Aces swimming battles one of the nation’s top teams
UE drops close matches to McKendree
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Facing one of the top teams in the nation at the Division II level, the University of Evansville swimming teams put up solid battles on Saturday at Deaconess Aquatic Center.
On the men’s side, the Purple Aces fell to the second-ranked team in the country by a 195-95 final while the women fell short by a 156-91 score.
Evelyn Chin was victorious in the 100-fly, posting a time of 57.72. She edged the competition by 0.21. In the 200-IM, it was Sveva Brugnoli coming home with the win. Her 2:10.85 was close to two seconds ahead of the runner-up.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, Mari Mueller and Rafaela Makariewicz took second and third. Mueller was less than a half second behind the winning time. Hannah Krings picked up a pair of second-place efforts. In the 1000-free, she swam an 11:10.69 while her time in the 500-free was a 5:27.37. Ane Garate registered a 1:00.54 in the 100-backstroke to take second.
Daniel Santos Lopez had the top time in the 50-free. In a finish that came down to the wire, his 21.27 edged the #2 finisher by 0.04. Patrik Vilbergsson continued a nice start to the season in the 200-back. With a 1:52.17, he earned the top finish by just over a second.
Carlos Souto came in second place in the 100-breaststroke. With a 57.50, he completed the race less than a second off the winning pace. Souto picked up another 2nd place finish in the 200, finishing in 2:12.12. Joao Pereira finished just behind him to take third.
Both squads return to the pool on Friday for a 4 p.m. meet against USI. Action will take place on campus at Wyttenbach Pool.
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