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Denver Falls to Rice in Dual-A-Pool-Ooza Opener

The Pioneers will have two more duals in Miami Saturday to round out the 2019 Dual-A-Pool-Ooza

MIAMI – The University of Denver women's swimming and diving program dropped a dual to Rice to begin the Fifth Annual Dual-A-Pool-Ooza at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
 
Denver's 400 medley relay to start the meet and Kylie Cronin's (Marblehead, Mass.) victory in the 100 fly highlighted the Pioneers afternoon in Miami.
 
Sophomore Natalie Arky (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), classmate Brandi Vu (Longmont, Colo.), senior Josie Valette (Boulder, Colo.) and senior Sarah Lingen (Maple Grove, Minn.) swam the winning 400 medley relay, dropping nearly four seconds off their time with a 3:44.61 on Friday afternoon to outswim the relays from Rice, FIU and Tulane.
 
Cronin outswam the other 15 swimmers in the 100 fly to take that event, edging her teammate Valette by 0.14 seconds with her 55.01.
 
In the dual against Rice, freshman Sofia Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) picked up her second backstroke victory of the season, taking the 200 with a 2:02.57. Arky finished second in the dual in the event with her 2:02.73.
 
Junior Charlotte Simon (Saint Remy, France) finished first in the dual and second overall in the 200 breast with her 2:17.67.
 
In the final distance race of the evening, sophomore Angie Lindsay (Beaverton, Ore.) swam the second fastest 500 free in the dual, clocking in at 5:00.95.
 
Friday's Dual Wins vs. Rice
400 Medley Relay – Natalie Arky, Brandi Vu, Josie Valette, Sarah Lingen – 3:44.61
200 Back – Sofia Nosack – 2:02.57
200 Breast – Charlotte Simon – 2:17.67
100 Fly – Kylie Cronin – 55.01
 
Friday's Event Wins (vs. Rice, Tulane and FIU)
400 Medley Relay – Natalie Arky, Brandi Vu, Josie Valette, Sarah Lingen – 3:44.61
100 Fly – Kylie Cronin – 55.01
 
UP NEXT: Denver's women will be back in action tomorrow to close out the 2019 Dual-A-Pool-Ooza with duals against Tulane (8 a.m. MT) and FIU (1 p.m. MT). The Pioneer men host Air Force for their senior day meet on Saturday at El Pomar Natatorium.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kylie Cronin

Kylie Cronin

Butterfly
5' 5"
Junior
Sarah Lingen

Sarah Lingen

Backstroke/Freestyle
5' 8"
Junior
Charlotte Simon

Charlotte Simon

Breaststroke/IM
6' 2"
Sophomore
Josie Valette

Josie Valette

Butterfly/Freestyle
5' 9"
Junior
Angie Lindsay

Angie Lindsay

Freestyle
5' 9"
Freshman
Brandi Vu

Brandi Vu

Breast/IM
5' 4"
Freshman
Natalie Arky

Natalie Arky

Backstroke/Butterfly
5' 3"
Freshman
Sofia Nosack

Sofia Nosack

Back/Free
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kylie Cronin

Kylie Cronin

5' 5"
Junior
Butterfly
Sarah Lingen

Sarah Lingen

5' 8"
Junior
Backstroke/Freestyle
Charlotte Simon

Charlotte Simon

6' 2"
Sophomore
Breaststroke/IM
Josie Valette

Josie Valette

5' 9"
Junior
Butterfly/Freestyle
Angie Lindsay

Angie Lindsay

5' 9"
Freshman
Freestyle
Brandi Vu

Brandi Vu

5' 4"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Natalie Arky

Natalie Arky

5' 3"
Freshman
Backstroke/Butterfly
Sofia Nosack

Sofia Nosack

5' 10"
Freshman
Back/Free