Youngstown, Ohio – The Youngstown State Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving programs battled IU Indianapolis in Day 1 of a two-day dual inside Beeghly Natatorium on Friday afternoon.
Olivia Sweetman had a very impressive performance in the women's 1650 free, winning with a time of 17:18.30, which was over one minute faster than the second-place time. She also finished first in the 500 free with a time of 5:00.69, four seconds quicker than the second place time.
Quinn Cynor broke his own pool record in the men's 200 free, winning with a time of 1:35.76. Olivia Sweetman finished runner-up in the women's 200 free with a time of 1:52.40. She was followed by Kate Hildebrand, who placed third with a time of 1:57.89.
Cynor also won the men's 100 free with a time of 44.57, almost two full seconds quicker than the second place time. Chloe Moore finished third in the women's 100 free as she clocked a time of 53.34.
The Penguins swept victories in the 200 fly, as Orla Maccines won the women's section with a time of 2:06.57 and Valer Kennedy won the men's race with a time of 1:49.06. Also performing well was Allison Ramirez Romero, who finished third for the women with a time of 2:08.06.
Jacob Gramer won the men's 50 free with a time of 20.64. Chloe Moore finished third for YSU in the women's 50 free with a time of 24.44.
Hannah Murray won the women's 200 IM with a time of 2:07.11. Jameson Cooke finished third in the men's 200 IM, clocking a time of 1:55.73.
The men's 400-free relay just edged out IU Indy for the victory as Quinn Cynor, Jacob Gramer, Lorenz Beck, and Pablo Santos combined for a time of 2:59.90, less than one second quicker than the second place time. The women's 400-free relay team of Orla Maccines, Chloe Moore, Olivia Sweetman, and Madelyn Mahoney finished second with a time of 3:32.78.
The men's 400-meldey relay team of Quinn Cynor, James Slessor, Lorenz Beck, and Jacob Gramer placed second with a time of 3:14.18. The women's 400-medley relay squad of Chloe Moore, Hannah Murray, Orla Maccines, and Madelyn Mahoney finished third with a time of 3:51.56.
Hannah Murray finished second in the women's 100 breaststroke, clocking a time of 1:04.87. In the men's section of the event, James Slessor led YSU with a second-place finish, swimming a time of 55.35, while Dominic Panozzo finished third with a time of 55.85.
Murray also placed second in the women's 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:21.40, whole Dominic Panozzo finished third in the men's 200 breaststroke as he clocked a time of 2:05.06.
The Penguin men finished second and third in the 100 backstroke, as Elliot Elmore was runner-up with a time of 49.74, and Pablo Santos was third with a time of 49.97.
Santos also finished second in the men's 200 backstroke with a time of 1:49.65. Lara Lilic finished third in the women's 200 backstroke as she swam a time of 2:08.16.
Orla Maccines finished as the runner-up in the women's 100 butterfly as she swam a time of 57.14.
Natalie Weissman placed third in the women's three-meter diving event as she scored 225.53. Zachary Lao finished third in the men's one-meter dive as he scored 272.10.
The IU Indianapolis women won by a score of 187-92, while the Jaguars men won by a score of 184-97.
The two schools will compete once again tomorrow morning, with diving beginning at 9 a.m. and the swimming events beginning at 11 a.m. 16 YSU seniors will be honored prior to the swimming events at 10:30 a.m.
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