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Alabama Swimming and Diving Sweeps LSU Friday Afternoon in SEC Opener
11/5/2021 7:02:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide men and women opened their Southeastern Conference season with decisive wins over the Tigers at the Alabama Aquatic Center
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama swimming and diving picked up decisive wins over the LSU Tigers Friday afternoon at the Alabama Aquatic Center in the Crimson Tide's Southeastern Conference opener. The UA women downed the Tigers 194.5-105.5, while the men came out on top 170-130.
Both the Tide men and women go to 3-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in SEC competition, while the Tigers drop to 4-1-0 overall and 0-1-0 in the SEC. The Alabama women won 11Â individual races and both relays against LSU, while the Tide men won seven individual races and both relays.
Head Coach Margo Geer Said
"I was really pleased with the way we competed today. This was our toughest opponent of the season and we rose to the challenge in a lot of spots, bringing a lot of good energy at our home pool. We still have a lot of work to do as we continue to prepare for our mid-season invitational, but today was a step in the right direction."
Crimson Tide Women
- Rhyan White, Avery Wiseman, Morgan Scott and Kalia Antoniou got the women rolling with a win in the 200 medley relay (1:38.70)
- White also won the 100 (53.27) and 200 (1:55.68) backstrokes, while Wiseman won both the 100 (1:01.18) and 200 (2:11.44) breaststrokes for the second time this season
- Kensey McMahon won both the 1,000 (9:53.48) and 500 (4:52.59) freestyles to sweep the distance events
- Cora Dupre won the 200 freestyle with a 1:48.28, while Antoniou secured the sprint sweep for the Alabama women by taking top honors in the 50 (22.70) and 100 (49.98) freestyles
- Ashley Voelkerding secured the 100 butterfly (55.28) title, while Diana Petkova won the final individual race of the day, the 200 individual medley (2:02.88)
- Antoniou, Morgan Scott, Dupre and Jada Surrell-Norwood capped the women's meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay (3:20.75)
Alabama Men
- Matt Menke, Derek Maas, Bernardo Bondra de Almeida & Jonathan Berneburg started things off with a 200 medley relay win (1:26.49)
- Menke followed up the relay victory with a trio of individual titles, winning the 100 (47.68) and 200 (1:46.28) backstrokes as well as the 200 individual medley (1:48.72)
- Gil Kiesler won the first individual event for the men, taking top honors in the 1,000 freestyle (9:30.63), while Maas won the 100 breaststroke (53.51) by nearly a second later in the meet
- Nicholas Perera touched first in the 200 butterfly in a time 1:49.94, while Bondra de Almeida won the 100 butterfly (47.86)
- Alves, Berneburg, Bondra de Almeida and Maas closed the men's meet strong, by winning the 400 freestyle (2:57.25)
Next Up
- Following its meet with LSU, Alabama hits the road for its mid-season invitational in Knoxville, Tenn., competing at the Tennessee Invitational Nov. 18-20
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