Colorado Sprint Championships
- Saturday, January 28, 2023
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Denver 290, Air Force 88
- Men: Air Force 236.5, Denver 141.5
Courtesy: Denver Athletics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Denver women’s swimming and diving program won its third dual in the last four meets to highlight the Pioneers day at the 2023 Colorado Sprint Championships in Colorado Springs.
Women’s Scores
Denver: 290
Air Force: 88
Men’s Scores
Denver: 141.5
Air Force: 236.5
Recap:
Denver opened the meet with a win in the women’s 200 medley relay. Natalie Arky, Jessica Maeda, Mia Moulden and Erika Remington combined for a time of 1:42.26 to edge the Academy’s A-relay by a half a second.
In the first individual final of the afternoon, Denver took the top four spots in the women’s 200 free. Ines Marin led the Denver quartet in the event with a 1:51.22. Daniela Alfaro took second in 1:53.22, Sofia Nosack grabbed third in the 1:53.53 and Angie Lindsay rounded out the group in 1:53.62.
Marco Nosack and Dylan Wright rounded out the podium in the men’s 200 free with times of 1:41.28 and 1:41.75, respectively.
Olivia Gordon added to the Denver win total by taking the three-meter crown in the first diving event with a score of 311.55. On the men’s one-meter simultaneously, Eli Lubell and Jon Brouillette finished second and third with scores of 318.83 and 309.98.
In the other two diving events, Zora Opalka took the one-meter title with a 288.45. Gordon grabbed second with a 286.28. Zyad Morsy continued his hot stretch with a first place finish in the men’s three-meter, combining for a 360.53.
In the events that make this meet unique, Arky won the women’s 50 fly with a time of 25.32. Remington (25.34) and Marin (25.35) made it a podium sweep for the Pioneers.
Gaby Antonini got the Denver women in the win column again with a 25.55 in the women’s 50 back. Arky was right behind her teammate with 25.66.
Denver’s women swept the podium in the women’s 50 breast. Sophia Bricker clocked in at 28.44, Maeda finished in 28.74 and Sophia Remington rounded out the trio with a 29.52.
Erika Remington won the women’s 50 free with a time of 23.45 to claim her second event win of the day (200 medley relay).
In the lone distance race of the meet, Alfaro led the field in the women’s 500 free with her time of 5:02.96. Nika Spehar took third in the race with a 5:08.52.
Riley Babson led a Denver podium sweep in the men’s 500 free with his 5:35.56. Dylan Wright reached the final wall in 4:37.10 and Joseph Hancock clocked in at 4:39.02.
Maeda and Moulden finished 1-2 in the women’s 200 IM with times of 2:04.19 and 2:07.78, respectively. Denver’s men also grabbed the top-two finishes in the event as Nosack (1:51.73) and Noah Laird (1:52.73) earned first and second places for the Pioneers.
Saturday Event Wins
Women’s 200 Medley Relay – 1:42.26 – Natalie Arky, Jessica Maeda, Mia Moulden and Erika Remington
Women’s 200 Free – 1:51.22 – Ines Marin
Women’s 3-meter – 311.55 – Olivia Gordon
Women’s 50 Fly – 25.32 – Natalie Arky
Women’s 50 Back – 25.55 – Gaby Antonini
Women’s 50 Breast – 28.44 – Sophia Bricker
Women’s 50 Free – 23.45 – Erika Remington
Women’s 500 Free – 5:02.96 – Daniela Alfaro
Men’s 500 Free – 4:35.56 – Riley Babson
Women’s 1-Meter Dive – 288.45 – Zora Opalka
Women’s 200 IM – 2:04.19 – Jessica Maeda
Men’s 200 IM – 1:51.73 – Marco Nosack
Up Next: Denver’s divers will return to Colorado Springs from Thursday-Saturday for the Air Force Diving Invite, while the swimmers will have the weekend off before hosting the First Chance Invitational February 10-11 in El Pomar Natatorium.
Courtesy: Air Force Athletics
USAFA, Colo.– On Senior Day, the Falcons gave their C1C’s a proper farewell, as Air Force bested Denver 236.5-141.5.
“It was a great day for the Falcons, and a great way to send out our seniors in their final dual meet,” said head coach Rob Clayton. “We had a lot of great swims today.”
The Falcons afternoon began fast and furious, all thanks to three of the program’s four seniors. The group of Gabriel Bartolomei, Tory Bartlett, Matthew Lattin, and Grant Afman swam to a first-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay, posting a time of 1:30.24. Air Force’s “B” team of Joseph Moore, Tommy Nagle, Andy Armbruster, and John Plutt finished just behind their teammates, placing second with a time of 1:30.90.
Wen Zhang continues to torment his opponents in the pool, as the senior clinched a victory in the 200 Free. Zhang swam to a winning time of 1:39.97. Zhang also claimed a win in the 50 Free after racing to a time of 20.30 while also coming out victorious in the 50 Back (22.85).
Zhang, Afman, Plutt, and Lattin also swam to a winning time in the 200 Free Relay, winning the race after clocking in at 1:21.79.
Alex Kenyon performed mightily in the 1-meter dive, as his score of 324.60 awarded him a first-place win.
Lattin’s afternoon extended to the 50 Fly, where the senior was victorious with a time of 22.03. Afman placed second after touching out at 22.12.
Joshua Kim made an impression in the 50 Breaststroke, as the freshman triumphed to a win with a time of 25.14.
“We’re really excited about where we’re at, but we have more work to do,” said Clayton. “We’re on pace to be very fast at the conference championships.”
Next, the swimmers will get a break from the action, as the Falcons host the Air Force Diving Invitational with action starting February 2.
