COLUMBIA – South Carolina swimming rolled through East Carolina and the College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon.
South Carolina Press Release
The South Carolina swimming and diving team picked up wins over East Carolina and College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Natatorium. The Gamecock men defeated the Pirates 169-104 and the Cougars 157-135 to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Gamecock women are now 5-1 after defeating the Pirates 157-116 and the Cougars 161-131.
Sophomore Jonathan Bolad, freshman Nils Wich-Glasen, sophomore Kevin Leithold and junior Marwan El Kamash teamed up for the Gamecocks’ first win of the meet in the 400 medley relay.
The Gamecocks swept the next four events starting with Senior Victoria Mitchell and freshman Tomas Peribonio claiming first place in the 1000 freestyle. Mitchell also took first place in the 500 freestyle and Peribonio logged a second victory in the 200 backstroke
South Carolina then claimed first place in the 200 freestyle with wins from freshman Meredith Vay and El Kamash, the 100 backstroke with wins from freshman Heather Merritt and Boland and the 100 breaststroke with wins from junior Ellen Johnson and Leithold.
Vay and Merritt each added another win for the women in the 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke, respectively. On the men’s side, El Kamash took first place in the 500 freestyle and Leithold tallied his second win in the 100 freestyle.
Wich-Glasen claimed the 200 breaststroke for the Gamecocks while setting a new personal record with a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.49.
The Gamecocks swept the diving events as seniors Cole Miller and Patricia Kranz and junior Lauren Lamendola combined for four wins. Miller took first on both boards, posting a season best score of 375.00 on the one-meter. Sophomore Jordan Gotro finished in second place in both events with season best scores of 308.70 on the one-meter and 366.90 on the three meter. Patricia Kranz got her win on the one-meter while Lauren Lamendola placed first on the three-meter.
East Carolina Press Release
The East Carolina swim teams split a tri-meet with host South Carolina and College of Charleston Saturday afternoon at the Carolina Natatorium on the campus of the University of South Carolina. The men’s team defeated the Cougars 158-129, while falling to the host Gamecocks 169-104. On the women’s side, ECU defeated College of Charleston 153-138, but fell to South Carolina by a score of 157-116.
ECU’s Bailie Monahan finished the afternoon with first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 butterfly as well as the 200 IM. Monahan touched the wall in a time of 2:02.02 in the 200 fly, while finishing the 100 fly in a time of 56.48 before capturing first-place with a time of 2:05.26 in the 200 IM. She also swam the third leg of the 400 medley relay and helped her team to a first-place finish with a time of 3:48.82.
The ECU women completed their sweep of the relay events with a win in the 200 free relay with Anastasia Amoiroglou, Megan Sellers, Anna Marie Svanbergsson and Tori Angermeier winning with a time of 1:35.39. Angermeier posted an individual first-place finish in the 100 free with a mark of 51.64, while freshman Vendela Norrman touched first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:18.44 as the Pirates won seven of 14 events.
On the men’s side, the Pirates ended the afternoon with two total first place finishes. Senior Nikola Simic took first in the 50 free with a time of 21.04 and swam leadoff for the Pirates’ first-place 200 free relay team accompanied by Shawn Hunter, Michael Dugan and Trevor Irish with a time 1:23.03.
College of Charleston Press Release
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Results: South Carolina vs. East Carolina vs. College of Charleston