DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs swept the top spot in the annual Sprint Eliminator on Saturday afternoon inside El Pomar Natatorium.
Denver won 28 events on Saturday, and broke four Sprint Eliminator Meet records in the process.
Team Scores:
Men:
Denver: 230
Air Force: 91
Seattle: 78
Women's:
Denver 264
Air Force 117
Seattle 18
Event Wins:
Women's 200 Medley Relay –
Ali Beay,
Jessica Maeda,
Ines Marin,
Erika Remington – 1:40.60
Men's 200 Medley Relay –
Dylan Wright,
Kelby Modene,
Brandon Chapman,
Frank Tirone – 1:30.01
Women's 200 Free –
Ines Marin – 1:47.93
Men's 200 Free –
Dylan Wright – 1:38.53
Women's 50 Back Prelims –
Ali Beay – 25.97
Men's 50 Back Prelims –
Liam Simmons – 22.60
Women's 50 Breast Prelims –
Jessica Maeda – 28.54
Men's 50 Breast Prelims –
Donat Fabian - 25.20
Women's 50 Free Prelims –
Erika Remington – 22.74 – Sprint Eliminator Meet Record
Men's 50 Free Prelims –
Frank Tirone – 20.37
Women's 500 Free –
Daniela Alfaro – 4:55.58
Women's 50 Fly Semis –
Ines Marin – 24.99
Men's 50 Fly Semis –
Brandon Chapman – 22.30
Women's 50 Back Semis –
Ali Beay – 26.15
Men's 50 Back Semis –
Liam Simmons – 22.76
Women's 50 Breast Semis –
Jessica Maeda – 28.22 – Sprint Eliminator Meet Record
Men's 50 Breast Semis –
Donat Fabian – 25.38
Women's 50 Free Semis –
Erika Remington – 22.85
Men's 500 Free –
Kieran Watson – 4:31.08
Women's 50 Back Finals –
Ali Beay – 25.69
Women's 50 Breast Finals –
Jessica Maeda – 28.09 – Sprint Eliminator Meet Record
Men's 50 Breast Finals –
Donat Fabian – 25.11
Women's 50 Free Finals –
Erika Remington – 22.75
Men's 50 Free Finals –
Frank Tirone – 20.05
Women's 200 IM Finals –
Jessica Maeda – 2:04.14
Men's 200 IM Finals –
Marco Nosack – 1:48.83 – Sprint Eliminator Meet Record
Women's 200 Free Relay –
Erika Remington,
Megan Lucyshyn,
Ali Beay,
Ines Marin – 1:32.89
Men's 200 Free Relay –
Donat Fabian,
Frank Tirone,
Luke Milburn,
Nikola Tadic – 1:20.75
How It Happened:
Denver opened the meet with a 1-2 finish in the women's 200 medley relay.
Ali Beay,
Jessica Maeda,
Ines Marin and
Erika Remington combined for a time of 1:40.60 to take the top spot.
The Pioneer men's B-Relay edged its 200 medley A-Relay with a 1:30.01 from the quartet of
Dylan Wright,
Kelby Modene,
Brandon Chapman and
Frank Tirone.
DU swept the podium and took six of the top seven spots in the women's 200 free.
Ines Marin earned an NCAA B Cut time of 1:47.93,
Daniela Alfaro clocked in at 1:51.20 and
Jessica Maeda recorded a 1:51.27.
The Denver men took five of the top six spots in the 200 free. Wright led that group with a first place finish in a time of 1:38.53.
Saturday's sprint championship style meet began with the 50 fly prelims. Denver qualified six of its swimmers to the women's 50 fly semis, five to the men's 50 fly semis, five to the women's 50 back, five to the men's 50 back, four to the women's 50 breast, five to the men's 50 breast, four to the women's 50 free and five to the men's 50 free. The prelims were highlighted by
Erika Remington's 22.74 in the women's 50 free, a new Sprint Eliminator Meet Record.
The women's 500 free split up the sprint's prelims and semifinals on Saturday.
Daniela Alfaro led five Pioneers that finished in the top six with an event-winning time of 4:55.58.
Sabrina Rachjaibun was close behind in second with a 4:58.98.
With a field of eight in the semifinal rounds, and a maximum of two per team able to advance, Marin and Beay advanced to the finals of the women's 50 fly to open up that portion of the meet.
Denver put two in the men's 50 fly finals, qualifying Chapman and
Jason McMechan
The Pioneers got two more finalists in both genders of the backstroke. Beay,
Lilly Zippel, Simmons and Wright all reached the final.
Maeda's Sprint Eliminator Meet record of 28.22 in the 50 breast highlighted the semifinals and
Zoe Lynch joined her in Saturday's final.
Fabian and
Kelby Modene got the men two more in the men's 50 breast.
Finally, Denver put four more (two men, two women) in the 50 free finals. Remington and Lucyshyn qualified for the DU women, while Tirone and
Luke Milburn reached the men's final.
The men provided a break between the semifinals and the finals in the Sprint Eliminator meet with their 500 yard free race.
Kieran Watson led a group of five Pioneers that took the top-five spots with his 4:31.08.
Dylan Mes finished second in 4:34.96 and
Joseph Purdy got third in 4:37.04 to round out the podium.
Denver's first sprint final win came in the women's 50 back. Beay clocked in at 25.69 to tke first and Zippel finished in 26.10 to take second.
DU's women earned another 1-2 in the 50 breast. Maeda clocked in with another meet record of 28.09 in the event to take first, while Lynch took second in 29.48.
Fabian won the men's 50 breast with a time of 25.11, while Modene took third in 25.41.
Remington and Lucyshyn closed out the women's sprint format with a 1-2 finish in the 50 free with times of 22.75 and 23.29, respectively.
Tirone won the men's 50 free with his 20.05.
Stepping back out of the sprints, Maeda led a trio of Pioneers on the podium in the women's 200 IM with a 2:04.14. Zippel finished second in 2:05.18 and
Sarah Turchanik finished third in 2:05.92.
Denver's men earned four of the top five spots in the men's 200 IM. Nosack won the event with a Sprint Eliminator Meet record time of 1:48.83. McMechan took second in 1:51.01.
The 200 free relays rounded out Saturday's action in El Pomar. Remington, Lucyshyn, Beay and Marin combined for a 1:32.89 to win the women's race, while Fabian, Tirone, Milburn and
Nikola Tadic clocked in at 1:20.75 to take the men's event.
Up Next:
Denver's divers will head to the Air Force Diving Invitational from February 1-3 in Colorado Springs. The swimmers will be back in action February 9-10 for the First Chance Invitational on El Pomar.
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