Deniz Ertan Pulls Impressive Distance Triple as Georgia Tech Sweeps Pitt, BC
Deniz Ertan pulled off an impressive triple by winning the women’s 200 breaststroke, 1,650 freestyle and 500 free as Georgia Tech swept an in-league tri-meet on Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets swept Pitt and Boston College on both the men’s and women’s side at McAuley Aquatic Center. Pitt scored two wins over BC.
Men’s
- Georgia Tech 169, Pitt 131
- Georgia Tech 228, Boston College 70
- Pitt 230, Boston College 70
Women’s
- Georgia Tech 172, Pitt 128
- Georgia Tech 197, Boston College 103
- Pitt 187.5, Boston College 122.5
Ertan had an impressive weekend. The freshman from Turkey won the mile in 16:27.63 to start the meet, an NCAA B cut time that bested the field by 19 seconds. She won the 200 breast in 2:15.93, more than three seconds clear of the field, then turned around in the very next event to claim the 500 free in 4:53.60.
Deniz Ertan was part of a dominant day from Georgia Tech’s breaststroke contingent. The 200 was a 1-2-3 finish, with Clarissa Sabin and Claudia Butterfield following her to the wall. Sabin won the 100 breast with Butterfield second.
The Yellow Jackets found winners up and down the lineup. Zora Ripkova won the 200 free and 100 fly. She teamed with Ertan, Caroline Pape and Sabina Mrzyglod to claim the 400 free relay. Pape and Mrzyglod had finished second and third in the 100 free.
McKenzie Campbell won the 200 fly (in a 1-2 with teammate Defne Tacyildiz) and the 200 individual medley. Anna Bradescu was second in both diving events.
Pitt’s prowess in the sprint events showed. Sophie Yendell won the 50 free in 23.29 seconds, while Kate Bailey claimed the 100 free. Bailey was also second in the 100 fly with Yendell third. Claire Jansen swept the backstroke events. Rachel Dickerson claimed victory in both diving events, leading with a score of 299.95 on 3-meter.
Boston College started the meet strong by winning the 200 medley relay, the team of Samantha Smith, Giovanna Baldacci, Katie Drumm and Sofia Zinis going 1:43.05. (Pitt’s A relay and Georgia Tech’s B relay were both disqualified.)
Zinis and Drumm finished second and third, respectively, in the 50 free. Smith was second in the 200 back. Megan Kramer was second in the mile and 500 free and third in the 200 IM. She was part of a run of three straight runner-up finishes to start the meet, followed by Adair Sand in the 200 free and Lauren Sielicki in the 100 back.
The highlight of Georgia Tech’s triumphs in the men’s meet was a showdown between their top two swimmers in the 100 free. Baturalp Unlu won the 200 free and would later win the 500 free (in a 1-2 with teammate Charles Perks). Will Coady claimed the 50 free, in a 1-2 with Daniel Kertesz, in a time of 20.46 (after having split 19.72 off the end of the 200 medley relay).
The dual in the 100 free went to Unlu, with a time of 44.90. Coady wasn’t far back in 45.02, and sophomore Leandro Odorici finished third in 45.08 for the podium sweep. It’s no surprise then that the 400 free relay of Kertesz, Coady, Odorici and Unlu blew the field out of the water in 2:57.15, winning by 5.5 seconds.
Georgia Tech swept the backstroke events via Berke Saka, who also won the 200 IM. Ruben Lechuga swept the diving events. His score of 388.95 on 1-meter bested the program record set in 2012, outscoring Brandon Makinson by .45 points to etch his name in the record books. Lechuga scored 416.70, within eight points of the 3-meter mark.
Pitt led off with a win in the 200 medley relay by a tenth of the second, with the foursome of Krzysztof Radziszewski, Cooper van der Laan, Marcin Goraj and Flynn Crisci. Goraj was part of the race of the day, tying with teammate Adam Mahler for the win in the 100 fly in 49.14 seconds.
Goraj was second to Unlu in the 200 free and to Saka in the 200 back. Mahler won the 200 fly. Radziszewski finished second in the 100 back.
Pitt impressed in breaststroke, where Jerry Chen swept both titles. Van der Laan was third both times. Cameron Cash and Dylan Reed each scored a second and a third in diving.
Zach Szmania got BC’s only win on the men’s side, dominating the mile in 15:39.65.
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