DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's swimming and diving programs won six more events to bring its weekend total to 12 in the final meet of the regular season, the First Chance Invitational, which wrapped up Saturday inside El Pomar Natatorium.
Event Wins:
Mary O'Neil – Women's 100 Free – 51.77
Tommy Hancock – Men's 100 Free – 45.36
Max Roslin – Men's 200 Back – 1:46.32
Genevieve Franklin – Women's 500 Free – 5:10.38
Mary O'Neil – Women's 100 Fly – 55.85
Max Roslin – Men's 200 IM – 1:50.17
How it Happened:
Much like Friday opened, Saturday opened with a victory for
Mary O'Neil, this time with a win in the 100 free in 51.77. On the men's side,
Tommy Hancock and
Daniel Pineiro combined for 1-2 in the event with times of 45.36 and 45.73, respectively.
Denver's men turned in another 1-2 finish in the 200 back.
Max Roslin clocked in at 1:46.32 to take first and
Brandon Saeedi finished second in a time of 1:50.22.
Joseph Purdy earned the middle spot on the podium with a 2:01.75 in the men's 200 breast on Saturday morning.
In Saturday's distance swim,
Genevieve Franklin won the 500 free in 5:10.38.
Kiki Lindsay was a little more than a second behind her teammate, taking second in 5:11.98. On the men's side,
Will Melsha grabbed second in the 500 free in 4:36.52.
O'Neil earned her second win of the morning session and her third win of the weekend in the women's 100 fly, clocking in at 55.85.
Denver's men grabbed the final two spots of the podium in the men's 100 fly when Pineiro (49.75) and
Zachary Bayler (50.67) took the second and third spots in the event.
Roslin and
Jason McMechan gave Denver yet another 1-2 in the men's 200 IM. Roslin finished in 1:50.17, while McMechan clocked in at 1:50.33.
Up Next:
Denver has next weekend off before a trip to the 2024 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships which begin on Wednesday, February 21 in Minneapolis.
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