By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern.
The teams of the American Athletic Conference concluded their four-day stint in Indianapolis with an impressive laundry list of accomplishments. From the Houston women running away with the meet, to the Cincinnati men sprinting to a 0.01 relay victory over ECU, this young, fresh conference proved that it is nothing short of spectacular.
The Lady Cougars swept nearly every event on the women’s side, knitting together an impenetrable fabric of talent in every aspect of competition. With unstoppable relays and consistency on the boards, Houston proved itself time and time again as the best women’s team in the AAC. This was adequately reflected in their 311.5-point victory over Cincinnati, which narrowly outscored SMU by just over five points in a climactic final relay.
The men’s side saw a similar battle for points, but this time for the championship, as ECU and Cincinnati dominated the pool from Night One. Throughout the week, the Pirates fought vigorously to remedy the point deficit attained in the first day of competition. Despite a stellar sprint stroke day, they ultimately conceded the win to the Bearcats, who jumped to a 146-point advantage in the final day to take the championship.
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41 1. Houston, University of 916 2. Cincinnati, University of 604.5 3. Southern Methodist University 599 4. Tulane University 504.5 5. Connecticut, University of 466 6. East Carolina University 338
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42 1. Cincinnati, University of 966 2. East Carolina University 820 3. Connecticut, University of 647 4. Southern Methodist University 613
Women’s 1650 Free
The Green Wave started off finals with a decisive victory in the mile, as junior Olivia Johnson split a nearly perfect race to post a time of 16:31.20. Connecticut’s Ryan Delaney shaved over ten seconds off her seed time, dropping a 16:34.13 to earn second over East Carolina freshman, Mariana Lippert (16:36.89).
Tulane’s Nola Harris continued to showcase the Green Wave’s distance strength, coming in fourth with a time of 16:40.59, followed by Cincinnati’s Sarah Laabs (16:44.06), SMU’s Eliana Yellin (16:50.18), Houston’s Haley Benjamin (16:50.69) and Reese Lamph (16:51.41).
Event 31 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: M 16:15.51 2/17/2018 Sara Wanasek, Cincinnati-OH
15:53.50 D1-A D1-A Standard
16:30.59 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Olivia Johnson JR Tulane-LA 16:39.86 16:31.20 20
28.15 57.99 (29.84)
1:28.21 (30.22) 1:58.50 (30.29)
2:28.79 (30.29) 2:59.16 (30.37)
3:29.28 (30.12) 3:59.31 (30.03)
4:29.35 (30.04) 4:59.58 (30.23)
5:29.74 (30.16) 5:59.88 (30.14)
6:30.01 (30.13) 7:00.10 (30.09)
7:30.10 (30.00) 8:00.16 (30.06)
8:30.21 (30.05) 9:00.41 (30.20)
9:30.64 (30.23) 10:00.76 (30.12)
10:30.73 (29.97) 11:00.88 (30.15)
11:31.13 (30.25) 12:01.21 (30.08)
12:31.40 (30.19) 13:01.51 (30.11)
13:31.51 (30.00) 14:01.55 (30.04)
14:31.73 (30.18) 15:01.86 (30.13)
15:31.99 (30.13) 16:01.92 (29.93) 16:31.20 (29.28)
2 Ryan Dulaney SO Connecticut-CT 16:44.39 16:34.13 17
27.38 57.40 (30.02)
1:27.45 (30.05) 1:57.63 (30.18)
2:27.69 (30.06) 2:57.78 (30.09)
3:27.87 (30.09) 3:57.91 (30.04)
4:27.92 (30.01) 4:57.97 (30.05)
5:28.02 (30.05) 5:58.11 (30.09)
6:28.18 (30.07) 6:58.30 (30.12)
7:28.49 (30.19) 7:58.66 (30.17)
8:28.92 (30.26) 8:59.22 (30.30)
9:29.57 (30.35) 9:59.82 (30.25)
10:30.26 (30.44) 11:00.74 (30.48)
11:31.04 (30.30) 12:01.39 (30.35)
12:31.92 (30.53) 13:02.53 (30.61)
13:33.21 (30.68) 14:03.79 (30.58)
14:34.28 (30.49) 15:04.80 (30.52)
15:35.14 (30.34) 16:05.16 (30.02) 16:34.13 (28.97)
3 Mariana Lippert FR East Carolina-NC 16:50.02 16:36.89 16
27.94 57.86 (29.92)
1:28.16 (30.30) 1:58.47 (30.31)
2:28.69 (30.22) 2:58.85 (30.16)
3:29.24 (30.39) 3:59.48 (30.24)
4:29.65 (30.17) 4:59.98 (30.33)
5:30.44 (30.46) 6:00.83 (30.39)
6:31.22 (30.39) 7:01.55 (30.33)
7:31.56 (30.01) 8:01.90 (30.34)
8:32.32 (30.42) 9:02.70 (30.38)
9:33.29 (30.59) 10:03.61 (30.32)
10:33.88 (30.27) 11:04.95 (31.07)
11:35.30 (30.35) 12:05.65 (30.35)
12:36.16 (30.51) 13:06.65 (30.49)
13:36.78 (30.13) 14:06.73 (29.95)
14:37.05 (30.32) 15:07.21 (30.16)
15:37.86 (30.65) 16:07.97 (30.11) 16:36.89 (28.92)
4 Noa Heron FR Tulane-LA 16:56.32 16:40.59 15
27.75 57.75 (30.00)
1:28.28 (30.53) 1:58.48 (30.20)
2:28.79 (30.31) 2:59.20 (30.41)
3:29.45 (30.25) 3:59.65 (30.20)
4:29.88 (30.23) 5:00.13 (30.25)
5:30.39 (30.26) 6:00.67 (30.28)
6:31.17 (30.50) 7:01.73 (30.56)
7:31.97 (30.24) 8:02.27 (30.30)
8:32.52 (30.25) 9:02.93 (30.41)
9:33.56 (30.63) 10:04.13 (30.57)
10:34.72 (30.59) 11:05.33 (30.61)
11:35.75 (30.42) 12:06.26 (30.51)
12:36.95 (30.69) 13:07.41 (30.46)
13:37.96 (30.55) 14:08.59 (30.63)
14:39.34 (30.75) 15:10.05 (30.71)
15:40.71 (30.66) 16:11.38 (30.67) 16:40.59 (29.21)
5 Sarah Laabs JR Cincinnati-OH 16:38.59 16:44.06 14
27.42 57.34 (29.92)
1:27.55 (30.21) 1:57.92 (30.37)
2:28.42 (30.50) 2:59.10 (30.68)
3:29.82 (30.72) 4:00.46 (30.64)
4:31.06 (30.60) 5:01.88 (30.82)
5:32.65 (30.77) 6:03.19 (30.54)
6:33.86 (30.67) 7:04.66 (30.80)
7:35.38 (30.72) 8:06.26 (30.88)
8:37.07 (30.81) 9:07.70 (30.63)
9:38.51 (30.81) 10:09.11 (30.60)
10:39.38 (30.27) 11:09.71 (30.33)
11:39.63 (29.92) 12:09.76 (30.13)
12:39.86 (30.10) 13:10.22 (30.36)
13:40.77 (30.55) 14:11.66 (30.89)
14:42.31 (30.65) 15:12.84 (30.53)
15:43.54 (30.70) 16:14.28 (30.74) 16:44.06 (29.78)
6 Eliana Yellin SR SMU-NT 17:06.53 16:50.18 13
27.63 57.42 (29.79)
1:27.56 (30.14) 1:58.06 (30.50)
2:28.54 (30.48) 2:59.35 (30.81)
3:30.20 (30.85) 4:00.98 (30.78)
4:31.97 (30.99) 5:02.73 (30.76)
5:33.37 (30.64) 6:04.10 (30.73)
6:35.03 (30.93) 7:05.84 (30.81)
7:36.82 (30.98) 8:07.69 (30.87)
8:38.53 (30.84) 9:09.31 (30.78)
9:39.92 (30.61) 10:10.79 (30.87)
10:41.64 (30.85) 11:12.24 (30.60)
11:43.14 (30.90) 12:13.95 (30.81)
12:44.68 (30.73) 13:15.46 (30.78)
13:46.38 (30.92) 14:17.28 (30.90)
14:48.21 (30.93) 15:19.29 (31.08)
15:50.17 (30.88) 16:20.79 (30.62) 16:50.18 (29.39)
7 Haley Benjamin FR Houston-GU 16:35.16 16:50.69 12
27.87 57.71 (29.84)
1:27.80 (30.09) 1:57.99 (30.19)
2:28.06 (30.07) 2:58.09 (30.03)
3:28.23 (30.14) 3:58.58 (30.35)
4:28.78 (30.20) 4:59.22 (30.44)
5:29.60 (30.38) 6:00.33 (30.73)
6:30.93 (30.60) 7:01.51 (30.58)
7:31.94 (30.43) 8:02.67 (30.73)
8:33.62 (30.95) 9:04.51 (30.89)
9:35.16 (30.65) 10:06.03 (30.87)
10:36.82 (30.79) 11:07.94 (31.12)
11:38.75 (30.81) 12:09.88 (31.13)
12:40.87 (30.99) 13:12.27 (31.40)
13:43.73 (31.46) 14:14.84 (31.11)
14:46.26 (31.42) 15:17.53 (31.27)
15:48.93 (31.40) 16:20.24 (31.31) 16:50.69 (30.45)
8 Reese Lamph SO Houston-GU 16:56.91 16:51.41 11
27.67 57.57 (29.90)
1:27.89 (30.32) 1:58.48 (30.59)
2:28.98 (30.50) 2:59.86 (30.88)
3:30.54 (30.68) 4:01.61 (31.07)
4:32.39 (30.78) 5:03.08 (30.69)
5:33.35 (30.27) 6:03.89 (30.54)
6:34.57 (30.68) 7:05.25 (30.68)
7:35.89 (30.64) 8:06.61 (30.72)
8:37.23 (30.62) 9:07.97 (30.74)
9:38.68 (30.71) 10:09.47 (30.79)
10:39.59 (30.12) 11:10.20 (30.61)
11:41.10 (30.90) 12:11.85 (30.75)
12:43.18 (31.33) 13:14.07 (30.89)
13:45.22 (31.15) 14:16.60 (31.38)
14:47.97 (31.37) 15:19.50 (31.53)
15:50.64 (31.14) 16:22.10 (31.46) 16:51.41 (29.31)
Men’s 1650 Free
Cincinnati came out swinging in an attempt to stifle ECU’s progress from the previous night, with Tyler Jones (15:19.01) and Din Selmanovic (15:24.35) claiming first and second. Connecticut’s Karl Bishop earned third with a 15:31.26 to put the Huskies back within striking distance, nearly ten seconds ahead of his closest competitor, Cincinnati’s Tobias Van Dyke (15:41.65).
Emils Gustav Jurcik (15:43.14) took fifth, followed by ECU’s Grega Popovic (15:44.63), UConn’s Joshua Wroblewski (15:45.08), and ECU’s Ethan Knorr (15:56.34)
Event 32 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: M 14:54.88 2/17/2018 Christopher Bready, Cincinnati-OH
14:39.56 D1-A D1-A Standard
15:26.19 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Tyler Jones JR Cincinnati-OH 15:19.01 15:19.01 20
24.84 51.54 (26.70)
1:18.80 (27.26) 1:46.43 (27.63)
2:14.34 (27.91) 2:42.21 (27.87)
3:10.26 (28.05) 3:38.11 (27.85)
4:06.06 (27.95) 4:34.11 (28.05)
5:02.21 (28.10) 5:30.30 (28.09)
5:58.58 (28.28) 6:26.76 (28.18)
6:55.01 (28.25) 7:23.22 (28.21)
7:51.38 (28.16) 8:19.59 (28.21)
8:47.57 (27.98) 9:15.62 (28.05)
9:43.52 (27.90) 10:11.62 (28.10)
10:39.64 (28.02) 11:07.53 (27.89)
11:35.39 (27.86) 12:03.19 (27.80)
12:31.03 (27.84) 12:58.90 (27.87)
13:26.98 (28.08) 13:55.00 (28.02)
14:23.16 (28.16) 14:51.49 (28.33) 15:19.01 (27.52)
2 Din Selmanovic JR Cincinnati-OH 15:31.97 15:24.35 17
23.72 50.05 (26.33)
1:17.00 (26.95) 1:44.12 (27.12)
2:11.31 (27.19) 2:38.86 (27.55)
3:06.36 (27.50) 3:33.93 (27.57)
4:01.72 (27.79) 4:29.49 (27.77)
4:57.20 (27.71) 5:25.09 (27.89)
5:52.98 (27.89) 6:21.05 (28.07)
6:49.27 (28.22) 7:17.43 (28.16)
7:45.63 (28.20) 8:13.82 (28.19)
8:42.08 (28.26) 9:10.38 (28.30)
9:38.78 (28.40) 10:07.19 (28.41)
10:35.70 (28.51) 11:04.24 (28.54)
11:32.76 (28.52) 12:01.52 (28.76)
12:30.49 (28.97) 12:59.46 (28.97)
13:28.41 (28.95) 13:57.46 (29.05)
14:26.58 (29.12) 14:55.55 (28.97) 15:24.35 (28.80)
3 Karl Bishop JR Connecticut-CT 15:46.96 15:31.26 16
25.14 52.05 (26.91)
1:19.50 (27.45) 1:47.23 (27.73)
2:15.24 (28.01) 2:43.03 (27.79)
3:11.06 (28.03) 3:38.93 (27.87)
4:06.81 (27.88) 4:34.96 (28.15)
5:02.90 (27.94) 5:30.93 (28.03)
5:59.04 (28.11) 6:27.14 (28.10)
6:55.28 (28.14) 7:23.73 (28.45)
7:52.09 (28.36) 8:20.47 (28.38)
8:49.08 (28.61) 9:17.89 (28.81)
9:46.72 (28.83) 10:15.36 (28.64)
10:44.07 (28.71) 11:12.79 (28.72)
11:41.43 (28.64) 12:10.08 (28.65)
12:38.78 (28.70) 13:07.47 (28.69)
13:36.42 (28.95) 14:05.27 (28.85)
14:34.15 (28.88) 15:03.10 (28.95) 15:31.26 (28.16)
4 Tobias Van Dyke SO Cincinnati-OH 15:40.18 15:41.65 15
24.45 51.35 (26.90)
1:18.67 (27.32) 1:46.26 (27.59)
2:14.17 (27.91) 2:41.85 (27.68)
3:09.94 (28.09) 3:38.00 (28.06)
4:05.92 (27.92) 4:33.81 (27.89)
5:02.20 (28.39) 5:30.40 (28.20)
5:58.77 (28.37) 6:27.17 (28.40)
6:55.72 (28.55) 7:24.29 (28.57)
7:53.08 (28.79) 8:21.91 (28.83)
8:50.82 (28.91) 9:20.09 (29.27)
9:49.18 (29.09) 10:18.46 (29.28)
10:47.63 (29.17) 11:17.21 (29.58)
11:46.65 (29.44) 12:16.03 (29.38)
12:45.73 (29.70) 13:15.26 (29.53)
13:44.40 (29.14) 14:14.19 (29.79)
14:44.02 (29.83) 15:13.52 (29.50) 15:41.65 (28.13)
5 Emils Gustav Ju FR Connecticut-CT 15:41.37 15:43.14 14
24.73 51.97 (27.24)
1:19.92 (27.95) 1:48.15 (28.23)
2:16.47 (28.32) 2:44.88 (28.41)
3:13.43 (28.55) 3:42.09 (28.66)
4:10.79 (28.70) 4:39.44 (28.65)
5:08.17 (28.73) 5:36.88 (28.71)
6:05.57 (28.69) 6:34.27 (28.70)
7:02.95 (28.68) 7:31.60 (28.65)
8:00.62 (29.02) 8:29.58 (28.96)
8:58.40 (28.82) 9:27.01 (28.61)
9:55.65 (28.64) 10:24.66 (29.01)
10:53.69 (29.03) 11:22.86 (29.17)
11:51.93 (29.07) 12:20.93 (29.00)
12:50.25 (29.32) 13:19.45 (29.20)
13:48.78 (29.33) 14:17.80 (29.02)
14:46.86 (29.06) 15:15.52 (28.66) 15:43.14 (27.62)
6 Grega Popovic JR East Carolina-NC 15:57.95 15:44.63 13
24.99 52.27 (27.28)
1:19.84 (27.57) 1:47.95 (28.11)
2:16.40 (28.45) 2:44.67 (28.27)
3:12.98 (28.31) 3:41.30 (28.32)
4:09.79 (28.49) 4:38.45 (28.66)
5:07.19 (28.74) 5:36.18 (28.99)
6:05.06 (28.88) 6:34.13 (29.07)
7:03.02 (28.89) 7:32.11 (29.09)
8:01.32 (29.21) 8:30.55 (29.23)
8:59.90 (29.35) 9:29.08 (29.18)
9:57.99 (28.91) 10:26.91 (28.92)
10:55.96 (29.05) 11:25.20 (29.24)
11:54.12 (28.92) 12:23.09 (28.97)
12:52.08 (28.99) 13:21.40 (29.32)
13:50.62 (29.22) 14:20.14 (29.52)
14:49.32 (29.18) 15:17.74 (28.42) 15:44.63 (26.89)
7 Joshua Wroblews SO Connecticut-CT 15:47.17 15:45.08 12
25.69 53.77 (28.08)
1:21.55 (27.78) 1:49.66 (28.11)
2:18.05 (28.39) 2:46.44 (28.39)
3:15.05 (28.61) 3:43.42 (28.37)
4:12.11 (28.69) 4:40.64 (28.53)
5:09.10 (28.46) 5:37.71 (28.61)
6:05.94 (28.23) 6:34.49 (28.55)
7:03.41 (28.92) 7:32.39 (28.98)
8:01.21 (28.82) 8:30.36 (29.15)
8:59.26 (28.90) 9:28.24 (28.98)
9:57.30 (29.06) 10:26.10 (28.80)
10:55.42 (29.32) 11:24.55 (29.13)
11:53.99 (29.44) 12:23.19 (29.20)
12:52.63 (29.44) 13:21.77 (29.14)
13:51.12 (29.35) 14:20.04 (28.92)
14:49.12 (29.08) 15:17.82 (28.70) 15:45.08 (27.26)
8 Ethan Knorr FR East Carolina-NC 15:34.92 15:56.34 11
25.59 53.02 (27.43)
1:21.10 (28.08) 1:49.66 (28.56)
2:18.14 (28.48) 2:46.52 (28.38)
3:15.04 (28.52) 3:43.84 (28.80)
4:12.84 (29.00) 4:41.86 (29.02)
5:11.12 (29.26) 5:40.38 (29.26)
6:09.95 (29.57) 6:39.62 (29.67)
7:09.18 (29.56) 7:38.57 (29.39)
8:08.02 (29.45) 8:37.43 (29.41)
9:07.12 (29.69) 9:36.61 (29.49)
10:05.97 (29.36) 10:35.43 (29.46)
11:04.68 (29.25) 11:34.06 (29.38)
12:03.40 (29.34) 12:32.83 (29.43)
13:02.09 (29.26) 13:31.42 (29.33)
14:00.65 (29.23) 14:30.03 (29.38)
14:59.33 (29.30) 15:28.30 (28.97) 15:56.34 (28.04)
Women’s Platform Diving
Platform diving showcased fresh underclassmen talent, while Houston continued to deliver in all aspects of competition to maintain its winning ways. Katie Deininger fulfilled her role on the boards by earning a 268.25 to take the conference championship, while SMU’s Johanna Holloway and East Carolina’s Mary Walker impressed with 234.95 and 214.60, respectively.
Cincinnati’s Claire Schuerman landed fourth with a score of 213.95, followed by her teammate Patricia Roscoe (211.95), Connecticut’s Monica Marcello, Tulane’s Anne Marie Kenn (182.60), and Cincinnati’s Kaley Pook (179.30).
Event 30 Women Platform Diving
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Meet Record: M 281.70 2/22/2014 Taylor Olanski, Houston
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Katie Deininger FR Houston-GU 231.55 268.25 20
2 Johanna Hollowa FR SMU-NT 204.60 234.95 17
3 Mary Warker FR East Carolina-NC 219.20 214.60 16
4 Claire Schuerma JR Cincinnati-OH 219.15 213.95 15
5 Patricia Roscoe JR Cincinnati-OH 207.75 211.95 14
6 Monica Marcello GS Connecticut-CT 185.95 195.95 13
7 Anne Marie Kenn FR Tulane-LA 180.45 182.60 12
8 Kaley Pook SO Cincinnati-OH 184.40 179.30 11
Women’s 200 Back
The Cougars swept the backstroke, landing three women on the medal stand. Two of which, sophomore Monique Rae (1:55.64) and senior Eleanna Koutsou (1:56.30) obtained NCAA B-cuts in the process. Laura Lauderoute followed close behind, posting a time of 1:57.49 to rack up another 16 points for the Cougars.
Tulane’s Jordan Morling (1:58.38) swam in at fourth, followed by Houston’s Ioanna Sacha (1:58.43), SMU’s Gabriella Grobler (1:58.50), Tulane’s Michelle Zelnic (1:58.78), and Cincinnati’s Natalie Obando (1:59.72).
Event 33 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Meet Record: M 1:52.69 2/18/2017 Matea Samardzic, SMU-NT
1:50.50 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:57.11 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Monique Rae SO Houston-GU 1:58.05 1:55.64 20
27.89 57.24 (29.35)
1:26.61 (29.37) 1:55.64 (29.03)
2 Eleanna Koutsou SR Houston-GU 1:57.57 1:56.30 17
27.60 56.84 (29.24)
1:26.74 (29.90) 1:56.30 (29.56)
3 Laura Laderoute JR Houston-GU 1:57.43 1:57.49 16
27.48 56.76 (29.28)
1:27.05 (30.29) 1:57.49 (30.44)
4 Jordan Morling JR Tulane-LA 1:58.36 1:58.38 15
28.90 58.40 (29.50)
1:28.02 (29.62) 1:58.38 (30.36)
5 Ioanna Sacha SO Houston-GU 2:00.02 1:58.43 14
27.29 57.01 (29.72)
1:27.68 (30.67) 1:58.43 (30.75)
6 Gabriella Grobl SO SMU-NT 1:59.42 1:58.50 13
27.35 57.32 (29.97)
1:27.73 (30.41) 1:58.50 (30.77)
7 Michelle Zelnic SR Tulane-LA 1:59.44 1:58.78 12
27.95 57.77 (29.82)
1:28.44 (30.67) 1:58.78 (30.34)
8 Natalie Obando SR Cincinnati-OH 1:59.10 1:59.72 11
28.27 58.51 (30.24)
1:29.17 (30.66) 1:59.72 (30.55)
Men’s 200 Back
The Bearcats had a response for ECU’s stellar Night Two swims, taking first and third in the first men’s event of the night with Blake Hanna’s 1:43.93 and Joseph Puglessi’s 1:45.04. East Carolina’s Magnus Anderson managed to sandwich himself between the two to soften the spike in points, posting a 1:44.09 to take silver.
SMU’s Matan Segal (1:45.42) finished in fourth, followed by ECU’s Tristan Taylor (1:47.16) and Marek Osina (1:47.22), and Cincinnati’s Connor Blatt (1:48.49).
Event 34 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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Meet Record: M 1:41.50 2/22/2014 Grigory Tarasevich, Louisville
1:39.38 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:45.04 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Blake Hanna JR Cincinnati-OH 1:44.17 1:43.93 20
24.26 49.99 (25.73)
1:16.59 (26.60) 1:43.93 (27.34)
2 Magnus Andersen JR East Carolina-NC 1:43.95 1:44.09 17
24.74 51.56 (26.82)
1:18.52 (26.96) 1:44.09 (25.57)
3 Joseph Puglessi JR Cincinnati-OH 1:45.21 1:45.04 16
24.58 50.73 (26.15)
1:17.39 (26.66) 1:45.04 (27.65)
4 Matan Segal JR SMU-NT 1:46.03 1:45.42 15
24.53 51.08 (26.55)
1:18.23 (27.15) 1:45.42 (27.19)
5 Tristan Taylor SR East Carolina-NC 1:46.50 1:47.16 14
25.04 52.15 (27.11)
1:19.16 (27.01) 1:47.16 (28.00)
6 Marek Osina FR East Carolina-NC 1:47.21 1:47.22 13
25.10 52.32 (27.22)
1:19.86 (27.54) 1:47.22 (27.36)
7 Connor Blatt FR Cincinnati-OH 1:46.41 1:48.49 12
25.24 52.49 (27.25)
1:20.39 (27.90) 1:48.49 (28.10)
-- Joseph Homan SO Connecticut-CT 1:46.79 DQ
25.12 51.84 (26.72)
1:19.05 (27.21) DQ (27.66)
Women’s 100 Free
Houston’s Zarena Brown and Mykenzie Leehy lived up to their own legacies in their marquee event, taking first and second for the Cougars with times of 48.76 and 49.03, respectively. East Carolina displayed strength on the women’s side, landing Catherine Johns (49.90) in the final spot on the podium to tally another 16 points for the Pirates.
SMU’s Felicity Passon (50.23) swam in at fourth, followed by Cincinnati’s Anhelina Kutsko (50.34) and Madeline Exton (50.43), Houston’s Catherine Power (50.64), and SMU sophomore Samantha Smith (51.44).
Event 35 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: M 47.95 2/18/2017 Jacqueline Keire, Cincinnati-OH
47.35 D1-A D1-A Standard
49.51 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Zarena Brown JR Houston-GU 49.07 48.76 20
11.40 23.59 (12.19)
36.24 (12.65) 48.76 (12.52)
2 Mykenzie Leehy SO Houston-GU 49.46 49.03 17
11.39 23.71 (12.32)
36.57 (12.86) 49.03 (12.46)
3 Catherine Johns JR East Carolina-NC 50.17 49.90 16
23.35 ( )
49.90 (26.55)
4 Felicity Passon SO SMU-NT 50.47 50.23 15
11.57 24.26 (12.69)
37.25 (12.99) 50.23 (12.98)
5 Anhelina Kutsko SO Cincinnati-OH 50.49 50.34 14
11.73 24.43 (12.70)
37.40 (12.97) 50.34 (12.94)
6 Madeline Exton SO Cincinnati-OH 50.50 50.43 13
11.65 24.37 (12.72)
37.40 (13.03) 50.43 (13.03)
7 Kathryn Power SO Houston-GU 50.72 50.64 12
11.42 24.13 (12.71)
37.21 (13.08) 50.64 (13.43)
8 Samantha Smith SO SMU-NT 50.71 51.44 11
11.42 24.61 (13.19)
38.09 (13.48) 51.44 (13.35)
Men’s 100 Free
Cincinnati continued its winning streak in order to put some much-needed space between itself and ECU, with Alexander Fortman nabbing the championship with a time of 43.69. Connecticut’s William Kearsey came in close behind, clocking in at 43.93 to out-swim ECU’s top sprinter Victor Martins Dos Santos (44.26).
The Pirates also claimed the next three spots, with Gavin Erdmann (44.43), Blaz Demsar (44.60), and Matthew Nutter (44.72) all posting sub-45.00 finishes. Cincinnati freshman, Alberto Garcia rounded out the heat with a time of 44.73.
Event 36 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: M 41.95 2/22/2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville
41.88 D1-A D1-A Standard
43.80 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Alexander Fortm JR Cincinnati-OH 44.34 43.69 20
20.83 ( )
43.69 (22.86)
2 William Kearsey JR Connecticut-CT 44.36 43.93 17
9.74 20.75 (11.01)
32.33 (11.58) 43.93 (11.60)
3 Victor Martins SR East Carolina-NC 44.31 44.26 16
10.07 21.15 (11.08)
32.73 (11.58) 44.26 (11.53)
4 Eric Hinderup FR East Carolina-NC 44.24 44.39 15
9.98 21.19 (11.21)
32.92 (11.73) 44.39 (11.47)
5 Gavin Erdmann SR East Carolina-NC 44.60 44.43 14
10.01 21.18 (11.17)
32.87 (11.69) 44.43 (11.56)
6 Blaz Demsar JR East Carolina-NC 44.85 44.60 13
10.04 21.27 (11.23)
32.94 (11.67) 44.60 (11.66)
7 Matthew Nutter SO SMU-NT 44.87 44.72 12
10.33 21.55 (11.22)
33.12 (11.57) 44.72 (11.60)
8 Alberto Garcia FR Cincinnati-OH 44.90 44.73 11
9.87 21.04 (11.17)
32.72 (11.68) 44.73 (12.01)
Women’s 200 Breast
SMU’s Andrea Podmanikova smashed her own meet record while securing the victory for the Mustangs, posting a time of 2:08.66 to surpass her previous mark of 2:09.29 from last year. Houston’s Peyton Kondis clinched second with an impressive 2:10.62, just ahead of Tulane’s Katherine McDonald (2:12.09).
Houston’s Maria Jimenez barely missed the podium with a time of 2:12.09, followed by Houston’s Angeliki Mavran (2:13.19), ECU’s Lily West (2:13.29), Cincinnati’s Victoria Hunt (2:17.99), and Connecticut’s Julie Hu (2:19.58).
Event 37 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet Record: M 2:09.29 2/17/2018 Andrea Podmanikova, SMU-NT
2:06.94 D1-A D1-A Standard
2:13.97 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Andrea Podmanik SO SMU-NT 2:12.91 2:08.66M 20
28.84 1:02.13 (33.29)
1:34.54 (32.41) 2:08.66 (34.12)
2 Peyton Kondis JR Houston-GU 2:12.20 2:10.62 17
29.73 1:02.89 (33.16)
1:36.62 (33.73) 2:10.62 (34.00)
3 Katherine McDon SO Tulane-LA 2:12.55 2:12.09 16
29.94 1:03.50 (33.56)
1:37.38 (33.88) 2:12.09 (34.71)
4 Maria Jimenez P JR Houston-GU 2:14.68 2:12.22 15
29.73 1:03.35 (33.62)
1:37.57 (34.22) 2:12.22 (34.65)
5 Angeliki Mavran JR Houston-GU 2:14.52 2:13.19 14
29.44 1:02.61 (33.17)
1:37.33 (34.72) 2:13.19 (35.86)
6 Lily West JR East Carolina-NC 2:14.84 2:13.29 13
31.13 1:04.51 (33.38)
1:38.36 (33.85) 2:13.29 (34.93)
7 Victoria Hunt SO Cincinnati-OH 2:16.93 2:17.99 12
30.46 1:04.82 (34.36)
1:40.78 (35.96) 2:17.99 (37.21)
8 Julie Hu SR Connecticut-CT 2:16.29 2:19.58 11
31.55 1:06.48 (34.93)
1:42.34 (35.86) 2:19.58 (37.24)
Men’s 200 Breast
East Carolina found themselves back on top with a breakout performance from Jacek Arentewicz, who dropped a 1:54.74 to barely eclipse his own meet record from the year before. Cincinnati’s Dominic Polling (1:56.85) ran away from Connecticut’s Markus Hunter (1:58.50) in the last 100 to clinch second for the Bearcats, posting a time well under the NCAA B-standard.
SMU freshman Connor Dalbo (1:59.34) swam in at fourth, followed by his teammate Michael Rudd (2:00.35), Cincinnati’s Dalton Lillibri (2:00.41), SMU’s Aedan Lewis (2:01.37), and ECU’s Benjamin Gingher (2:02.09).
Event 38 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet Record: M 1:54.55 2/17/2018 Jacek Arentewicz, East Carolina-NC
1:52.94 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:58.43 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Jacek Arentewic SO East Carolina-NC 1:57.62 1:54.74 20
25.05 53.86 (28.81)
1:23.74 (29.88) 1:54.74 (31.00)
2 Dominic Polling SO Cincinnati-OH 1:57.88 1:56.85 17
25.82 55.20 (29.38)
1:25.49 (30.29) 1:56.85 (31.36)
3 Markus Hunter SR Connecticut-CT 1:59.00 1:58.50 16
25.84 55.39 (29.55)
1:26.38 (30.99) 1:58.50 (32.12)
4 Connor Dalbo FR SMU-NT 1:59.94 1:59.34 15
26.47 56.47 (30.00)
1:27.60 (31.13) 1:59.34 (31.74)
5 Michael Rudd FR SMU-NT 2:01.01 2:00.35 14
27.12 56.78 (29.66)
1:27.98 (31.20) 2:00.35 (32.37)
6 Dalton Lillibri FR Cincinnati-OH 2:00.29 2:00.41 13
26.63 56.76 (30.13)
1:28.23 (31.47) 2:00.41 (32.18)
7 Aedan Lewis SO SMU-NT 2:00.04 2:01.37 12
26.53 56.82 (30.29)
1:28.65 (31.83) 2:01.37 (32.72)
8 Benjamin Ginghe SO East Carolina-NC 2:01.83 2:02.09 11
27.45 58.07 (30.62)
1:29.73 (31.66) 2:02.09 (32.36)
Women’s 200 Fly
SMU’s Erin Trahan (1:56.44) rounded out her individual schedule with yet another championship win, followed by her freshmen teammate Olivia Grosskla (1:58.19) to boost the Mustangs’ point totals. Houston’s Rebecca Brandt was the last woman to break the 2:00 mark to secure third, followed by East Carolina’s Shannon Stott (2:00.58), Cincinnati’s Jordyn Ryan (2:01.41) and Katelyn Qualls (2:02.57), and Connecticut’s Sona Pinela (2:03.02).
Event 39 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Meet Record: M 1:53.94 2/22/2014 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville
1:53.48 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:59.23 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Erin Trahan JR SMU-NT 1:58.06 1:56.44 20
25.34 54.61 (29.27)
1:24.96 (30.35) 1:56.44 (31.48)
2 Olivia Grosskla FR SMU-NT 2:00.49 1:58.19 17
26.29 55.88 (29.59)
1:26.77 (30.89) 1:58.19 (31.42)
3 Rebecca Brandt SO Houston-GU 2:01.46 1:59.00 16
26.62 56.52 (29.90)
1:27.26 (30.74) 1:59.00 (31.74)
4 Shannon Stott FR East Carolina-NC 2:00.87 2:00.58 15
26.34 56.16 (29.82)
1:27.73 (31.57) 2:00.58 (32.85)
5 Simone Palomo JR Cincinnati-OH 2:02.35 2:01.10 14
27.25 58.03 (30.78)
1:29.37 (31.34) 2:01.10 (31.73)
6 Jordyn Ryan FR Cincinnati-OH 2:01.92 2:01.41 13
28.04 58.81 (30.77)
1:29.80 (30.99) 2:01.41 (31.61)
7 Katelyn Qualls SO Cincinnati-OH 2:02.00 2:02.57 12
28.10 59.32 (31.22)
1:30.90 (31.58) 2:02.57 (31.67)
8 Sona Pinela JR Connecticut-CT 2:02.32 2:03.02 11
27.71 58.63 (30.92)
1:30.67 (32.04) 2:03.02 (32.35)
Men’s 200 Fly
As was the pattern of the night, Cincinnati took the final men’s individual event, with Parker Saladin dropping a 1:44.74, two seconds faster than his next closest competitor in SMU’s Garrett Carson (1:46.90). Conceding second two-hundredths of a second, Connecticut’s Cooper Knapp finished third with a time of 1:46.92.
ECU’s Gustavo Santos (1:47.24) came in fourth, followed by SMU’s Reid Anderson (1:49.06), Cincinnati’s George Epsly (1:49.86), Connecticut’s William Mudlaff (1:50.85), and East Carolina’s Benjamin Barden (1:52.81).
Event 40 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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Meet Record: M 1:41.98 2/18/2017 Jonathan Gomez, SMU-NT
1:41.02 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:46.69 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Parker Saladin JR Cincinnati-OH 1:44.87 1:44.74 20
23.36 50.58 (27.22)
1:17.13 (26.55) 1:44.74 (27.61)
2 Garrett Carson SR SMU-NT 1:48.71 1:46.90 17
23.79 50.83 (27.04)
1:18.74 (27.91) 1:46.90 (28.16)
3 Cooper Knapp JR Connecticut-CT 1:48.11 1:46.92 16
23.60 50.58 (26.98)
1:18.48 (27.90) 1:46.92 (28.44)
4 Gustavo Santos JR East Carolina-NC 1:48.19 1:47.24 15
22.77 49.43 (26.66)
1:17.45 (28.02) 1:47.24 (29.79)
5 Reid Anderson JR SMU-NT 1:49.61 1:49.06 14
24.84 52.45 (27.61)
1:20.11 (27.66) 1:49.06 (28.95)
6 George Epsly JR Cincinnati-OH 1:48.80 1:49.86 13
24.09 51.89 (27.80)
1:20.58 (28.69) 1:49.86 (29.28)
7 William Mudlaff SO Connecticut-CT 1:49.69 1:50.85 12
24.18 52.45 (28.27)
1:21.51 (29.06) 1:50.85 (29.34)
8 Benjamin Barden SO East Carolina-NC 1:52.02 1:52.81 11
25.59 54.46 (28.87)
1:23.59 (29.13) 1:52.81 (29.22)
Men’s Platform Diving
The Bearcats attacked the final night from every angle, taking the championship in the last men’s diving event of the meet with Louie Hunt’s 277.80. Connecticut’s Torry Wagner finished out an impressive meet by taking second in the conference with a 250.60, followed by SMU’s Parker Hardigree (248.80)
ECU’s Devin Nugent posted a 235.75, followed by Cincinnati’s Dylan Porter (231.45), ECU’s Gavrilo Blijden (220.45), and Cincinnati’s Tai Sims (211.95) and William Staubit (198.85).
Event 29 Men Platform Diving
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Meet Record: M 399.65 2/22/2014 Devin Burnett, SMU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Louie Hunt SR Cincinnati-OH 280.70 277.80 20
2 Torry Wagner SO Connecticut-CT 260.45 250.60 17
3 Parker Hardigre FR SMU-NT 242.35 248.80 16
4 Devin Nugent SO East Carolina-NC 241.25 235.75 15
5 Dylan Porter Cincinnati-OH 208.95 231.45 14
6 Gavrilo Blijden JR East Carolina-NC 236.65 220.45 13
7 Tai Sims SO Cincinnati-OH 209.65 211.95 12
8 William Staubit SO Cincinnati-OH 207.50 198.85 11
Women’s 400 Free Relay
Houston completed its perfect relay sweep with its key players, Zarena Brown, Laura Laderoute, Kathryn Power, and Mykenzie Leehy sprinting home for the win with a time of 3:18.29. Cincinnati’s Madeline Exton, Anhelina Kutsko, Olivia Schmelzer, and Abigail Johnston ended their conference meet with an impressive 3:19.79 and two women splitting under 50 seconds to attain the silver. This win decided their overall placement within the conference, situating them second above SMU, which finished close behind with a time of 3:21.39 followed by Tulane (3:22.31).
Event 41 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Meet Record: M 3:16.15 2/22/2014 Louisville
K Worrell, T Kylliainen, K Brandenburg, B McDowell
3:14.97 D1-A D1-A Standard
3:16.82 D1-B D1-B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Houston-GU 'A' 3:18.30 3:18.29 40
1) Zarena Brown JR 2) r:0.32 Laura Laderoute JR
3) r:0.31 Kathryn Power SO 4) r:0.41 Mykenzie Leehy SO
23.71 48.94 (48.94)
1:12.59 (23.65) 1:39.13 (50.19)
2:02.43 (23.30) 2:29.41 (50.28)
2:52.55 (23.14) 3:18.29 (48.88)
2 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 3:21.39 3:19.79 34
1) Madeline Exton SO 2) r:+0.0 Anhelina Kutsko SO
3) r:0.48 Olivia Schmelzer FR 4) r:0.40 Abigail Johnston SO
24.10 50.47 (50.47)
1:14.27 (23.80) 1:40.29 (49.82)
2:03.82 (23.53) 2:29.60 (49.31)
2:53.17 (23.57) 3:19.79 (50.19)
3 SMU-NT 'A' 3:24.62 3:21.39 32
1) Erin Trahan JR 2) r:0.70 Felicity Passon SO
3) r:0.39 Gabriella Grobler SO 4) r:0.43 Samantha Smith SO
23.72 50.00 (50.00)
1:14.19 (24.19) 1:40.21 (50.21)
2:03.98 (23.77) 2:30.89 (50.68)
2:54.61 (23.72) 3:21.39 (50.50)
4 Tulane-LA 'A' 3:23.87 3:22.31 30
1) Michelle Zelnick SR 2) r:0.39 Wei Zhang SR
3) r:0.29 Courtney Barker SO 4) r:0.18 Lillian Morgan SR
23.87 50.59 (50.59)
1:14.32 (23.73) 1:41.59 (51.00)
2:05.55 (23.96) 2:32.20 (50.61)
2:55.95 (23.75) 3:22.31 (50.11)
5 Connecticut-CT 'A' 3:26.05 3:24.52 28
1) Madeline Blair SR 2) r:0.24 Jennie Novak SO
3) r:0.28 Jacklyn Van Lew SR 4) r:0.27 Megan Wenman JR
24.23 50.87 (50.87)
1:15.24 (24.37) 1:42.59 (51.72)
2:07.06 (24.47) 2:33.79 (51.20)
2:57.81 (24.02) 3:24.52 (50.73)
6 East Carolina-NC 'A' 3:27.67 3:28.21 26
1) Catherine Johnson JR 2) r:0.30 Sophie McNeill JR
3) r:0.31 Shannon Stott FR 4) r:0.20 Mariana Lippertnoli FR
24.09 50.26 (50.26)
1:14.79 (24.53) 1:42.12 (51.86)
2:06.87 (24.75) 2:34.76 (52.64)
3:00.12 (25.36) 3:28.21 (53.45)
Men’s 400 Free Relay
Cincinnati sealed their fate as the AAC champions in a climactic last relay, with one one-hundredth of a second separating the Bearcats (2:56.01) from East Carolina (2:56.02). Cincinnati’s Dominic Polling dropped an impressive 43.97 first leg to out-split Victor Martins Dos Santos, but the Pirates exhibited strength in the middle of the race, with Eric Hinderup and Gavin Erdmann coming up from behind, only to concede the race in the final face-off between Cincinnati’s Alexander Fortman and the Pirates’ Blaz Demsar. SMU (2:57.85) swam in at third, followed by Connecticut (3:00.49).
Event 42 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Meet Record: M 2:50.41 2/22/2014 Louisville
J De Lucca, C Blondell, M Lindenbauer, T Dahlia
2:51.39 D1-A D1-A Standard
2:52.72 D1-B D1-B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 2:58.25 2:56.01 40
1) Dominic Polling SO 2) r:0.23 Alberto Garcia FR
3) r:0.37 Justin Crew SR 4) r:0.24 Alexander Fortman JR
20.96 43.97 (43.97)
1:04.69 (20.72) 1:28.16 (44.19)
1:48.90 (20.74) 2:12.82 (44.66)
2:32.99 (20.17) 2:56.01 (43.19)
2 East Carolina-NC 'A' 2:58.69 2:56.02 34
1) Victor Martins Dos Santos SR 2) r:0.31 Eric Hinderup FR
3) r:0.37 Gavin Erdmann SR 4) r:0.13 Blaz Demsar JR
21.16 44.62 (44.62)
1:05.58 (20.96) 1:28.37 (43.75)
1:49.09 (20.72) 2:12.46 (44.09)
2:32.95 (20.49) 2:56.02 (43.56)
3 SMU-NT 'A' 3:02.47 2:57.85 32
1) Carson Klein 2) r:0.23 Matthew Nutter SO
3) r:0.52 Matan Segal JR 4) r:0.11 Lucas Schenke SR
21.71 44.72 (44.72)
1:05.83 (21.11) 1:28.73 (44.01)
1:50.04 (21.31) 2:13.74 (45.01)
2:34.55 (20.81) 2:57.85 (44.11)
4 Connecticut-CT 'A' 3:01.34 3:00.49 30
1) William Kearsey JR 2) r:0.23 Cooper Knapp JR
3) r:0.37 Emils Gustav Jurcik FR 4) r:0.42 Kyle Dunlap SO
20.74 43.92 (43.92)
1:05.32 (21.40) 1:29.32 (45.40)
1:50.83 (21.51) 2:14.62 (45.30)
2:36.13 (21.51) 3:00.49 (45.87)
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