COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs dropped a dual to Air Force in the annual Sprint Eliminator Meet between the two programs at the Academy.
Team Scores
Men:
Air Force 204-95
Women:
Air Force 192-162
Denver Event Wins
Women's 200 Freestyle –
Aysia Leckie – 1:53.94
Women's 500 Freestyle –
Daniela Alfaro – 5:11.00
Men's 500 Freestyle –
Riley Babson – 4:38.51
Women's 50 Breast –
Sophia Bricker – 29.41
Women's 200 IM –
Uma Knaven – 2:09.62
Meet Highlights
Denver got off to a good start on Saturday, sweeping the 200 free with impressive swims from
Aysia Leckie,
Ines Marin and
Daniela Alfaro.
On the men's side, Denver took spots 2-4 to split the score for the event with swims from
Riley Babson, Mads Rishøj and
Darragh Mahns.
In the next final, Alfaro won the women's 500 free with a time of 5:11.00.
Sofia Nosack and
Izzy Smith also finished in the points with third and fourth place finishes, respectively.
Babson and Rishoj took 1-2 on the men's side with times of 4:38.51 and 4:42.47 to give Denver 19 points out of the distance final.
Denver's first sprint final win came in the women's 50 breast where
Sophia Bricker and
Brandi Vu took the top two spots. Bricker finished in 29.41 and Vu was .02 seconds behind her teammate.
The Pioneer women swept the podium once again in the 200 IM when
Uma Knaven, Charlotte Simon and Vu all turned in impressive swims.
Up Next
Denver's divers will be in action next week at the Air Force Diving Invite from Feb. 4-6.
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