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Alabama Swimming and Diving Earn Three Wins in First Meet of 2018
1/12/2018 5:30:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide women beat Florida State and Miami (Fla.) while the men downed the home-standing Seminoles
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Alabama swimming and diving teams opened 2018 with a trio of wins in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday afternoon. The Crimson Tide women beat FSU by a score of 153-143 and Miami (Fla.) 209-81, while the UA men down FSU 156.5-143.5.
Alabama's women won seven individual events and both relays, led by freshman Flora Molnar who swam on both winning relays as well as taking first in the 50 freestyle (22.44) and 100 butterfly (52.67). The Tide men won 10 individual events and both relays. Junior Laurent Bams led the way for the men, swimming on both winning relays while taking top honors in the 100 (53.97) and 200 (1:59.41) breaststrokes. Bams' time in the 200 breaststroke was a career-best mark and the Tide's fastest of the season.
Molnar was joined on the Tide's winning 200 medley relay (1:39.55) by juniors Katie Kelsoe and Justine Macfarlane as well as senior Bailey Scott. Molnar and Scott were joined by seniors Temarie Tomley and Lindsay Morrow on the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:30.36).
Senior captain Mia Nonnenberg won the first and last individual events of the day, touching the wall first in the 1,650 freestyle (16:50.49) and the 400 individual medley (4:16.60). Freshman Leonie Kullmann won the 200 freestyle (1:49.51) and 500 freestyle (4:54.19), while senior Hannah Musser won the 200 butterfly (2:02.02).
For the men, Bams combined with sophomore Christopher Staka, senior Luke Kaliszak and junior Robert Howard to win the 200 medley relay (1:27.30), while Howard, Bams and Kaliszak were joined by sophomore Zane Waddell in winning the 200 freestyle relay (1:19.45).
Howard also won the 200 freestyle (1:37.14), Staka won the 100 backstroke (48.05) and Waddell won the 50 (20.00) and 100 (43.82) freestyles. Staka's winning 100 backstroke effort was a season-best time.
Senior Will Freeman won the 200 butterfly (1:48.49) and the 500 freestyle (4:33.57). Freshman Christian Strycker won the 1,650 freestyle (15:47.11) and senior Christopher Reid won the 200 backstroke (1:47.51).
The Crimson Tide has a short turnaround for its next meet, taking on Ohio State on Thursday, Jan. 18 at noon in the Alabama Aquatic Center. It will be Senior Day for Alabama.
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