UE swimming and diving faces USI on Saturday
Meet to take place on USI campus
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Back in action for the first time since mid-November, the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams will be across town at USI on Saturday.
Action begins at 10 a.m. with the diving portion of the competition before swimming opens at 1 p.m. at the USI Aquatic Center. Admission is free.
UE was last in action at the A3 Invite in Carbondale, Ill. with both teams earning top five finishes at the event. The Purple Aces men came home in fourth place with the ladies taking fifth.
The multi-day contest saw Evansville finish strong. Joseph Capo had the top finish for the men on the final day. Registering a time of 16:09.18 in the 1650-Freestyle, he took third place. Another third-place finish came in the 400-Free Relay as Michael Pruett, Ben Hasanovic, Logan Tenison, and Daniel Santos Lopez finished in 3:03.32. In the A Final of the 200-Backstroke, Patrik Vilbergsson earned a 4th-place finish, registering a time of 1:49.66.
Santos Lopez led UE with a finish of fourth in the A Final of the 100-Free race. He completed the event in 45.34. Michael Pruett was third in the B Final, recording a 45.98. In the 200-Breaststroke, Joao Pereira picked up a top five in the A Final. Tallying a 2:05.01, he came in fifth.
Sveva Brugnoli provided the highlight of the final day for the women. Her time of 2:04.47 in the A Final of the 200-Fly gave her the victory. Evelyn Chin grabbed a top five in the B Final, finishing 4th with her effort of 2:13.54.
Mari Mueller came in fourth in the A Final of the 200-Breaststroke. She registered a 2:21.42. Rafaela Markarewicz came in 6th in the B Final with a 2:27.02. Ane Madina had a strong performance in the B Final of the 200-Backstroke. Finishing in 2:07.84, she came in fourth. Hannah Krings picked up a top ten in the 1650-Free. She took 10th place with a time of 18:11.37.
In the 400-Free Relay, Madina, Brugnoli, Rebecca Lago, and Mia Pesavento earned a 5th-place finish. The group finished the race in 3:34.74.
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