WASHINGTON, D.C. – The VMI Swim and Dive Teams returned to action on Saturday when they traveled to American. The Keydets had a strong showing, including a number of personal records in the diving events.
"It was a really solid showing for our squads this afternoon in D.C. coming off of a great training camp," said head coach
Scott Thacker.
Diving's Best
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Lane Jones (258.22),
Ryder Creal (194.47) and
Craig Swain (157.80) finish 2-3-4 in the men's 3-meter dive (all PR's)
- Jones, Creal and Swain had the same order of finish in the 1-meter, registering PR's of 230.62, 204.00, and 152.47, respectively
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Ella Davenport scored a 148.20 in the women's 1-meter dive and a 166.87 in the 3-meter event (both PR's)
Men's Top Swimmers
- The quartet of
Tinn Nguyen,
Chase Lane,
Elijah Fields and
Matthew Picard earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:35.12) as VMI took 2-3 in that event
- Nguyen claimed the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.09 while
Layne Tucker (58.94),
Chase Lane (59.09) and
Austin Reeder (59.74) finished 1-2-3 in the 100 yard breaststroke
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Matthew Picard (21.58) placed second in the 50 free, claiming first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.00
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Sam Castle claimed first in the 200-yard backstroke, clocking in 1:57.97, and Ethan Giffith took first in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.78), also winning the 400 yard IM (4:14.53)
Women's Swimming Superlatives
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Noelle Tong,
Walden Wilder,
Jillian Maher and
Kate Taylor earned the Keydets two points with a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:35.12)
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Rachel Greathouse place third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.32) while
Anne Bowles (1:09.28) and Wilder (1:11.12) placed 1-2 in the 100 yard breaststroke
- Wilder continued her strong day in the 200 breaststroke, finishing second with a time of 2:34.09, and Greathouse registered a third-place finish in the 400 yard IM (4:59.75)
Complete Team Scores
Men
American – 163
VMI - 135
Women
American – 236
VMI - 55
To view the full meet results, click
here.
What's Next
VMI will return to Lexington Saturday, hosting Liberty at 11:00 a.m.
