DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs opened up their 2023-24 seasons on Saturday with a clean sweep of the 2023 Denver Relays inside El Pomar Natatorium.
Team Scores:
Men:
Denver: 246
Colorado Mesa: 210
Women:
Denver: 218
Colorado Mesa: 170
Northern Colorado: 90
Prior to the swimming portion of the event, the divers took to the water for a team event, with 1-meter dives counting towards the overall results of the meet.
Kaelyn Hinesley led Denver's women's divers with a 269.63 and
Zyad Morsy earned a combined score of 320.10.
The DU women's 200 medley kicked things off for the swimmers with a victory.
Ali Beay,
Sophia Remington,
Ines Marin and
Erika Remington swam the event in 1:43.69.
Denver's second swimming win of the evening came from the men's 200 medley relay when the quartet of
Liam Simmons,
Alex Lynch, Brandon Chapman and
Frank Tirone combined for a time of 1:30.29.
The Pioneer women got in the win column in the 3x500 free relay.
Sabrina Rachjaibun,
Daniela Alfaro and
Nika Spehar combined to win the distance race with a 15:22.53.
Denver's men's distance swimmers went 1-2 in the same event, led by the A-relay of
Kieran Watson,
Joseph Hancock and
Dylan Wright, who turned in a time of 14:04.19.
From the distance swimmers to the sprinters, the Pioneer women won the 4X25 freestyle relay in 43.10.
Megan Lucyshyn,
Haley Chesno,
Mary O'Neil and
Erika Remington swam the A-relay for Denver.
On the men's side, Tirone,
Donat Fabian,
Luke Milburn and
Nikola Tadic sprinted to a 36.66 to take first.
Denver got back in the win column again in the men's 3x100 breast relay. Lynch,
Kelby Modene and
Marco Nosack clocked in at 2:49.32.
In the sprint medley relay, the Pioneer men's quartet of Simmons, Lynch, Chapman and Fabian turned in a time of 40.47.
The Denver Relays' event annually brings some unique events, including Saturday's crescendo relay. On the women's side, Remington, Lucyshyn,
Kali Metuzals and Marin
swam the 500 free crescendo in 4:31.50. Denver's men's group of Fabian, Tirone, Wright and Watson reached the final wall in 4:00.83.
The IM swimmers took to the water next. The Pioneer women were led in the 4X100 IM by Beay,
Lilly Zippel, O'Neil and
Sarah Turchanik's time of 3:59.89.
Back to more traditional events to close out the afternoon, Denver's women won the 200 free relay as Remington, Lucyshyn, Metuzals and Marin turned in a 1:34.48.
Up Next:
Denver's men's and women's programs will split ways next weekend for a pair of two-day away meets.
The Pioneer women will head to Rice to take on the Owls and Houston. Friday's meet will start at 3 p.m. MT, while the pair of Saturday's meets begin at 9:30 a.m. MT and 1:30 p.m. MT. The Denver men will head to Cal Baptist for a two-day event with Seattle and Grand Canyon. Friday's meet begins at 2 p.m. MT, while the Saturday meet is set for a 12 p.m. MT start.
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