COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Denver women's swimming and diving program won its third dual in the last four meets to highlight the Pioneers day at the 2023 Colorado Sprint Championships in Colorado Springs.
Women's Scores
Denver: 290
Air Force: 88
Men's Scores
Denver: 141.5
Air Force: 236.5
Recap:
Denver opened the meet with a win in the women's 200 medley relay.
Natalie Arky,
Jessica Maeda,
Mia Moulden and
Erika Remington combined for a time of 1:42.26 to edge the Academy's A-relay by a half a second.
In the first individual final of the afternoon, Denver took the top four spots in the women's 200 free.
Ines Marin led the Denver quartet in the event with a 1:51.22.
Daniela Alfaro took second in 1:53.22,
Sofia Nosack grabbed third in the 1:53.53 and
Angie Lindsay rounded out the group in 1:53.62.
Marco Nosack and
Dylan Wright rounded out the podium in the men's 200 free with times of 1:41.28 and 1:41.75, respectively.
Olivia Gordon added to the Denver win total by taking the three-meter crown in the first diving event with a score of 311.55. On the men's one-meter simultaneously,
Eli Lubell and
Jon Brouillette finished second and third with scores of 318.83 and 309.98.
In the other two diving events,
Zora Opalka took the one-meter title with a 288.45. Gordon grabbed second with a 286.28.
Zyad Morsy continued his hot stretch with a first place finish in the men's three-meter, combining for a 360.53.
In the events that make this meet unique, Arky won the women's 50 fly with a time of 25.32. Remington (25.34) and Marin (25.35) made it a podium sweep for the Pioneers.
Gaby Antonini got the Denver women in the win column again with a 25.55 in the women's 50 back. Arky was right behind her teammate with 25.66.
Denver's women swept the podium in the women's 50 breast.
Sophia Bricker clocked in at 28.44, Maeda finished in 28.74 and
Sophia Remington rounded out the trio with a 29.52.
Erika Remington won the women's 50 free with a time of 23.45 to claim her second event win of the day (200 medley relay).
In the lone distance race of the meet, Alfaro led the field in the women's 500 free with her time of 5:02.96.
Nika Spehar took third in the race with a 5:08.52.
Riley Babson led a Denver podium sweep in the men's 500 free with his 5:35.56.
Dylan Wright reached the final wall in 4:37.10 and
Joseph Hancock clocked in at 4:39.02.
Maeda and Moulden finished 1-2 in the women's 200 IM with times of 2:04.19 and 2:07.78, respectively. Denver's men also grabbed the top-two finishes in the event as Nosack (1:51.73) and
Noah Laird (1:52.73) earned first and second places for the Pioneers.
Saturday Event Wins
Women's 200 Medley Relay – 1:42.26 –
Natalie Arky,
Jessica Maeda,
Mia Moulden and
Erika Remington
Women's 200 Free – 1:51.22 –
Ines Marin
Women's 3-meter – 311.55 –
Olivia Gordon
Women's 50 Fly – 25.32 –
Natalie Arky
Women's 50 Back – 25.55 –
Gaby Antonini
Women's 50 Breast – 28.44 –
Sophia Bricker
Women's 50 Free – 23.45 –
Erika Remington
Women's 500 Free – 5:02.96 –
Daniela Alfaro
Men's 500 Free – 4:35.56 –
Riley Babson
Women's 1-Meter Dive – 288.45 –
Zora Opalka
Women's 200 IM – 2:04.19 –
Jessica Maeda
Men's 200 IM – 1:51.73 –
Marco Nosack
Up Next: Denver's divers will return to Colorado Springs from Thursday-Saturday for the Air Force Diving Invite, while the swimmers will have the weekend off before hosting the First Chance Invitational February 10-11 in El Pomar Natatorium.
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