Akron vs Buffalo (Women)
- January 18, 2025
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Akron Athletics
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Akron swimming and diving team took down Buffalo on the road 181-118 on the road Saturday.
The Zips claimed gold in 11 of the 16 events.
Akron started the dual with Buffalo with a first-place finish in the 200-yard Medley Relay. The “A” squad of Madelyn Gatrall, Claire Cox, Abigail Daniel and Ada Szwabinska finished with a time of 1:42.19.
Maggie Patterson took second in the 1000-yard Free with a time of 10:36.58 while Dominika Kossakowska finished first in the 200-yard Free with a time of 1:52.41.
Akron claimed another gold medal in the 100-yard Back as Gatrall finished with a time of 54.68. In the 100-yard Brest, Madelyn Bosler and Claire Cox took second and third with times of 1:05.53 and 1:05.59.
Daniel took first in the 200-yard Fly with a time of 2:01.32 while Hannah Trainer finished third with a time of 2:08.53.
The 50-yard Free saw the Blue and Gold take the top three spots. Szwabinska finished first (23.29) while Aislinn Holder took second (23.95) and Felicia Klintemar took third (24.10).
Elizabeth Noble finished fifth in the 3-meter and 1-meter diving events with scores of 267.90 and 260.33.
The 100-Yard Free featured the top four times going to the Zips. Szwabinska finished with the top time of 51.31 while Julia Mauter finished second (51.66), Trainer took third (52.11) and Holder finished fourth (52.99)
Gatrall claimed gold in the 200-yard Back event with a time of 2:01.26 while Rebecca Reid took third with a time of 2:05.22.
The Zips took the top two spots in the 200-yard Breast with Bosler claiming first (2:21.94) and Kendall Craig coming in second (2:23.94).
Helena Lalkovic led Akron in the 500-yard Free with a third-place finish (5:09.50) while Daniel (54.91) and Kilntemar (55.03) finished first and second in the 100-yard Fly.
The Zips concluded the dual with Buffalo by claiming gold in the 100-yard IM and 200-yard Free Relay.
In the 100 IM, Daniel claimed the fastest time of 57.18 while Kilntemar took third with a time of 58.79. The 200 Free Relay saw the “A” squad of Gatrall, Szwabinska, Holder and Reid finish first (1:33.32) while the “B” squad of Mauter, Trainer, Brienne Trumpower and Kossakowska took second with a time of 1:36.03.
The Zips are back in action when they travel to South Bend, Ind. to take part in the Tim Welsh Classic on the campus of Notre Dame from January 24-25.
Courtesy: Buffalo Athletics
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving team hosted senior day on Saturday afternoon, taking on Akron. The Bulls fell to the defending MAC Champion Zips, 181-118.
Prior to the meet the Bulls honored their eight graduating student-athletes. This year’s graduating class has its name all over the program record books, combining for seven school records, 35 all-time top ten performances, five First-Team All-MAC selections, two Second-Team All-MAC selections, 12 Academic All-MAC selections and two CSC Academic All-District selections.
IN THE POOL
Karen Austin opened the individual events for the Bulls with a win in the 1000-yard freestyle. The junior finished the event with a season-best time of 10:36.37. Ava Cunningham trailed to take third for the Bulls too with a time of 10:38.05.
Grace Rider won the 100-yard breaststroke for the Bulls with a time of 1:05.30. Ava Pauly trailed to take fourth (1:05.79). The top four swimmers to place in the event all finished within half a second of each other. Rider later took third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:24.38, as Pauly trailed to take fourth (2:25.68).
Elise McCaul (1st, 5:07.39) and Isabella Forsman (5:08.07) combined to take first and second place in the 500-yard freestyle. McCaul also earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.33, trailing the first-place swimmer by under a second (1:52.41). The junior’s time was a season-best.
Forsman finished second in the 200-yard butterfly too with a time of 2:03.50. The freshman was two seconds shy of her personal record performance (2:01.56). Forsman ended her day taking second place one more time in the 100-yard individual medley, finishing the event with a time of 58.44 and falling just shy of her personal record time (58.40). Nicole Aguilar finished fifth in the event with a time of 1:00.44 to add another point for the Bulls.
Aguilar took third to earn three points for Buffalo in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.54. Freshman Maddy Schnelzer added another in fifth with a time of 58.52.
Mia Naccarella had a pair of second-place finishes in the backstroke events. The graduate student earned second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.35, following the first-place finisher by just over half a second (54.68). Naccarella placed second in the 200-yard backstroke too with a time of 2:02.50. Vivian Roy trailed to take fourth and earn points for the Bulls with a time of 2:07.73.
All swimming results from today’s meet against Akron can be accessed here.
THE DIVING WELL
The Bulls dominated the diving well against the Zips, with Marialis Kwak winning both the three-meter (341.03) and the one-meter (294.45). Kwak has won all 13 individual diving competitions she’s competed in this season.
The Bulls took five of the top six spots in three-meter diving with Kwak leading the way. Sophie Meuwissen (2nd, 279.60), Mallory Hanna (3rd, 277.65), Kaylee Donovan (4th, 273.23) and Presley Dorsett (6th, 256.95) were Buffalo’s top five finishers. Maggie Meyers (8th, 248.85) and Daphne Fox (9th, 224.10) rounded out the Bulls’ competitors. Meyers score was a new personal record.
In the one-meter, Kwak led the way again for the Bulls as they took seven of the top eight spots. Dorsett placed second (280.80), with Meuwissen earning another podium finish and a new personal record score of 276.75. The sophomore’s score fell just short of the program’s all-time leaderboards (278.85). Hanna (4th, 266.48), Donovan (6th, 245.18), Meyers (7th, 243.30) and Fox (8th, 241.50) rounded out Buffalo’s competitors.
All diving results from today’s meet against Akron can be accessed here.
UP NEXT
The Bulls are back in action on January 31st and February 1st when they compete in a two-day tri-meet at Bowling Green and Toledo. The program will also host MAC Championships from February 26th through March 1st in the Alumni Arena Natatorium. A full schedule for UB Swimming and Diving can be accessed here.
