DELAWARE, Ohio — Transylvania University men's and women's swimming and diving competed against Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon, November 7, with the women's team earning a 166-76 victory while the men's team fell 137-79.
Transylvania delivered a strong performance, earning victories across multiple individual events and both relay competitions.
Maddie Cunningham led the freestyle events, winning the 50-yard freestyle in 26.00 and the 100-yard freestyle in 56.57. Riley Shaw captured first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.16, while Kate Kesler won the 400-yard individual medley in 5:28.91.
Emily Kastner added a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle at 12:00.30, while Makenzie Lovett finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:11.66.
On the diving boards, Felice Pappalardo swept both events, winning the one-meter competition with a score of 173.95 and the three-meter event with a score of 189.10.
Transylvania also captured first place in the 200-yard medley relay, as Shaw, Lovett, Elliott Havens and Cunningham finished in 1:55.57. The Pioneers closed the meet with another relay victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay at 1:54.71.
Cash Doolin highlighted the men's competition, sweeping both diving events. Doolin won the one-meter competition with a score of 202.25 before capturing the three-meter event with a score of 173.65.
In the pool, Transylvania's 200-yard medley relay team of Bryce Highley, Lukas McIntyre-Quinn, Carter Knowles and Hayes Doolin claimed first place with a time of 1:41.33.
Highley added a runner-up finish in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.72, while Hayes Doolin placed second in the 400-yard individual medley at 4:30.49 and the 500-yard freestyle at 5:14.33.
Knowles contributed a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.68, while McIntyre-Quinn finished third in the 100-yard freestyle at 51.68.
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