Meet to take place at Deaconess Aquatic Center
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time in 2024-25, the University of Evansville swimming teams will be in town as the Purple Aces welcome McKendree to Deaconess Aquatic Center on Saturday for a 12 p.m. meet.
Both Purple Aces squads were in action on Oct. 4 at Centre College with the men picking up a victory while the women took a close loss. Patrik Vilbergsson, Carlos Souto Vilas, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Sammy McCall were victorious in the 200-medley relay while Joseph Capo took a win in the 200-free.
Vilbergsson recorded a victory in the 100-backstroke. Posting a time of 52.04, he defeated fellow Ace Boris Tavrovsky. He added a win in the 200-yard backstroke, besting Logan Tenison and Tavrovsky. Souto Vilas was victorious in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke. His winning time in the 100 was a 58.50 with the runner-up finishing in 59.93. In the 200, a 2:12.75 defeated teammate Joao Guiherme.
Picking up a win in the 200-fly was Adam Pawlak while Michael Pruett led an Evansville sweep of the top four in the 100-yard free. Pruett’s 47.86 led Ben Morse, Jakob Grundbacher, and Mohammed Rashed. Santos Lopez edged Brendan Ulewicz in the 100-fly. He posted a 51.39. In the 200-yard IM, it was Grady Whitson completing the race in 2:00.70 with Titus Jabedo coming in second with his time of 2:03.63. Pruett, McCall, Tenison, and Santos Lopez finished in 1:25.38 to take the top spot in the 200-medley relay.
On the women’s side, Ane Garate, Rafaela Markarewicz, Sveva Brugnoli, and Rebecca Lago took the top spot in the 200-medley relay with a 1:50.46. Garate went on to win the 100 and 200-backstroke races. Markarewicz continued a strong performance with a win in the 100-breaststroke. Her race finished in 1:08.52, topping the competition by just over a second. In the 200-yard breaststroke, Markarewicz came in second with Mari Mueller picking up the win in 2:28.75.
Brugnoli and Mueller led the way in the 200-IM. Completing the race in 2:10.23, Brugnoli came in just ahead of Mueller. In the 200-fly, Brugnoli added another win, posting a 2:09.81.
