Wright State University
Tampa
Swimming & Diving Teams Sweep Tampa
12/14/2009 12:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Wright State swimming and diving programs posted impressive victories Saturday morning at the University of Tampa. The men's team won all but two events en route to a 170-92 victory, while the women was victorious in all but one event on the way to a 184.5-77.5 win over the Spartans.
On the men's side, the Raiders won the first four events, placing two swimmers in the top three in each, before seeing Tampa win both the 200 yard butterfly and 50 yard freestyle. The Green & Gold would respond by winning the final eight events. Hermanus Botha led the way for the men with three first place finishes as well as helping post a first place finish in the 200 yard freestyle relay. Scott Bey and Pawel Grzebala both posted a pair of individual victories on the day.
The women's squad also opened the meet with a hot start, winning the first five events before falling to Tampa in the 50 yard freestyle. The Raiders answered, placing first in the final eight events. They also posted two top three finishers in eleven out of the possible fourteen events. Molley Pipkorn led the way with three individual first place finishes while aiding the 200 yard freestyle relay to another first place finish. Krystyna Wieczerzak had an impressive day as well with three individual first place finishes of her own.
WSU took two of the top three spots in 22 of the 28 events on the day, including the top two in nine events.
The Raiders also saw season-best performances in the 100 yard backstroke by Krystyna Wieczerzak, 200 yard butterfly by Kelli Reynolds, and 100 yard butterfly by Rasa Zilinskaite on the women's side. Scott Bey recorded a season-best time for the men in the 100 yard butterfly.
The victory for WSU comes before a bit of a break for the swimming and diving team. The Raiders will next compete in Columbus against the Buckeyes of Ohio State on Sunday, January 10.
Men's Event Winners
200 Freestyle Relay; 1:26.05
200 Medley Relay; 1:37.18
100 Freestyle; Hermanus Botha, 47.30
200 Freestyle; Hermanus Botha, 1:44.73
500 Freestyle; Pawel Grzebala, 4:44.94
1000 Freestyle; Pawel Grzebala, 9:57.87
100 Backstroke; Scott Bey, 54.05
200 Backstroke; Nathan Demchuk, 1:57.17
100 Breaststroke; Danny Muñoz, 59.78
200 Breaststroke; Hans Roser, 2:12.92
100 Butterfly; Scott Bey, 52.79
200 Individual Medley; Hermanus Botha, 1:58.16
Women's Individual Event Winners
200 Freestyle Relay; 1:40.66
200 Medley Relay; 1:51.59
100 Freestyle; Molley Pipkorn, 53.43
200 Freestyle; Molley Pipkorn, 1:55.44
500 Freestyle; Molley Pipkorn, 5:04.56
1000 Freestyle; Justyna Hampel, 10:36.97
100 Backstroke; Krystyna Wieczerzak, 59.37
200 Backstroke; Krystyna Wieczerzak, 2:08.64
100 Breaststroke; Samantha Ritzler, 1:09.93
200 Breaststroke; Hannah Jones, 2:29.30
100 Butterfly; Rasa Zilinskaite, 58.54
200 Butterfly; Kelli Reynolds, 2:11.32
200 Individual Medley; Krystyna Wieczerzak, 2:11.41
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