VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Villanova men's and women's swimming and diving teams made a strong home debut Saturday against La Salle at the Villanova Swim Complex. The women topped the Explorers 181-114, and the men recorded a 168-132 victory.
The meet was highlighted by a new pool record from
Arabella Lee, who clocked a 54.99 in the 100 Fly to break the previous Villanova pool record of 55.08, set by UPenn's Vanessa Chong. Lee also added a win in the 100 Back with a time of 55.78, ranking her eighth all-time in program history.
Hugh Boris continued Villanova's strong day in the pool with a win in the 200 Breast, touching first in 2:02.27, a mark that places him eighth on Villanova's all-time performers list.
Alana Leen also joined the record-book, winning the 200 Back in 2:00.11, which moved her to 10th all-time in program history.
On the women's side,
Peri Gaguzis (10:14.90) and
Riley Hull (10:23.69) had a 1-2 finish in the 1000 Free.
Riley Kudlac led a sweep in the 200 Free (1:50.26), followed by
Marlene Blanke (1:52.08) and
Annie Mee (1:53.44). Kudlac added another win in the 50 Free with a time of 23.68, while
Martina Lonati took the 100 Free in 51.89.
Anna Farley earned a win in the 200 Fly at 2:00.63, and
Emily Herr added another victory in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.18.
Marlene Blanke claimed the top spot in the 500 Free with a time of 5:05.74.
Michelle Kasulka led the Wildcats with runner-up finishes on both the 1-meter (255.08) and 3-meter (243.23) dives.
For the men,
Owen Nye and
Patrick Casey each earned a pair of top finishes. Nye won the 1000 Free (9:30.69) and 500 Free (4:38.52), with Casey taking second in both races.
Sam Randall grabbed a win in the 200 Free (1:40.06) and finished second in the 100 Fly (49.90).
Max Christensen added a victory in the 200 IM (1:52.86), while
Hugh Boris claimed the top spot in the 200 Breast (2:02.27).
On the boards,
Nate Warson swept the diving events with scores of 291.75 on the 1-meter and 299.10 on the 3-meter.
Up next, the women travel to Philadelphia on Nov. 5 to face Penn, while the men head to Providence on Nov. 8.
