-best score of 353.63, while freshman Carson Harrington placed second with a personal-best total of 316.20. Kreidler’s mark today ranks third all-time, while Harrington’s score ranks 10th.
In the three-meter, Harrington claimed the gold with a personal-best, and second all-time mark of 378.15. Harrington’s score also broke a previous freshman record of 375.00 held by Jason Cook in 2009.
Kreidler took second in the event with a six-dive total of 369.53, which marked a personal-best and the fourth-best score in program history.
Up Next
Both the men’s and women’s swim team return to action on Friday, November 21, through Sunday, November 23, as the team’s compete in the Terrier Invitational, hosted by Boston University, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Both the Minutewomen and Minutemen combined for 20 gold medals on the day.
Additionally, three Massachusetts divers had six-dive totals rank within the best-10 in program history.
Women’s Swimming & Diving
The Minutewomen totaled 26 best-three finishes on the day to go along, while collecting nine gold medals.
Freshman Flora Klimesch began the individual events with a first-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle with a personal-best time of 10:25.50.
In the 200 freestyle, junior Beren Cakiroglu swam a season-best 1:53.41 to secure the gold, while fellow classmate Diya Ackerman-Vallala grabbed the silver with a season-best time of 1:56.33. Sophomore Maria Grishaeva was second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.85.
The 100 breaststroke saw freshman Kate Baranova take first-pace with a season-best time of 1:05.49, as junior Lindsay Burbage finished close behind in second with a time of 1:05.73. Sophomore Karinne Everly (2:06.53) and Hannah Schoenauer (2:06.92) completed the 200 butterfly with season-best times to place second and third, respectively.
Sophomore Courtney Tedesco swam into second in the 50 freestyle with a season-best time of 23.84. Cakiroglu collected her second gold medal of the day with a season-best time of 52.00 in the 100 freestyle, while Grishaeva placed third in the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 2:05.72.
Burbage also garnered her second medal of the day, placing first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:23.81, as Ackerman-Vallala had a season-best time of 2:27.74 in the event to take third.
Klimesch secured her second gold medal of the afternoon after swimming a personal-best time of 5:06.91 in the 500 freestyle. Schoenauer finished third in the event with a time of 5:11.84, marking a season-best.
Everly was first in the 100 butterfly with a season-best time of 56.61, followed by Tedesco in second with a personal-best time of 57.15. Grishaeva earned second in the 200 individual medley with a season-best time of 2:09.00.
In the relays, the 200 medley relay team of Grishaeva, Burbage, Everly and Tedesco grabbed the gold with a combined time of 1:44.68. The 400 freestyle relay team of Ackerman-Vallala, Tedesco, Everly and Cakiroglu swam a time of 3:31.96 to take second, while the team consisting of Baranova, junior Olga Stoura, Klimesch and Schoenauer finished third with a time of 3:39.94.
Men’s Swimming & Diving
The Minutemen tallied 23 best-three finishes, adding 11 gold medals on the day.
Junior Jude Boukarroum and freshman Miles Smyczek kicked off the individual events with a first- and second-place finish, respectively, in the 1,000 freestyle. Boukarroum had a season-best time of 9:45.42, while Smyczek had a season-best time of 9:50.79.
Senior Sammy Quigg grabbed the gold medal in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.92. Sophomore Zach Szabo took first in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time of 49.82, while freshman Liam Hickey was third with a time of 51.22.
Freshmen Hudson Bawduniak (56.45) and Eli Panachyda (57.28) finished first and second, respectively, with season-best times. Junior Aydin Erkan was third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 29.44 and Quigg took first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.66.
Freshman Macek Vandermolen swam a time of 46.37 in the 100 freestyle to collect the gold, while Hickey grabbed the silver in the 200 backstroke with a season-best time of 1:50.75. Panachyda had a season-best time of 2:06.14 in the 200 breaststroke to finish first, as freshman Chase Dai followed in third with a season-best time of 2:08.58.
The 500 freestyle saw Boukarroum swim into second with season-best mark of 4:43.63. Bawduniak finished the 100 butterfly with a season-best time of 50.86 to place second, and sophomore Chase Keeler secured the gold in the 200 individual medley with a season-best time of 1:54.17.
During the relay events, the team of Szabo, Bawduniak, Hickey and Quigg swam a combined time of 1:32.18 to place second in the 200 medley relay. The 400 freestyle relay team consisting of Quigg, Vandermolen, junior Aidan Shepston and junior Alonso Montoru swam into first with a combined time of 3:03.98. The team of Hickey, freshman Sota Kawahata, Szabo and sophomore Daniel Strumidlo placed third with a time of 3:08.18.
On The Boards
In the three-meter dive, senior Shreeya Sinha claimed the gold with a personal-best score, and fourth-best total in program history, of 318.60. Sophomore Danielle Guerin placed third in the event with a six-dive total of 276.83.
The one-meter dive for the Minutewomen saw sophomore Khrystyna Yaremyn (266.85) and Guerin (263.55) take second and third, respectively.
For the Minutemen, sophomore Alex Kreidler secured first in the one-meter with a personal-best score of 353.63, while freshman Carson Harrington placed second with a personal-best total of 316.20. Kreidler’s mark today ranks third all-time, while Harrington’s score ranks 10th.
In the three-meter, Harrington claimed the gold with a personal-best, and second all-time mark of 378.15. Harrington’s score also broke a previous freshman record of 375.00 held by Jason Cook in 2009.
Kreidler took second in the event with a six-dive total of 369.53, which marked a personal-best and the fourth-best score in program history.
Up Next
Both the men’s and women’s swim team return to action on Friday, November 21, through Sunday, November 23, as the team’s compete in the Terrier Invitational, hosted by Boston University, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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