The No. 11/15 University of Louisville men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will not be back in action this weekend as the dual meet with the No. 9/19 Missouri has been cancelled due to a high volume of positives test for the Tigers.
The Cardinals, who are fresh from their training trip over the holidays, have not competed in a dual meet since Oct. 21 when they fell to Tennessee. The Cards last team outing was at the Purdue Invitational Nov. 18-20, where both teams finished second in the six-team field.
The No. 11 ranked Louisville men are headlined by Nick Albiero, who has top 30 times in the 200 back and the 100 fly, Mitchell Whyte, who has Top 30 times in both the 100 and 200 back and Evgenii Somov, who has times in the 100 and 200 breaststroke that rank in the Top 30 as well.
The No. 15-ranked Louisville women are led by a pair of versatile swimmers in Arina Openysheva, who is ranked nationally in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events. Abby Hay is nationally ranked in the 100 and 200 fly and the 200 and 400 IM events. Gabi Albiero is ranked in the 100 free, the 100 and 200 fly with fellow sophomore Tristen Ulett clocking Top 50 times in the 100 fly, 200 fly and the 200 IM.
The Cards are ranked in all five relays with the women’s 400 free relay posting a Top 7 time as the leader.
Louisville Top 50 Times in the Nation
Evgenii Somov (27th, 200 breast, 1:54.91), (25th, 100 breast, 52.52)
Kaylee Wheeler (32nd, 100 breast, 1:00.26)
Adeline Farrington (33rd, 100 breast, 1:00.29)
Mariia Astashkina (30th, 100 breast, 1:00.23), (19th, 200 breast, 2:08.82)
Mitchell Whyte (28th, 200 back, 1:42.66), (18th, 100 back, 46.11)
Nick Albiero (21st, 200 back, 1:42.19), (29th, 100 fly, 46.19)
Arina Openysheva (44th, 500 free, 4:44.55), 19th 200 free, 1:45.21), 18th, 100 free, 48.53)
Gustavo Saldo (48th, 500 free, 4:19.33)
Michael Eastman (45th, 100 free, 43.01)
Gabi Albiero (24th, 100 free, 48.67), (11th, 100 fly, 51.72), (18th, 200 fly, 1:55.42)
Kim Herkle (44th, 200 breast, 2:11.29), (45th, 400 IM, 4:13.56)
Murilo Sartori (32nd, 200 free, 1:34.59)
Colton Paulson (41st, 200 free 1:34.84)
Tatiana Salcutan (38th, 200 back, 1:55.13)
Tristen Ulett (16th, 100 fly, 52.07), (21st, 200 fly, 1:55.87), (42nd, 200 IM, 1:58.02)
Abby Hay (25th, 100 fly, 52.38), (14th, 200 fly, 1:54.92), (20th, 200 IM, 1:57.00), (14th, 400 IM, 4:08.13)
Christiana Regenauer (29th, 100 fly, 52.51)
Alena Kraus (31st, 200 fly, 1:56.69)
Maria Sumida (23rd, 400 IM, 4:09.72)
Louisville Nationally Ranked Relays
Men’s 200 Free Relay 20th, 1:17.94
Women’s 200 Free Relay 17th, 1:29.31
Men’s 400 Free Relay 195th, 2:51.53
Women’s 400 Free Relay 7th, 3:14.15
Men’s 800 Free Relay 13th, 6:22.78
Women’s 800 Free Relay 10th 7:06.25
Men’s 200 Medley Relay 20th, 1:25.16
Women’s 200 Medley Relay 14th 1:36.97
Men’s 400 Medley Relay 15th, 3:07.74
Women’s 400 Medley Relay 12th, 3:32.64
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