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Alabama Swimming and Diving Sweeps Florida State on the Road Saturday
1/11/2020 2:45:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide women downed the Seminoles 180-120, while the men came out on top 156-138 in Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Alabama swimming and diving teams swept the Florida State Seminoles Saturday morning in Tallahassee, Fla., in the Crimson Tide's first dual meet of the new year.
After winning both relays and eight individual events, including going 1-2-3 in the 50 and 100 freestyles, the Alabama women came away with a 180-120 win. The men also opened and closed the meet with relay wins, posting nine individual wins in between to beat the Seminoles 156-138.
Sophomores Kensey McMahon and Rhyan White led the women's team with three individual wins each, with McMahon taking top honors in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle and White winning the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 100 butterfly.
Sophomore Nico Hernandez-Tome, senior Zane Waddell and freshman Derek Maas each won a pair of individual events. Hernandez-Tome won the 500 and 1,650 freestyles, Waddell nabbed the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle and Maas picked up victories in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes.
Head Coach Coley Stickels Says
"We had a good day. It was definitely a strong showing after the hard work we put in between the semesters. The women had several events where we took the top two or three spots and that's a testament to our depth right now. For the men, that was definitely a total team win, with a lot of guys stepping up and contributing. We're at the point in the year where we have to hone in on the details that will help us be successful as we ramp up for the postseason."
The Women's Meet
- White, juniors Kaila Wong and Flora Molnar and senior Allie Surrency opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay (1:39.22)
- McMahon (16:24.00) and freshman Polina Rukosuev (17:03.64) went 1-2 in the women's 1650 freestyle
- McMahon also won the 200 freestyle (1:49.25) and 500 freestyle (4:47.31)
- White (53.92) and freshman Abby Koczo (55.22) took the top-two spots in the 100 backstroke, with White adding wins in the 200 backstroke (1:55.74) and 100 butterfly (54.10)
- Sophomore Kalia Antoniou, Molnar and Surrency swept the top-three spots in both the women's 50 and 100 freestyles, with Antoniou winning both after going 22.77 in the 50 and 49.73 in the 100
- Antoniou, sophomore Morgan Scott, Surrency and sophomore Julia Wolf closed the meet by winning the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 1:31.95
The Men's Meet
- Waddell, freshman Liam Bell, junior Tyler Sesvold and sophomore Jonathan Berneburg won the 200 medley relay with a 1:28.64 to open the meet
- Hernandez-Tome won the men's 500 and 1,650 freestyles, posting a 4:30.86 in the 500 and going 15:38.90 to win the 1,650 by 13 seconds
- Waddell won the men's 100 backstroke by two seconds after touching the wall with a 48.02 and the 50 freestyle with a 20.15
- The freshman duo of Maas (54.91) and Bell (54.99) led the pack in the 100 breaststroke, taking first and second, while Maas added a win in the 200 breaststroke (2:00.66)
- Sophomore Nicholas Perera won the 200 butterfly with a 1:49.06, while Sesvold won the 100 butterfly with a 48.14
- Sophomore Kevin Li tallied 364.10 points to win the men's 3-meter springboard event by nearly 60 points
- Sesvold, junior Sam DiSette, Berneburg and freshman Cam Auerbach closed the meet with a 1:20.06 in the 200 freestyle relay, getting the win by more than a second
Up Next
- The Crimson Tide closes out its dual-meet slate Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. CT in its lone home contest of the season against first-year program Montevallo at the Alabama Aquatic Center
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